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"Hong Kong tightened security ahead of a planned anti-government march on Sunday afternoon, with some metro services halted and public facilities shuttering as pro-democracy leaders called on citizens to join the protest in spite of the risk of arrest."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:06:46 AM

"U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants and "to help defend Iraq.""
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:26:01 AM

"U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior members of Congress held talks in Jordan on Saturday with King Abdullah II and other top Jordanian officials."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:36:04 AM

"The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk said on Saturday he received a request from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for an extension of the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, as required by the British parliament."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:45:54 AM

"A Cold War mentality and "bully behavior" were hindering mutual trust in cyberspace, China's propaganda chief said on Sunday at the start of the World Internet Conference in the eastern Chinese town of Wuzhen."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:06:30 AM

"World champion Nathan Chen claimed his third consecutive victory at the Skate America Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Saturday by putting on a clinic in the free skate."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:25:59 AM

"Wayne Rooney's Major League Soccer adventure came to a sour end along with DC United's season on Saturday as Toronto FC scored a wild 5-1 extra-time playoff win to send the former-England captain on to his next career stop."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:36:10 AM

"Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter said on Sunday that Canberra's new legislation legalizing possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use do not provide legal protection and clash with federal laws."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:46:08 AM

"DreamWorks' animated movie "Abominable" will not be released in Malaysia after its producers declined to meet a censor board requirement to cut a scene showing China's "nine-dash line" in the South China Sea, the movie distributor said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 5:25:48 AM

"China will launch test flights for the next two space rockets in its Smart Dragon series meant for commercial use in 2020 and 2021, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, as an expected boom in satellite deployment gathers pace."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 5:45:59 AM

"Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green doesn't appear to be returning to the field in the near future."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 6:25:52 AM

"The Heisman Trophy presented to Texas running back Ricky Williams in 1998 sold at an auction for $504,000, a record for college football's most recognizable award."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 6:46:00 AM

"The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk said on Saturday he received a request from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for an extension of the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, as required by the British parliament."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 7:25:48 AM

"Rookie Jack Hughes scored his first NHL goal, and Mackenzie Blackwood recorded his first shutout of the season as the New Jersey Devils skated to a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 7:45:52 AM

"Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union requesting a delay to Britain’s exit from the bloc but added another note in which he explained that he did not want a “deeply corrosive” Brexit extension. https://reut.rs/31yo5BI"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 7:48:51 AM

"Illinois' James McCourt kicked a 39-yard field goal as time expired, and quarterback Brandon Peters passed for 174 yards and two touchdowns as the host Fighting Illini stunned No. 6 Wisconsin 24-23 on Saturday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 8:25:58 AM

"Wales suffered a hefty blow hours before their World Cup quarter-final against France on Sunday when experienced centre Jonathan Davies was withdrawn from the team after aggravating a knee injury."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 8:45:55 AM

"Britain's opposition Labour Party will try to amend legislation to ratify Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, the party's finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 9:25:47 AM

"Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Sunday a short delay to Brexit in order to hold a national election would be better than accepting Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 9:46:12 AM

"Nothing will come of a case against Turkey's state-owned lender Halkbank "if the law in the United States works", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday, adding that the case was politically motivated."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 10:26:05 AM

"BMW is keen to find additional partners for the mobility services venture it runs with rival carmaker Daimler , BMW's new chief executive told a Sunday newspaper."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 10:45:50 AM

"Brexit will happen by October 31, British government minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, despite lawmakers forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to send a letter on Saturday to the EU requesting a delay."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 11:06:26 AM

"British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the government seemed to have the numbers in the House of Commons to pass Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 11:26:00 AM

"British lawmaker Oliver Letwin said on Sunday that he believed Prime Minister Boris Johnson could probably get his Brexit deal over the line."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 11:36:12 AM

"Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Sunday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was behaving in a childish way by sending two letters to the European Union, one requesting a delay to Brexit and one saying he did not want an extension."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 11:45:54 AM

"The European Union will play for time rather than rush to decide on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's reluctant request to delay Brexit again, diplomats with the bloc said after a 15-minute meeting on Sunday. For the latest stories delivered to your Facebook Messenger, try our new morning briefing: m.me/reuters"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 12:06:53 PM

"New large corporate planes that can fly farther and an industry push toward sustainable aviation fuels are seen as bright spots as the world's biggest business jet makers assemble in Las Vegas to showcase their offerings at the sector's largest gathering."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 12:36:19 PM

"Brexit will happen by October 31, British government minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, despite lawmakers forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to send a letter on Saturday to the EU requesting a delay."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 1:06:32 PM

"The current challenging global economic conditions demand broad macroeconomic policy actions in the euro zone and not just monetary policy actions, ECB Governing Council member Bostjan Vasle said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 1:36:06 PM

"Protesters in Lebanon flooded the streets on Sunday, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri as a self-imposed deadline to deliver a package of badly needed reforms for the country's crumbling economy drew near."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 2:06:24 PM

"More than half of French small and mid-sized companies that do business with Britain have not assessed the impact of Brexit, according to a French finance ministry survey, weekly newspaper Journal du Dimanche (JDD) reported."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 2:36:05 PM

"Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in Sochi next week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:06:25 PM

"There was never any shortage of courage, but not even the bravest of blossoms could punch through Springbok brawn as South Africa reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals by beating Japan 26-3 and ending their dream run at their home tournament. https://reut.rs/2BoWHvw"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:25:57 PM

"U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday in a bid to bring talks with the Taliban back on track after President Donald Trump abruptly broke off negotiations last month seeking to end the United States' longest war."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 3:36:10 PM

"The European Union needs looser budgetary policies and an overhaul of its fiscal rulebook, the bloc's designated economics commissioner said in an article published on Sunday. For the latest stories delivered to your Facebook Messenger, try our new morning briefing: m.me/reuters"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:06:25 PM

"The world’s most powerful policymakers are struggling to alleviate the pain of a slowing global economy with few levers left to pull and growing concern that one of them, negative interest rates, already is creating problems of its own. https://reut.rs/2Muu3PV"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:17:11 PM

"Bolivians will vote in an election on Sunday to decide whether to extend the rule of President Evo Morales to nearly two decades or oust the great survivor of South America’s “pink tide” of leftist leaders. https://reut.rs/33LMiGf"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:30:20 PM

"One of the most prominent figures against independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia staged a counter-protest on Sunday after a week of separatist unrest and called for an end to the violence."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:35:50 PM

"The collateral damage of the United States’ trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan. https://reut.rs/35K9uql"
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 4:51:47 PM

"The secondary circuit of the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor will be operational within two weeks, Ali Asghar Zarean, a special assistant to the chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, was quoted as saying on Sunday by the semi-official Tasnim news agency."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 5:06:39 PM

"Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday a mix of monetary easing, flexible fiscal spending and structural reforms to raise the country's long-term growth potential could be effective in stimulating the economy."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 5:36:08 PM

"At least three people died after a supermarket in the Chilean capital Santiago was set alight by demonstrators, while many flights into the city's airport were suspended as crew were unable to get to work, the city's governor said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 6:06:21 PM

"Brazil's Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto said on Sunday his message is "starting to stick" with investors and he expects an increase in capital flows to Latin America's largest economy."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 6:36:06 PM

"Turkey expects the United States to keep its promises and not use stalling tactics in a deal between the NATO allies for Ankara to pause its offensive into northeastern Syria while the Kurdish fighters it is targeting withdraw, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/20/2019 7:06:04 PM