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Investigators: Boeing 737 MAX Involved In Lion Air Crash Shouldn't Have Flown
Friday, October 25, 2019 - 10:04am | 434Read More...Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee said in a report released Friday that Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) needs to improve its cockpit systems and American regulators need to conduct better oversight, according to the BBC. What Happened A Boeing 737 Max belonging to Lion...
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UK Retail Sector Lost 85,000 Jobs In Q3: Report
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 9:16am | 398Read More...The United Kingdom retail sector lost 85,000 more jobs in the third quarter compared to the previous year, according to a report from trade association British Retail Consortium (BRC). What Happened In the report, called Retail Employment Monitor, BRC said the British retail sector is contending...
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Asia Pacific Markets Take A Plunge After Another Brexit Delay
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 12:18am | 332Read More...Markets across Asia Pacific saw a decline late on Wednesday after another Brexit deal delay was announced. What Happened In Japan, where the market reopened after the emperor enthronement day on Wednesday, Nikkei 225 (OTC: JPX) (NDEXNIKKEI: NI225) saw a decline of 0.27%, after the Brexit...
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Brexit Update: Scottish Court Delays Decision On Extension, EU Negotiator Says Deal 'Difficult But Possible'
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 8:43am | 548Read More...Brexit dscussions between the European Union and the United Kingdom are intensifying with 22 days to go before the U.K. is due to depart from the EU. The Scottish Court of Session delayed a decision on whether to sign a letter requesting a Brexit extension if Prime Minister Boris Johnson refuses to...
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Brexit Update: Germany's Merkel Informs British PM Johnson Deal 'Overwhelmingly Unlikely'
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 12:02pm | 686Read More...A No. 10 Downing Street source has said a Brexit deal is "essentially impossible" in the wake of a call between U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to a Tuesday BBC report. Johnson and Merkel spoke earlier about the proposals the British...
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US To Withdraw Troops From Syria-Turkey Border
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 7:48am | 368Read More...Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S. troops have started withdrawing from Syria after a phone call with President Donald Trump and said he hopes to resolve issue of F-35 Jets with the U.S. during his upcoming visit to Washington, according to Reuters. Turkey's Erdogan is hoping...
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Report: Hong Kong Protester Shot On China Anniversary
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 9:13am | 346Read More...One activist involved in anti-China protests in Hong Kong has been shot in the chest with a live round by police, according to the BBC. The incident — the first of its kind since protests took hold this year in Hong Kong — occurred as China celebrates the 70th anniversary of Communist...
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Report: Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Attacks US Military Base In Somalia
Monday, September 30, 2019 - 8:26am | 289Read More...Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked militant group based in Northeast Africa, attacked a U.S. military base near Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and also detonated a car bomb targeting a European Union military convoy Monday, according to Bloomberg. The military base is where U.S....
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Analyst: Expect Upward Trend In Pound Sterling As Britain Preps To Leave EU
Friday, September 20, 2019 - 4:24pm | 578Read More...The pound sterling hit a two month high of $1.25 against the dollar Friday following comments from European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he is positive the U.K. could reach a Brexit deal with the EU. The deadline for the U.K. to Brexit and officially leave the EU is Oct...
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Japan, China Most Exposed To Turmoil In Saudi Oil Production
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 - 3:33pm | 653Read More...The loss of production capacity following weekend attacks on Saudi Arabian oil production facilities and increasing tensions in the region highlighted the outsized impact the kingdom's oil supply has on China, which is already facing worries of economic sluggishness. China is the world...
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Brexit Update: UK Parliament Suspended Until Mid-October, Johnson Preps To Leave EU
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 2:52pm | 794Read More...U.K. Parliament has officially been suspended or “prorogued” until Oct. 14. The move has been met with protests from some MPs who were against the suspension. The decision comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to call a snap election in October was defeated for a...
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Brexit Update: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Loses Majority Support
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 2:14pm | 461Read More...U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost majority support in the House of Commons as he faced a showdown Tuesday with members of the Conservative Party. Earlier today, Conservative Party MP Phillip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats. Lee took his seat on the opposition benches as Johnson...
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G-7 Commits $22M For Firefighting In Amazon Rainforest
Monday, August 26, 2019 - 1:44pm | 237Read More...For more than three weeks, fires have been raging in the Amazon rainforest. On Monday, leaders at the G-7 summit have agreed to provide $22 million as well as logistical support to help fight the fires in the Amazon rainforest, according to the BBC. The fires are reported to have...
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Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Resigns: What's Next?
Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 12:09pm | 561Read More...The political chaos in Rome is ongoing, as its two-party coalition has come to an end. About 14 months ago the Lega Nord (Northern League) and the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) formed a coalition to govern with Giuseppe Conte leading as independent prime minister. Conte resigned...
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The Saga Of Trump's Bizarre Bid For Greenland
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 12:33pm | 489Read More...President Donald Trump postponed a planned Sept. 2 visit to Denmark after his proposal to buy Greenland, which borders the Arctic Ocean, was brushed aside. The cancellation was confirmed by a White House spokesman. Trump described Denmark as a “very special country" in a tweet...
















