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Trump looks forward to full impeachment trial in Senate, wants Bidens to testify – White House

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President Donald Trump does not mind the House impeaching him, setting the stage for a Senate trial, where witnesses – including the Ukrainegate whistleblower and both Bidens – would be called to testify, the White House said. “President Trump... Read More

Prince Harry and Prince William have ‘a lot of hurt and a lot of unresolved’ issues, palace insider claims

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Princes William and Harry may be embarking on separate paths as royals, but one palace insider is insisting the...

Harrison Ford eyes first major TV role with ‘The Staircase’: report

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Harrison Ford could soon be taking on the first regular television role of his career. Variety has learned exclusively from sources...

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Xerox threatens hostile bid unless HP opens its books

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(Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) on Thursday threatened to take its $33.5 billion buyout bid for HP Inc (HPQ.N)... Read More

Army examines TikTok security concerns after Schumer’s data warning

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WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Army is undertaking a security assessment of China-owned social media platform TikTok after... Read More

Microsoft granted license to export ‘mass-market’ software to Huawei

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(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it had been granted a license from the U.S. government to... Read More

Egypt to send its first communication satellite into orbit on Friday

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FILE PHOTO: A flag with a company logo is seen during satellite launch company Arianespace annual news conference in... Read More

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PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times – Nov 22

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Nov 22 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these... Read More

UPDATE 3-Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Los Angeles

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(Reuters) – A Philippine Airlines’ flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff... Read More

PRESS DIGEST-British Business – Nov 22

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Nov 22 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has... Read More

UPDATE 2-Boeing settles more than half of Lion Air crash lawsuits -lawyer

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled more than half of some 118 claims related to the fatal... Read More

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Panasonic has no plans for new Tesla battery plant in China: CEO

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FILE PHOTO: Panasonic Corp President Kazuhiro Tsuga attends a joint news conference with Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda in Tokyo, Japan, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp (6752.T) has no plans to build a... Read More

Australian fund cuts Westpac bond exposure on money laundering allegations

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FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian looks at his phone as he walks past a logo for Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp...

Australia’s Westpac hit by Goldman downgrade over money-laundering scandal

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs became the first major investment bank to cut its target price for Westpac Banking...

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Barbara Taylor Bradford to be A Woman of (More) Substance with new novel

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Barbara Taylor Bradford’s blockbuster A Woman of Substance sold millions of copies and became a mini-series that is still... Read More

Dora Maar: Picasso’s lover comes out from his shadow

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Dora Maar lived to be almost 90 yet, despite being a gifted artist in her own right, her reputation... Read More

In Thailand, Pope condemns exploitation of women, children for sex

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned on Thursday the exploitation of women and children for prostitution in Thailand, which... Read More

Belgian boy on track to become world’s youngest university graduate

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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – As he cradles his young puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any... Read More

Health

Suicide is leading cause of death in Ohio preteens, officials say

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[Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact... Read More

Maryland E. coli cases possibly linked to packaged salad; FDA investigates multistate outbreak

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers in Maryland not to purchase or eat a specific lot of... Read More

Cheese Nips recalled over plastic contamination concerns: FDA

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Heads up, consumers: Mondelēz Global LLC is recalling some boxes of Cheese Nips over concerns the products are contaminated with... Read More

Spain, Australia cruise into Davis Cup last eight

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MADRID (Reuters) – Hosts Spain and Australia made smooth progress to join Canada in the last eight of the... Read More

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Gap quarterly revenue beats, says plan to split Old Navy making progress

FILE PHOTO: People pass by the GAP clothing retail store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz /File Photo (Reuters) – Gap Inc (GPS.N) on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly net sales, nearly two weeks after the retailer’s longtime Chief Executive Officer [...]

Chinese antitrust regulator approves Boeing-Embraer deal

FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Chinese antitrust regulator has approved Boeing Co’s (BA.N) deal to buy a [...]

Stocks slip, dollar rebounds on trade hopes stir sentiment

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rebounded and global equity markets edged lower on Thursday as efforts by China to smooth the path forward in U.S.-Sino trade talks helped sooth investor sentiment, though fears remained that a phase one deal might not occur until next year. Traders work on the floor [...]

‘Game of Thrones’ cast filmed alternate series finale but fans will never see it, says show’s star

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD Even though “Game of Thrones” fans have created a petition expressing their displeasure with how the final season of the uber-popular HBO fantasy series ended, they won’t be getting an alternative ending. But one was filmed. According to one of the show’s stars, Kristofer Hiv [...]

Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher’s family pleads with military after Trump defense: ‘Let my brother go!’

The brother of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher pleaded with military leadership to let his brother retire with dignity, as President Trump redoubled his support for the embattled SEAL. “Let my brother go!” Sean Gallagher said after Adm. Collin Green, in charge of Naval Special Warfare Command, ordered the [...]

Felicity Huffman wants to help women inmates after prison release, report says

Felicity Huffman feels “guilty” for leaving other women behind in prison and wants to help out after her release, according to a new report. After she served 11 days of her 14-day prison sentence for her role in the nation-widecollege admissions scandal, the 56-year-old actress reportedly has been d [...]

UPDATE 2-Boeing settles more than half of Lion Air crash lawsuits -lawyer

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled more than half of some 118 claims related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers load up recovered debris of Lion Air flight […] [...]

UPDATE 1-Hedge fund Firefly hits out at Gulfport Energy’s plans, demands board seat

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Firefly Value Partners on Thursday asked Gulfport Energy for a seat on its board and criticized the “half-measures” which the U.S. gas exploration and production company is taking to improve its financial performance. On Monday, Oklahoma City-based Gulfport announced job cuts, b [...]

UPDATE 2-Propane shortage looms as strike at Canada’s biggest railroad enters third day

(Adds details about propane shortages, growing Alberta oil inventories) By Rod Nickel and Allison Lampert WINNIPEG/MONTREAL, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Shippers scrambled to shift freight onto trucks on Thursday as a strike at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co, entered its third day an [...]

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BOURBON – Communiqué de presse : Point sur le calendrier de la procédure de redressement judiciaire de BOURBON Corporation

Marseille, le 21 novembre 2019, Point sur le calendrier de la procédure de redressement judiciaire de BOURBON Corporation Dans le cadre de la procédure de redressement judiciaire ouverte depuis le 7 août 2019 au bénéfice de la société holding BOURBON Corporation et de sa sous-holding BOURBON Maritim [...]

BOURBON – Press release: Update on the calendar of BOURBON Corporation reorganization proceedings

Marseilles, November 21, 2019, Update on the calendar of BOURBON Corporation reorganization proceedings As part of the reorganization proceedings opened since August 7, 2019 to the benefit of the holding BOURBON Corporation and its sub-holding BOURBON Maritime, the Marseilles Commercial Court have s [...]

Parkland announces acquisition of the assets of Mort Distributing, Inc.

CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parkland Fuel Corporation (“Parkland”) (TSX:PKI) announced today that through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, “Parkland USA”), it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Montana-based Mort Distributing, Inc. and its [...]

Builder Now Enables Businesses to Bring App Ideas to Life in Minutes

Businesses can now prototype a tailor-made app for free in as little as 10 minutes Fast, affordable app prototyping takes the pain away from software development and speeds up go-to-market for new business ideas. 20th November – Builder.ai, the platform that lets people build apps without coding, to [...]

CEO retires on a high as 25 Years of the London Internet Exchange is celebrated

Press Release The London Internet Exchange, known as LINX, celebrated its 25th anniversary in style in front of a record 300 members, partners and special guests at its quarterly member conference in London this November. LINX was established in November 1994 using a donated piece of equipment no bi [...]

creditshelf continues to expand its platform business in Q3 2019

Revenue up 59.0% to EUR 2,460.3 thousand EBIT improves year-on-year to EUR minus 4,188.6 thousand despite investments in expanding the platform Further milestones in implementation of growth strategy achieved Management adjusts outlook for fiscal year 2019 Frankfurt am Main, November 21, 2019 – cred [...]

Egypt to send its first communication satellite into orbit on Friday

FILE PHOTO: A flag with a company logo is seen during satellite launch company Arianespace annual news conference in Paris, France, January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will launch its first communication satellite into orbit on Friday, a move it says will i [...]

German data mining software provider Celonis valued at $2.5 billion after funding round

BERLIN (Reuters) – German data mining software firm Celonis said on Thursday that it had raised $290 mln in a Series C funding round, putting a $2.5 billion valuation on the company that has been compared with enterprise application giant SAP. The funding round was led by Arena Holdings and investor [...]

Swiss ABB robots photographed in North Korean factory: NK News

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss power technology and automation group ABB is seen during the company’s annual news conference in Zurich, Switzerland February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss engineering firm ABB said on Thursday it had upheld international sanctions [...]

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Suicide is leading cause of death in Ohio preteens, officials say

[Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)] Suicide is the leading cause of death among Ohio children ages 10 to 14, according to the Ohio Department of Hea [...]

Maryland E. coli cases possibly linked to packaged salad; FDA investigates multistate outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers in Maryland not to purchase or eat a specific lot of Ready Pac Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad amid an ongoing investigation into an E. coli outbreak that’s sickened at least 17 people across eight states, seven of whom required hospitalizatio [...]

Cheese Nips recalled over plastic contamination concerns: FDA

Heads up, consumers: Mondelēz Global LLC is recalling some boxes of Cheese Nips over concerns the products are contaminated with “foreign material.” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a recall notice to its website on Wednesday. In the notice, the federal agency said the recall was initia [...]

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 [...]