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Erdogan threw Trump’s ‘don’t be a fool’ letter in the trash – reports

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The letter in which Donald Trump called on his Turkish counterpart to make a deal with Syrian Kurds and not to be ‘a tough guy’ or ‘a fool,’ was rejected and thrown into the trash by Tayyip Erdogan, reports... Read More

Turkish op in Syria should be proportionate to announced goals – Russia’s UN envoy

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Moscow is aware of Turkey’s concern but urges Ankara to balance its operation in Syria against the announced goals,...

Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s strapped for cash after being sued for defamation over ‘pedo guy’ comments

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is being sued for libel and slander for calling a British rescue diver a...

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360-year-old shipwreck revealed using virtual reality

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Exactly 360 years to the day since the Dutch merchant ship Melckmeyt was wrecked off a remote Icelandic island,... Read More

Feds bust massive ‘dark web child porn marketplace,’ announce 337 arrests of suspected site users

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The South Korean operator of a child pornography website described as the”largest dark web child porn marketplace” has been indicted by... Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says Facebook must be broken up: ‘They’re after your kids’

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been critical of Big Tech for some time. In a Wednesday interview, he joined... Read More

TSMC third-quarter profit rises 13.5%, beats market forecasts

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The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during an investors’ conference in Taipei, Taiwan April 13,... Read More

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REFILE-UPDATE 1-European shares hit by Brexit deal doubts; Ericsson jumps

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(Reuters) – European stocks recovered from a weak start on Thursday, helped by strong earnings from Swedish telecoms gear... Read More

UPDATE 1-Elliott pushes Japan’s Unizo to accept $1.6 bln Blackstone bid

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Unizo Holdings’ (3258.T) top shareholder Elliott Management pushed the Japan hotel operator to accept a $1.6... Read More

U.S. tariffs threaten livelihoods of Spain’s olive-farming families

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PORCUNA, Spain (Reuters) – A double whammy of U.S. import tariffs kicking in on Friday and a recent steep... Read More

UPDATE 5-Controversial Mexican oil union boss resigns amid graft charges

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The longtime head of Mexico’s powerful oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps resigned on Wednesday,... Read More

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‘Not the best owners’: UK’s Domino’s to exit foreign markets

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(Reuters) – Domino’s Pizza Group Plc (DOM.L), Britain’s biggest pizza delivery company, on Thursday said it would quit its loss-making international operations, sending shares higher in early trade. FILE PHOTO: Balloons are seen on the front of a newly... Read More

Norwegian Air and JetBlue announce transatlantic partnership

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FILE PHOTO: The JetBlue Airways logo is seen on a revolving door entering John F. Kennedy Airport in the...

In wake of Delta deal, Qatar Airways says could consider raising LATAM stake

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said his airline would consider lifting its 10% stake in...

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Lana Del Rey wins song of the decade at the Q Awards

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Lana Del Rey’s haunting ballad Video Games has been named song of the decade at the Q Awards in... Read More

The real (and fake) sex lives of Bella Thorne

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Earlier this week, former Disney-star-turned-porn-director Bella Thorne announced that she would be working with the pornography-sharing site, Pornhub, to... Read More

Yungblud: A mouthpiece for the underrated youth

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In the middle of recording his new EP, Yungblud discovered an ability he didn’t know he possessed. “I found... Read More

Factbox: Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan’s new emperor declares enthronement

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TOKYO (Reuters) – New Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in... Read More

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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans

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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s... Read More

Drug firms offer to settle U.S. opioid suits with $50 billion package: sources

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(Reuters) – Five drugmakers and distributors are offering $22 billion in cash as well as drugs and services they... Read More

China’s pig output expected to bottom out before end-2019: official

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FILE PHOTO: A student feeds pigs at a farm next to a primary school in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, China,... Read More

Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing

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People should not make health decisions based on genetic tests they do at home, experts have warned. The University... Read More

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Users irate as Three’s UK network ‘absolutely crumbled’ leaving users unable to make calls, go online for HOURS

Thousands of frustrated Three users across the UK have expressed their fury at a sudden loss of coverage and an inability to go online since midnight last night. 4G network access evaporated across the UK, affecting huge numbers of customers from London to Manchester and beyond. Over 7,000 reports h [...]

N. Ireland’s DUP ‘cannot support’ Brexit deal proposed by Johnson, EU

Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party(DUP) said on Thursday it could not support the Brexit deal being proposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union, Reuters reports. “As things stand, we could not support what is being suggested on customs and consent issues and there is a [...]

Shooting reported at Santa Monica Pier, police search for gunman

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 17 Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 17 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Police in Southern California are searching for a gunman after a person was shot in the leg at the Santa Monica Pier Wednesday evening, according to a repo [...]

In wake of Delta deal, Qatar Airways says could consider raising LATAM stake

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said his airline would consider lifting its 10% stake in LATAM Airlines Group SA (LTM.SN) if the opportunity came up – comments which come after Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) agreed last month to buy 20% of the Chilean carrier. FILE PHOTO [...]

WH Smith to buy Marshall Retail for $400 million in U.S. push

FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a branch of WH Smith in Manchester northern England, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) – British retailer WH Smith Plc (SMWH.L) said on Thursday it will buy Marshall Retail Group for about $400 million, betting that the American pe [...]

Tesla gets approval to start manufacturing in China

FILE PHOTO: People visit a Tesla booth during the media day for the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc was added to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, China’s industry ministry said on Thursday, as it [...]

UPDATE 5-Controversial Mexican oil union boss resigns amid graft charges

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The longtime head of Mexico’s powerful oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps resigned on Wednesday, a day after the president hinted he should step down to face allegations of wrongdoing. FILE PHOTO: Carlos Romero Deschamps, leader of the oil workers union of of Petroleo [...]

WH Smith posts 7% rise in annual pretax profit, to buy Marshall Retail Group

FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a branch of WH Smith in Manchester northern England, March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) – WH Smith Plc (SMWH.L) on Thursday reported a 7% increase in annual pretax profit and said it would buy Marshall Retail Group for about $400 mi [...]

AstraZeneca gets FDA priority review for experimental breast cancer drug

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sign at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, England May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble (Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Thursday its experimental breast cancer treatment will get a speedy review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a decision by t [...]

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InfinityQS opens new subsidiary in India to support global expansion

New subsidiary will provide greater local support for customers and partners as the company experiences continued growth across the region InfinityQS®, the global authority on data-driven manufacturing quality, is building on the success of its global growth strategy and international customer base [...]

techUK launches study asking, “What does B2B Tech Sales need from Marketing in 2020?”

Press Release Take part in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/b2btechsales London 16 October, 2019: techUK, Champion Communications and Pure Potential have partnered to launch a study investigating the ways in which marketing can be of greater value to sales and business development i [...]

HubbleHQ rebrands to showcase its formula to help businesses ‘automagically’ find their perfect office

HubbleHQ aims to take the complexity and guesswork out of finding a new office by combining technology, data, and professional expertise. HubbleHQ, London’s largest marketplace for office space, has revealed a new brand identity in its mission to provide businesses everywhere with a workplace that e [...]

EMGS – Vessel update and activity for the third quarter 2019

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (the “Company” or “EMGS”) releases information on vessel activity and utilisation 4-5 working days after the close of each quarter. The Company defines vessel utilisation as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on proprietary or multi-client data acquisit [...]

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK Luxembourg – 04 October 2019 – Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen. The contract scope involv [...]

PGS ASA: Eight Vessels During Winter Season

October 4, 2019: Oslo, Norway, PGS has earlier disclosed that it is fully booked for seven vessels in Q4 2019. PGS has now committed to a MultiClient program in West Africa for the eighth active vessel. The program is expected to last more than 100 days and has strong industry funding. As a conseque [...]

TSMC third-quarter profit rises 13.5%, beats market forecasts

The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during an investors’ conference in Taipei, Taiwan April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC),, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Thursday third-quarter net [...]

‘Panama Papers’ law firm sues Netflix over film based on scandal

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) over its new movie based on the case, accusing the video streaming company of defamation and seeking to stop the film’s release. FILE PHOTO: T [...]

Unmanned ship to go on 400-year-old journey across the Atlantic

Media playback is unsupported on your device A fully autonomous ship tracing the journey of the Mayflower is being built by a UK-based team, with help from tech firm IBM. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, or MAS, will launch from Plymouth in the UK in September 2020. Its voyage will mark the 400th anni [...]

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Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s deadliest malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans – giving insight into the origins of one of human history’s biggest killers. The researchers said their work also dee [...]

Drug firms offer to settle U.S. opioid suits with $50 billion package: sources

(Reuters) – Five drugmakers and distributors are offering $22 billion in cash as well as drugs and services they value at $28 billion to resolve lawsuits alleging the industry fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmace [...]

China’s pig output expected to bottom out before end-2019: official

FILE PHOTO: A student feeds pigs at a farm next to a primary school in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, China, December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Darley Shen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s hog production capacity should bottom out before the end of 2019 after outbreaks of African swine fever decimated the world’s big [...]

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 [...]