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China urges US to stop slander after Donald Trump's meddling claim

U.S president believes China is flooding the U.S. heartland with ads against his administration's billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese goods.

25 days ago

By Associated Press

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Labour conference: Jeremy Corbyn's radical speech hammers broken capitalist system

Unreservedly socialist leader claims he represents "the new political mainstream."

26 days ago

By Associated Press

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Labour and John McDonnell are right to give workers a stake, says company law professor

Shadow chancellor unveiled striking proposals on employee ownership and employee representation on the board, at Labour Party conference.

27 days ago

By Lorraine Talbot

Italexit? Leaving the EU would be a 'nightmare' for Italy, say analysts

Italy will not exit the European Union despite budget deficit worries, believe economists polled by International Business Times.

27 days ago

By Pronita Naidu

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Labour Party conference 2018: More Corbyn personality cult than a social movement

Generations of leftists argued the party needed to look beyond Westminster and mobilise millions behind a full-blooded socialist programme.

29 days ago

By Steven Fielding

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Pound plummets as Theresa May confronts European Union over Salzburg 'disrespect'

French President Emmanuel Macron called pro-Brexit U.K. politicians "liars" who had misled the country

Sep 21, 2018

By Associated Press

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Is Chequers plan dead? Why Theresa May's Brexit great escape is still possible

Theresa May's trip to Austria has made it even harder to argue that Chequers is really the answer to the Brexit question.

Sep 21, 2018

By Simon Usherwood

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Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit blueprint ripped to shreds in Salzburg

The Brexit-supporting UK tabloid Sun branded bloc leaders "EU dirty rats," accusing "Euro mobsters" Tusk and Macron of "ambushing" May.

Sep 21, 2018

By Associated Press

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Brexit: What EU migration has done for the UK

Despite the numerous positive benefits, it may be in private-rented accommodation and low-paid work where the impact is most perceived.

Sep 20, 2018

By Louise Ryan

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Is Theresa May facing Brexit humiliation in Salzburg?

European Union leaders are pressing for a second UK referendum on Brexit, according to reports.

Sep 20, 2018

By Associated Press

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UK leader warns rebels: it's my Brexit agreement or no deal

Theresa May told the BBC that if rebel lawmakers shoot down a deal between her government and the EU, "the alternative to that will be having no deal."

Sep 18, 2018

By Associated Press

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'High priest of Project Fear': Mark Carney slammed over dire Brexit warnings

Bank of England Governor warned of a 35 percent crash in the British housing market.

Sep 14, 2018

By Associated Press

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Did Trump just blink in China trade war? Washington asks to resume talks on tariff fight

American and European chambers of commerce report that foreign companies in China have been hurt by earlier tariff hikes.

Sep 13, 2018

By Associated Press

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Tory Brexit rebels in retreat? Plot to topple Theresa May denied

Several dozen rebel MPs have discussed attempting to trigger a no-confidence vote in May.

Sep 12, 2018

By Associated Press

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If Trump were a CEO, his board would have fired him by now

Recent disclosures about the inner workings of the Trump administration reveal the weakness of governance mechanisms within the federal government.

Sep 12, 2018

By Bert Spector

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Will Boris Johnson be prime minister? 'Disgusting' Brexit suicide vest remark splits Tories

The attack, and Johnson's choice of metaphor, widened the divide in the governing Conservative Party over Brexit.

Sep 9, 2018

By Associated Press

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Donald Trump meets the Karate Kid: A social parable for our times

Thirty years after the original Karate Kid, Cobra Kai tells the story of an America doing battle with itself.

Sep 7, 2018

By Craig Owen

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Putin's Novichok assassins will never face justice for Salisbury nerve agent attacks

Russian military intelligence officers, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, named by British police.

Sep 5, 2018

By Associated Press

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Is Trump losing the tariffs war he started? US trade deficit widens to $50.1 billion

Trade gap with the EU shot up 50 percent to a record $17.6 billion and with Canada nearly 58 percent to $3.1 billion.

Sep 5, 2018

By Associated Press

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Nike provokes marketing controversy: Colin Kaepernick new face of 'Just Do It' campaign

Kaepernick is polarizing figure, especially with President Donald Trump attacking him for "disrespecting" the national anthem.

Sep 4, 2018

By Abhinav Kini

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