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The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding economic and political influence of China and Russia in Africa, where the two nations use corrupt business practices with little regard for the rule of law, according to prepared remarks on Thursday by U.S. national security adviser John Bolton.

Renault said on Thursday an audit launched in the wake of Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn's arrest in Japan had so far found no irregularities with his pay at the French carmaker.

The founder and CEO of Portuguese start-up Science4You said demand for the company's share offering, which closes on Friday, was going well and he remains confident despite two local companies recently abandoning listing plans due to jittery markets.

* New economic forecasts seen gloomier on growth (Updates with quotes from news conference)

The European Central Bank maintained on Thursday its long-standing assessment that risks to growth remain "broadly balanced", but acknowledged that downside elements were becoming more prominent.

EU has resisted UK request for full legal guarantees that measure would be shortlived

The prospects of the PM getting her deal through the Commons are as dismal as ever

Referrals to counter-radicalisation programme Prevent rise by more than a third