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REVIEW - EU Summit Ends in Brussels With Brexit Deadlock, Migration, Security Threats in Spotlight

EU says Brexit deal can be done, but UK must act now

EU says Brexit deal can be done, but UK must act now

European Union leaders warned Britain on Thursday they would offer no more concessions to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations but expressed confidence that a deal can be done before the country leaves the bloc next March.

Brexit transition will probably be extended: Juncker

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday that the Brexit transition period would "probably" be extended to try to break the deadlock on Britain's divorce talks.

UKIP Slams May for Hinting at Possible Extension of Brexit Transition Period

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Theresa May for her comments that London and Brussels could possibly extend the Brexit transition period beyond December 2020.

European equities give up gains as Wall Street drops 18 Oct 2018

Europe's stock markets gave up an early attempt to recover ground Thursday, trading lower as Wall Street opened down amid lingering fears of rising US interest rates.

Economy To Be Reinforced, Attract Investment And Innovation - Malaysia's Prime Minister

The government will continue to stimulate Malaysia's economic activities with focus placed on knowledge-intensive service sectors, accelerating innovation and technology adoption, said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Brexit Needs to Be 'Dedramatized,' More Time Required for Deal - EU Lawmaker

The situation around Brexit should be "dedramatized;" more time is needed to reach the deal, so the parties should "remain calm" and keep working, Philippe Lamberts, the co-chair of the group of the Greens/ European Free Alliance in the EU Parliament, told Sputnik.

Ericsson turns first profit in two years, shares climb

Shares in Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson shot up by five percent in early trades on Thursday after it posted better-than-expected third quarter earnings, turning its first net profit in more than two years.

UKIP Slams May for Hinting at Possible Extension of Brexit Transition Period

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Theresa May for her comments that London and Brussels could possibly extend the Brexit transition period beyond December 2020.

UK PM mulls longer transition as EU demands Brexit progress

Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday she was open to extending a Brexit transition period if it helped unblock negotiations, after EU leaders repeated that Britain must do more to avoid crashing out of the bloc without a deal.

London, New York, Tokyo, Paris - remain world's most comprehensively attractive cities

London, New York, Tokyo and Paris were again named world's most comprehensively attractive cities in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2018 report which ranked 44 major cities in terms of "magnetism" or overall power to attract creative individuals and enterprises from around the world, since 2008.

Postman, shopper, builder: In Japan, there's a robot for that

Forget the flashy humanoids with their gymnastics skills: at the World Robot Summit in Tokyo, the focus was on down-to-earth robots that can deliver post, do the shopping and build a house.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May Expects Brexit Transition Period to End by Late December 2020 as Scheduled

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that she expected the Brexit transition period to come to a close by the end of December 2020, as it had been scheduled.

Tokyo's Tsukiji hold-outs defy demolition orders and trade on

A handful of traders and their supporters are defying demolition orders for Tokyo's historic Tsukiji fish market and continuing to trade there despite most vendors moving to a new site.