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Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has admitted that it temporarily allowed ad targeting with sensitive terms such as "neo-Nazi," “white supremacist” and “anti-gay,” according The Verge. BBC Tests Keywords On Twitter  In the BBC’s latest...

The newly-elected U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson will not attend the 2020 World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, in January, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Johnson has also barred his cabinet ministers from attending the event, according to The Guardian, as he wants to "get...

U.K. researchers are debating if food packaging should expand to include how much exercise is needed to burn off the calories included in a food item, according to The Guardian. What Is Exercise Labeling? Food packages must display nutritional information, including calorie and salt content. But...

Co-working space startup WeWork could lay off more than one-third of its total workforce as soon as next week, the New York Times reported on Sunday. What To Know From The NYT Report More than 2,000 people employed in WeWork’s core business of subletting working space will lose their jobs,...

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party, plans to nationalize British Telecom's Openreach broadband network and provide free internet if the party wins power.  The proposal is impacting shares of Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD), according to an Edward Jones analyst.  The...

Germany has narrowly avoided a recession, with the latest figures released Thursday showing the country’s economy grew by 0.1% in the third quarter. Economists estimate that growth domestic product in the eurozone will grow by only 0.5% in 2020. In Spain, the latest quarterly GDP...

London’s iconic department store Harrods has set a strict policy for this year's Santa Claus visits at its Swarovski crystal-encrusted “Secret Forest Grotto.” What Happened Santa Clause visits will only be available to the families who have spent at least £2,000 ($2,560...

The European Union on Monday granted the U.K. another three months to exit the bloc. What Happened U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally accepted the new deadline of Jan. 31, 2020, agreed upon by the European Commission’s decision, BBC reports. Britain has the option to exit the E.U....

British tour operator Thomas Cook said Monday it has "no choice but to take steps to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect."  What Happened Thomas Cook, with a history that traces back nearly two centuries, is known for packaging hotel and other travel...

Boris Johnson's proposal to hold a snap election Oct. 15 has been rejected by MPs in a major setback for the UK prime minister.  His opposition, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has said his party will agree to a snap election if a bill preventing a no-deal Brexit is passed.  MPs will now...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has let hundreds of European contractors go who listened to Siri recordings to check for errors, according to The Guardian. The company laid off 300 contractors in Cork, Ireland alone, according to the report.  Apple shares were trading at $204.67 at...

On June 3, U.K.’s most high-profile fund managers, Neil Woodford’s £3.75-billion ($4.55 billion) LF Woodford Equity Income Fund, was suspended as the fund manager struggled to free up cash to pay investors looking to get their money out. What Woodford...

Iranian media said Friday that the country's Revolutionary Guard seized a British-flagged oil tanker. The ship's owners said it was unreachable and appeared headed toward Iran, sending crude oil prices higher.  Owners of the Stena Impero said the ship unexpectedly changed course and...

British fashion retailer Asos PLC/ADR (OTC: ASOMY) shares are down 44 percent since Friday after the company released a profit warning. Asos CEO Nick Beighton said the drop is due to an staggering amount of discounting items, according to The Guardian.  “In fashion we are seeing an...