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UK 'open for business' despite firms leaving: trade minister

Britain remains a world-leading destination for foreign investment despite Brexit clouds and the departure of a number of companies, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said Wednesday. Interviewed by AFP at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Fox also welcomed a proposal by Poland that...

Malaysia PM cites Trump to defend Israeli athlete ban

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday defended Malaysia's ban on Israeli athletes, likening it to US President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. Malaysia sparked a row with Israel after saying it would not allow Israeli swimmers to compete in a tournament...

Mexico pipeline explosion killed 89, Pemex defends response

A gasoline pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week killed at least 89 people, the country's health minister said on Monday, while an official with the state-owned oil company defended its response to the leak. There were also 51 people injured, Health Minister Jorge Alcocer told a...

Dozens injured on day one of Indian bull-wrestling festival

Dozens of young men were injured on the first day of a traditional bull-wrestling festival in southern India that has attracted the ire of animal activists, officials said Wednesday. During the Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu bulls festooned with marigolds are released from pens and men...