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Bank Urges City To ‘plan For All Eventualities’

The Bank of England has written to the UK's biggest financial firms, urging them to plan for "all eventualities" from...

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Trump Welcomes ‘friend’ China’s Xi For Talks

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit. Mr...

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Nigerians and Eritreans ‘freed From Libya Prison’

Some of the women were on their way to Europe when IS fighters kidnapped and held them as sex slaves Libyan authorities...

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White House In Talks With Pentagon Over Military Options On Syria

Syria's civil war has been raging for more than six years The Pentagon is in detailed discussions with the White House...

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4 Killed As Libyan Coastguard Battles People-Smugglers

Gambians deported from Libya stand in line as they wait for registration at the airport in Banjul Four suspected...

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Trump To Host China’s President Xi Jinping In Mar-A-Lago Summit

US President Donald Trump is set to hold his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a high-stakes summit...

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Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry

The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a...

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Antigua and Barbuda Sprinter Switches Allegiance To Britain

Miguel Francis, who clocked the world's seventh fastest 200m of 2016, will run for Great Britain after switching...

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India’s Central Bank Holds Rates At 6.25 Percent

India's central bank held interest rates on Thursday, in line with analysts' expectations, citing inflationary...

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New Zealand Floods Force Evacuations After Tropical Storm Debbie

The entire town of Edgecumbe on New Zealand's North Island has been evacuated, after severe flooding. About 600 homes...

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Twitter Creates ‘lite’ Version For Data-Starved Users

Twitter Inc (TWTR. N) is launching a faster version of its mobile service on Wednesday aimed at people with sporadic...

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Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...

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Death Toll Rises In Mogadishu Bombing

Witnesses told Reuters that the blast had destroyed the cafe and damaged another one Seven people are now reported to...

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SA Court ‘ends Ban On Rhino Horn Sales’

More than 700 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of last year South Africa's top court has dismissed...

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169 Gambian Migrants Return Home After Harsh Conditions In Libyan Prison

A hundred and sixty-nine Gambian migrants on Tuesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh...

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U.S. Companies Added 263K Jobs In March

The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a...

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Krispy Kreme Owner Pays $7.5bn For Panera Bread Chain

The owner of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Kenco coffee will pay $7.5bn (£6bn) to take control of US bakery and sandwich...

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South Africa’s Cosatu Urges Zuma To Step Down

South Africa's largest trade union has joined calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down. While the Congress of South...

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US Private Sector Hiring Edges Up In March

The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a...