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There is not a soul in the long corridors of Whitehall who believes the prime minister is telling the truth

Southeast Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Thursday, as investors laid off heavy bets after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered an expected rate cut but provided limited insight on its next move. Fed Chair Jerome Powell described the U.S. economic outlook as "favorable,"...

* Governor Kuroda to brief media 0630 GMT (Adds analyst quote, context)

China Biologic Products Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it had received an offer from a consortium of buyers that will pay $1.93 billion in cash to buy shares that they do not already own to take the company private.

Hurricane Humberto knocked out power lines in Bermuda on Wednesday night, plunging nearly the whole Atlantic archipelago into darkness, as the storm whipped the British territory with powerful winds and heavy rain.

* Working to alleviate financing pressures on small, mid-sized firms

Australian shares inched up on Thursday, mirroring regional gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates as expected, but offered mixed signals on their next move, nudging markets to step cautiously.

British insurance services firm Charles Taylor Plc said on Thursday it agreed to a 261 million pounds($325.15 million)takeover by a firm backed by private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners.

Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday cited progress in talks with the Trump administration aimed at ensuring passage of a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, but said more work was needed.

The Trump administration on Wednesday rejected requests from California for more money from Washington to fight homelessness, opening another front in the battle between the White House and the state's Democratic-led progressive government.