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On Saturday, five European governments said lab work on deceased Russian dissident Alexei Navalny's remains detected epibatidine, a poison associated with South American dart frogs, and they argued the finding points to Russian responsibility for his 2024 death in an Arctic prison colony. The...

Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has plans to extend its drone delivery service to Britain and Italy by late next year. As reported by Barron’s, the e-commerce giant, based in Seattle, also announced its intention to broaden drone delivery to a third U.S. state....

The European Union is contemplating participating in an artificial intelligence safety summit in the U.K. that is scheduled for November. In a developing situation, the European Union, or EU, is reportedly contemplating participating in the forthcoming artificial intelligence safety summit in the U...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold its first formal discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) this week, with Britain leading the call for an international dialogue on its impact on global peace and security. What Happened: The U.N.S.C. is set to discuss the implications of AI on...

According to sources close to Boris Johnson, the former prime minister's legal team is preparing to present new evidence that they believe will clear him of any wrongdoing in the ongoing Partygate scandal. The evidence, which his allies are calling a "bombshell defence dossier," reportedly includes...

British online food delivery company Deliveroo has announced that it will make 50 million pounds', or $69 million, worth of shares available to its customers in its upcoming IPO. What Happened: The Amazon-backed food delivery service said customers who had placed an order with...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: After auctioning to new all-time highs, U.S. index futures moved back into balance. Remember This: “With Global Liquidity jumping by some US $20 trillion in 2020, or some 25% of World GDP, there is a lot to spend... Consider that following the 1930s...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: In light of hopes for a sustained economic rebound, U.S. broad market indices pushed to new all-time highs. Remember This: “[T]he third wave is now hitting the economy harder than we thought and that the damage is likely to keep adding up in coming...

Honda has confirmed that it will close its Swindon car plant in 2021 along with a smaller plant in Turkey, with the loss of 3,500 jobs in the British factory. However, up to four times as many jobs at companies that supply the Honda facility will likely be lost, including transport and logistics...

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...

A clear victory for the centrists in France and the stunning loss of a legislative majority by the right in Britain begs the question: Is there a backlash to the populism that put President Donald Trump in power and influences politics through much of the democratic world? In a word, maybe. It does...

The British pound fell on Wednesday and is trading a near a one-month low of $1.2775 amid political uncertainty across the pond. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May shocked the political landscape in April when she called for an early election in June 2017. May's Conservative party holds a majority of...

Now that Britain has officially voted to leave the eurozone, central banks are left to decide what (if anything) they will need to do to stabilize global markets. Several Wall Street analysts have already given their takes on the issue. Capital Economics believes the rhetoric about the dangers of a...