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Kuwait’s govt resigns after grilling by parliament on infrastructure

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Kuwait’s cabinet submitted its resignation on Thursday, days after the country’s minister of public works announced that she would step down after being grilled by parliament. Some lawmakers had accused Jenan Ramadan, who is also minister of state for... Read More

‘I told you’: Twitter users irate as ghoulish Greta Thunberg meme used to troll flooded Venice

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As Venice reels from the city’s second-highest floods in 50 years, some online have chosen to make light of...

‘Don’t give up!’ Tusk urges Brits to keep fighting to stop Brexit, otherwise it’s the ‘end of the British Empire’

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European Council President Donald Tusk has issued a rallying cry to British people, telling them not to “give up”...

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Next in Google’s quest for consumer dominance—banking

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An illuminated Google Inc. logo sits on display at the company’s exhibition stand during the Noah Technology Conference in... Read More

5 apps draining your iPhone battery – and what you can do about it

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5 apps draining your iPhone battery Apps installed on your iPhone could be the reason why your device doesn’t... Read More

Warren lashes out at Goldman over Apple Card bias claims: Bloomberg

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Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a SEA/SEIU Local 1984 Member Town... Read More

German automation talent powers Musk’s battery move to Europe

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – To unclog bottlenecks last year at his Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) plant in California, Elon Musk flew... Read More

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UPDATE 1-Alibaba to pioneer paperless listing in break with Hong Kong norm

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Alibaba’s planned $13.4 billion share sale will be Hong Kong’s first paperless stock market listing,... Read More

HIGHLIGHTS-Hong Kong citywide protests spread

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(Adds latest developments) HONG KONG, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth... Read More

UPDATE 1-China in focus as West debates critical minerals challenge

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LONDON (Reuters) – Western powers will attend talks in Brussels next week on curbing China’s dominance of rare earths... Read More

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Trade woes, HK unrest knock European shares off 4-yr peak; Spain lags

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(This was corrects to “Madrid” from “Rome” in paragraph 1, removes subhead in November 13 story.) The German share... Read More

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Oil gains on U.S. crude stocks fall, OPEC comments on slower U.S. shale growth

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil rose on Thursday after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories, while comments from an OPEC official about lower-than-expected U.S. shale production growth in 2020 also provided some support. FILE PHOTO: An... Read More

China holds in-depth talks with U.S. on phase one of trade deal

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States are holding in-depth discussions on a “phase one” trade agreement, and...

Mercedes-Benz Cars to slash 1 billion euros in costs by 2022

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FILE PHOTO: A Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA car is displayed prior to the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany,...

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Botticelli masterpiece rediscovered in Cardiff

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A painting dismissed as a copy has been confirmed as a Botticelli masterpiece. The 400-year-old painting made its way... Read More

Emilia Clarke and Emma Thompson on Last Christmas and reading reviews

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One thing we definitely aren’t going to do in this article is to give away any spoilers about Last... Read More

Malawi receives 17 black rhinos from South Africa

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BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Seventeen black rhinos have been released into Malawi’s Liwonde national park after arriving from South Africa... Read More

Ellie Goulding threatens to back out of Cowboys’ halftime show over complaints about the Salvation Army

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Singer Ellie Goulding is threatening to back out of a performance at the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game halftime show... Read More

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Antibiotic-resistant infections killing twice as many Americans as once thought

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(Reuters) – Nearly twice as many people are dying in the United States from antibiotic-resistant infections than previously believed,... Read More

China says plague outbreak risk minimal after two new cases in Beijing

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese health officials say the risk of an outbreak of pneumonic plague is minimal after two... Read More

FDA panel votes against Lilly-Boehringer Ingelheim’s diabetes drug

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(Reuters) – Independent experts on an FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted against the use of an already approved... Read More

Complementary cancer therapies ‘do more harm than good’

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Cancer patients should tell their doctors if they are taking herbal products because some of the ingredients could stop... Read More

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Global miner BHP taps Australia head Henry as new CEO

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AX) (BHPB.L) on Thursday named its Australian head Mike Henry to succeed Andrew Mackenzie as the miner’s chief executive, shunning calls from some investors for fresh blood from outside the Anglo Australian giant. BHP Chairman Ken MacKenzie and Mike Henry are [...]

One of China’s richest men named in Hikvision securities probe

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator is investigating one of the country’s richest men for alleged violation of disclosure rules as a director of U.S.-blacklisted surveillance camera giant Hikvision (002415.SZ), the company said. FILE PHOTO: Surveillance cameras are seen near th [...]

Icahn takes stake in HP, pushes for merger with Xerox: WSJ

(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has bought a $1.2 billion stake in HP Inc (HPQ.N) and is pushing for the personal computer maker’s merger with printer maker Xerox Corp (XRX.N), arguing that a union could yield big profits for investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. FILE PH [...]

‘Bagel Boss Guy’ Chris Morgan hospitalized after apparent stroke

“Bagel Boss Guy” Chris Morgan has been hospitalized after suffering an apparent stroke, his manager revealed Wednesday. Morgan, 45, suffered the medical emergency on Monday outside of a Long Island deli where he parks the minivan that he lives in, said Bill Shannon. Shannon, who just learned of the [...]

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Impeachment and the Constitution

“Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.” — Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) As public hearings on impeachment begin, we will see the case for and the case against impeaching President Trump. The facts are largely undisputed, but each side has its version of them. Democrats [...]

Jeff Sessions makes his case for Trump’s support in Alabama Senate race

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions made the case Wednesday for President Trump to support his second run for to represent Alabama in the Senate, saying that if he elected he would support the president aggressively. “He didn’t have a better supporter in the United States Senate than when I was th [...]

Bahrain LNG terminal to start operations by year-end – Teekay

* Start-up delayed at least twice * “Good progress” made on the terminal – CEO By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal is now expected to start operations by year-end, Teekay LNG Partners said in its quarterly financial [...]

Icahn pushes for Xerox-HP merger – WSJ

FILE PHOTO: Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn is pushing for the proposed merger of Xerox Corp (XRX.N) and HP Inc (HPQ.N), arguing tha [...]

REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks retreat as China’s growth slowdown deepens

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Thursday after soft Chinese economic data showed the trade war between Beijing and Washington hitting growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Passersby are reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2019. [...]

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Equinor ASA: Execution of debt capital market transactions

On Wednesday November 13, 2019 Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), guaranteed by Equinor Energy AS, executed the following debt capital market transaction: – Issue of USD 1,000,000,000 3.25% Notes due November 18, 2049 The net proceeds from the issue of the Notes will be used for general corporate pu [...]

Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd. Provides 2019 Third Quarter Results

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Zargon” or the “Company”) (TSX SYMBOL: ZAR). FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT 30, 2019) Funds flow from operating activities of $1.41 million compared to $2.17 million recorded in the prior quar [...]

Targa Resources Partners LP Prices Upsized $1.0 Billion Offering of Senior Notes

HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”), a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP), and the Partnership’s subsidiary Targa Resources Partners Finance Corporation announced today the pricing of an upsized offering of $1.0 billion aggregate pr [...]

Rallying cry needed to beat CX slump

Research reveals CX ‘evolution and revolution’ is key to driving change London, UK and New York, NY and Oslo, Norway: 12 November 2019: The gap between CX Leaders and Laggards is widening according to the newly published State of Customer Experience 2019 report. Many Customer Experience teams are st [...]

Gavin Patterson takes on new TMT role at Solon Management Consulting

Press Release Former BT CEO joins strategic consulting firm as Senior Advisor London/Munich, 12th November 2019: Solon Management Consulting has expanded its expertise in the TMT industry with the recent appointment of Gavin Patterson to its senior advisor network. The former CEO of BT and Chairman [...]

Searchmetrics Appoints Matt Colebourne as its New Global CEO

New hire brings extensive digital marketing industry leadership experience, including roles at DoubleClick, eSpotting and Trinity Mirror Berlin and San Mateo, November 13, 2019 Searchmetrics, the search and content optimization platform, today announced the appointment of Matt Colebourne as its glob [...]

Apple Store worker ‘texts himself customer’s intimate photo’

An Apple Store employee allegedly texted himself an “extremely personal” photo of a woman from her phone after she took the device to be repaired. Gloria Fuentes brought her phone to a shop in California last week, after removing some personal data from it. However, she alleged via Facebook, an empl [...]

Apple unveils 16in MacBook Pro – with updated keyboard

Apple has unveiled the latest version of its 16in MacBook Pro laptop computer – and it features a newly designed keyboard. The keyboards on some older MacBook Pros, which used an internal “butterfly” mechanism, had been described by some as uncomfortable. Besides the new keyboard, the model also inc [...]

Facebook removes 11.6 million child abuse posts

Facebook has released the latest figures in its efforts to remove harmful content from its platforms. They reveal 11.6 million pieces of content related to child nudity and child sexual exploitation were taken down between July and September 2019. For the first time, Facebook is also releasing figur [...]

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Antibiotic-resistant infections killing twice as many Americans as once thought

(Reuters) – Nearly twice as many people are dying in the United States from antibiotic-resistant infections than previously believed, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday, as so-called “superbugs” alarm experts with their rate of growth and spread. FILE PHOTO: Robert Redfield, Director of the Cen [...]

China says plague outbreak risk minimal after two new cases in Beijing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese health officials say the risk of an outbreak of pneumonic plague is minimal after two new cases were confirmed this week in Beijing, the official China Daily said on Thursday. Two patients from Inner Mongolia were quarantined after being diagnosed with the highly infecti [...]

FDA panel votes against Lilly-Boehringer Ingelheim’s diabetes drug

(Reuters) – Independent experts on an FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted against the use of an already approved diabetes drug from Eli Lilly and Co and Boehringer Ingelheim as an add-on to insulin therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes. FILE PHOTO: The logo and ticker for Eli Lilly and Co. are [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]