Greek Prime Minister Seeks to Block Asylum for Turkish Officer

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Call for tech giants to face taxes over extremist content

Internet firms are "ruthless profiteers" who fail to fight terrorism, the security minister says.

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Holiday promotions can be misleading, says Which?

In half the cases it looked at, Which? found holidays were no more expensive after the promotion period ended.

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Millennials to secure 'inheritance boom'

But a think tank says inheritance will come too late to help young people on to the housing ladder.

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UK stock markets close at a record high

London's FTSE indexes reached new heights after confounding downbeat expectations for the year.

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Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager freed by kidnappers

Exmo has confirmed that Pavel Lerner is safe after reports that he was thrown out of a car.

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Goldman Sachs will lose billions short term on Trump tax reform

US investment giant is the latest to warn of a short-term hit to income from Donald Trump's tax act.

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National Archives: Thatcher and Major clashed over economy

The two had a heated meeting about interest rates in January 1991, newly-released papers reveal.

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Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

It says it will slash the price of battery replacements and issue new monitoring software.

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Citizens Advice: Think carefully about gym membership

Six people on average complain about gym membership every day, a charity reveals.

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Uber: Softbank takes large stake in ride-hailing firm

The investment comes as the ride-hailing company concludes a difficult year.

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Mortgage approvals 'lowest for over a year'

The number of new mortgages being approved in November was the lowest since August 2016, according to UK banks.

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Tim Cook required to fly only by private jet

Tim Cook is required to fly on private aircraft for "security and efficiency".

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DFS buys assets from failed Multiyork

DFS Furniture buys store leases, trademark and designs from Multiyork.

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Rogue landlords targeted by government

Landlords in England who want to rent a property to five or more people need a licence under plans.

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Exmo Bitcoin exchange manager kidnapped in Kiev

Reports say men in balaclavas kidnapped Pavel Lerner in the Ukrainian capital two days ago.

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Planning Africa's smart cities

African cities are getting "smart" by embracing technology and improving efficiency.

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Protests hit Tehran, two demonstrators reported killed in Iran town

DUBAI (Reuters) - Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a provincial town.

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South Korea seizes another ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday.

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Earthquake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage

ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage.

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Special Report: Meet the force behind Zimbabwe's 'Crocodile' president

HARARE (Reuters) - His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll.

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Probe into deadly fire at U.S. firm’s Philippines offices focuses on possible safety lapses

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - A government investigator into a blaze that led to the deaths of 37 staff at the southern Philippines offices of an American market research firm says there are indications of fire safety lapses that may have contributed to the tragedy.

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Christians in shock after deadly attack on Coptic Church in Egypt

CAIRO (Reuters) - At an hour that Sama'an Farag usually spends leisurely sipping his morning tea, the doorman at the Mar Mina Coptic Church near Cairo found himself springing up to close the doors upon hearing gunshots and the sound of ricocheting bullets.

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Merkel eyes social cohesion as she presses for new government

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, under pressure after three months of failing to form a new ruling coalition, on Sunday vowed to address growing social divisions as she worked rapidly to build a stable German government.

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Turkey's Erdogan to discuss Syria with Macron in Paris - source

PARIS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Paris on Jan. 5 to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, with the conflict in Syria high on the agenda, a source in the French president's office said on Saturday.

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Greek government applies for cancellation of asylum granted to Turkish soldier

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Greek government said on Saturday that it had filed a request for the cancellation of the asylum granted to a Turkish soldier accused of involvement in last year's coup attempt.

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Blaze in Manchester apartment block brought under control

LONDON (Reuters) - Firefighters battled a blaze in an apartment block in central Manchester, northern England, on Saturday, with one person taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

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