Meghan Markle's father appeals to Queen Elizabeth to get his daughter back in touch

Meghan Markle's father directly appealed to Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Monday to intercede and end his estrangement from his daughter, the wife of Prince Harry.

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Saudi Arabia denounces U.S. Senate resolutions on Khashoggi, Yemen

Saudi Arabia on Monday denounced U.S. Senate resolutions calling for an end to U.S. military support for the war in Yemen and blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying they were based on unsubstantiated claims.

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U.S. military says it killed 62 militants in Somalia with air strikes

The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 62 militants in six air strikes on Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Gandarsh in Somalia's south-central Banaadir province.

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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe's reinstatement calms markets; cabinet in focus

The Sri Lankan rupee strengthened on Monday while bond yields dropped as a seven-week political crisis appeared to ebb after President Maithripala Sirisena reinstated the premier he had initially sacked in a widely criticized move.

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India's Modi announces $1.4 billion financial aid to Maldives

India will provide a financial assistance of $1.4 billion to the Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday during a press conference with the visiting president of the South Asian archipelago.

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Opposition lawmakers ejected from Hungary state TV after protest

Security guards ejected two independent lawmakers from Hungary's state television building after they tried to read out a petition on Monday, a day after police used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Budapest.

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China hopes U.S. can learn not to 'blurt things out' after Zambia denial

China hopes the United States can learn a lesson and "not blurt things out", the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Zambia denied claims by a White House official that China is about to take over its state power utility to recover debt.

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Meghan Markle's father asks Queen Elizabeth to get his daughter back in touch

Meghan Markle's father said on Monday that he hoped Queen Elizabeth would intercede to end his estrangement from his daughter, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry.

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1MDB: Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and two bankers

The bank and former employees are charged following an investigation of Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

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Geoffrey Rush denies misconduct allegations by co-star Yael Stone

Yael Stone says that Geoffrey Rush acted inappropriately towards her during a theatre production.

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1MDB: Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and two bankers

The bank and former employees are charged following an investigation of Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

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Canada gets consular access to second man detained in China

Canadian diplomats gained consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada's foreign ministry said in a statement that gave few details, as China said it was ensuring their rights were protected.

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Asos issues profit warning over fashion discounting

The online fashion giant says trading in November was "significantly behind expectations".

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Energy firms SSE and Npower scrap merger plan

SSE says the new energy price cap was one factor behind the decision to scrap the deal.

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Workplace reforms 'will protect gig economy workers'

"Gig economy" workers will be better protected by a package of reforms, the government says.

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Nuisance call bosses face £500,000 fines

New rules will target directors of companies who make unsolicited calls to consumers.

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FCA under fire over Lloyds compensation scheme

A group representing small firms says there is no oversight of a scheme for fraud victims.

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HS2: MPs had 'enormously wrong' cost estimate, says whistleblower

A former HS2 boss says an early cost estimate MPs had was wrong by hundreds of millions of pounds.

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Laura Ashley to close 40 UK stores amid a push into China

The British High Street store is struggling in the UK and wants to build its presence in China.

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Lord Sugar hires his Apprentice for 2018

Did swimwear designer Sian Gabbidon or nut milk entrepreneur Camilla Ainsworth win?

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Restaurant insolvencies jump as diners stay at home

The number of businesses going bust surges as diners stay at home, new figures show.

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HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll dead at 34

New York police officers went to Colin Kroll's Manhattan flat after a request to check on him.

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'If you can do something yourself, do it yourself'

Ariel Booker, co-founder of CanO Water, says many firms often spend money unnecessarily on things that won't help them.

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'I gave myself two weeks to come up with a business idea'

How Payal Kadakia set up and built fitness class booking website ClassPass, which is now said to be worth $470m.

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E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in U.S. high-schools: survey

The percentage of high school seniors who used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days nearly doubled to 20.9 percent from last year, results of a survey released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse showed on Monday.

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New Brexit vote would 'break faith' with British, says May

Prime Minister Theresa May will state her opposition to a second Brexit referendum on Monday, telling parliament such a vote would "break faith" with British people and do "irreparable damage" to politics.

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Another Brexit referendum would increase uncertainty: UK business minister

British business minister Greg Clark said that a second Brexit referendum would increase uncertainty for the country and his preference would be for parliament to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal.

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Kashmir locked down as India seeks to stifle protests after killings

Indian authorities put separatist leaders in the disputed Kashmir region under house arrest on Monday while police sealed off roads in an effort to stifle protests against the killing of civilians on the weekend.

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