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The U.K. is preparing for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, and it should be "the top priority" for civil servants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson informed them in a letter, according to the BBC. US Backs Brexit  Rebel MPs could try to make a move to stop a no-deal Brexit...

The British pound traded at a multiyear low Tuesday as the new government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears keen on exiting the European Union with or without a deal on the table. What Happened Johnson's government is now "working on the assumption" that Brexit will...

Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom at the age of 67, according to state media reports, the BBC said Monday.  Morsi was a figure in the Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood, which has been banned in Egypt...

At least 290 are dead and 500 injured after a series of suicide bombings rocked three Sri Lankan churches and three hotels on Easter morning. The coordinated attacks targeted the nation’s minority Christian population and tourists in Batticaloa, Negombo and the capital, Colombo. At least 39...

United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May's third attempt to pass a deal to leave the European Union was shot down in Parliament by a vote of 344-286 Friday, according to the BBC.  What Happened  Friday was the date the UK was initially supposed to leave the European Union in a...

British Prime Minister Theresa May told members of her Conservative Party that she will step down ahead of a second phase of talks on how the country will exit the European Union — the troubled process known as Brexit. Conservative Party members of Parliament told Reuters and other media...

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index (NYSE: EWU) and Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE: VGK) opened slightly higher Wednesday after U.K. lawmakers voted down another Brexit deal proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May. The proposal failed by 149 votes, representing a shrinking...

Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE: TM) is making an incremental investment in ride hailing company Uber's self-driving car project. What Happened Toyota announced that it has agreed with Uber Technologies to expand their existing collaboration in a bid to bring autonomous ride-sharing as a...

Turkey's national currency, the lira, continues to trade near all-time lows against the U.S. dollar, and the country is approaching an economic crisis, the BBC reported. Here's what investors need to know Monday morning. The Analysts Jose Luis Daza, chief investment officer at...

A jury in California ordered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed the company’s talcum powder gave her cancer, the latest in a recent string of successful lawsuits. Eva Echeverria, 63, said she started using baby powder when she was 11 years old. She...

Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) already owns a 39-percent stake in the British-based satellite broadcaster Sky, but his quest to acquire the remaining 61 percent has now stalled. Fox's £11.7 billion deal to acquire the remaining stake in Sky is now being questioned by...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) began an internal investigation after the BBC reported traces of fecal bacteria in the coffee chain’s iced drinks. “We want to reassure our customers that we take hygiene and cleanliness extremely seriously,” a company spokesperson told...

Putting a price on planet damage isn’t always easy, but a pair of new reports together peg the value of the Earth’s major coral reef systems at upward of $1 trillion, with the endangered Great Barrier Reef alone worth about $42 billion. The reports, one by the United Nations Educational...

Russia warned that it might fire on American aircraft in Syria after a U.S. Air Force F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Russian-built government fighter that allegedly bombed troops from the U.S.-led rebel coalition. The clash on Sunday was reminiscent of the proxy wars the two superpowers engaged in...

For months, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)’s primary platform has promulgated murders, rapes, suicides and violence. The company has remained relatively silent on the controversy, but on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out. “We're working to make these videos [are] easier to report...