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Japan's Fujifilm Holdings is set to take over Xerox, and combine the U.S. company into their joint venture Fuji Xerox in an effort to cut costs, the companies said on Wednesday.

The United States warned Tuesday that it may soon impose new sanctions on Russian figures, after Vladimir Putin laughed off the release of a US target list of his closest and richest allies. The world was braced for a US sanctions onslaught on Monday when a new law came into effect 180 days after President Donald Trump, still hopeful for warmer ties, begrudgingly signed it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2nsdmXF

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday that Rome has a duty to appeal a decision by European authorities to move the bloc's medicines agency EMA to Holland from Britain but he realises it will be an uphill battle. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rWhvbT

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Steinhoff has reported its former chief executive Markus Jooste to South Africa's elite 'Hawks' police unit, the company's acting chairwoman told parliament on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DKm9uP

People on Twitter have Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s back. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Gzi9iP

The incident unfolded while the US EP-3 Aries spy plane was on a mission in international airspace. The US military has reported several "unsafe" interactions with Russian jets in the skies over the Black Sea in recent months. "The Russian military is within its right to operate within international airspace, but they must behave within international standards set to ensure safety and prevent incidents," the statement read. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EoEb7e

Some Democratic lawmakers are set to bring "Dreamers" as guests to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DNNAUB

North Korea has stepped up its executions, the top commander of US troops on the Korean Peninsula said on Monday, amid increasing strain on the its military from international economic sanctions. “We’re seeing some increase in executions, mostly against political officers who are in military units, for corruption,” General Vincent K Brooks, the top US commander in South Korea told the Wall Street Journal. He added that the actions “are really about trying to clamp down on as much as possible on something that might be deteriorating and keeping it from deteriorating too quickly.” In recent months the South Korean press has reported the possible execution of Park In-young, the official in charge of Pyongyang’s nuclear test facilities, and former military chief, General Hwang Pyong-so, who was accused of allegedly taking bribes. General Brooks also noted a recent shift in the pattern of defections from the North. “We’re seeing defections happening in areas where we don’t generally see the

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is coming to a small screen near you. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DPpbSL

Taiwanese troops Tuesday staged live-fire exercises simulating a response to an invasion, as China steppeds up pressure on the island's President Tsai Ing-wen and a row over airline routes escalated. The ministry did not specify that the annual drill simulated an invasion by China but said it was intended to "show determination to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait and national security". Tsai last month warned against what she called Beijing's "military expansion" -- the increase in Chinese air and naval drills around the island since she came to power in May 2016. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FtgNEI

The team will no longer wear the logo or display signs or banners with the image beginning in 2019. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DH6QD9

WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ErdOgV

Immigration authorities have found nearly 80 people crammed into the back of a truck trying to enter the US without proper documents. The truck was travelling on highway in Laredo, Texas, near the US-Mexico border when the driver was pulled over. At least 13 were found to be unaccompanied children. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2nqFv1m

Joy Behar kicked off an interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Monday by confronting the lawmaker for calling on Sen. Al Franken to resign after being publicly accused of sexual misconduct. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DKrLVZ

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US surveillance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, prompting the American government to protest the manoeuvre as "an unsafe interaction". The US State Department said the Russian jet closed to within five feet and crossed directly in front of the EP-3 Aries II plane. The encounter, first reported by Russia's RIA news agency, cited the defence ministry as saying the US Navy aircraft, did not violate Russian air space. "This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements," said the State Department. "We call on Russia to cease these unsafe actions that increase the risk of miscalculation, danger to aircrew on both sides, and midair collisions." MT @USNavyEurope : #USNavy EP-3 Aries flying in international airspace over #BlackSea was intercepted by Russian Su-27. Interaction determined unsafe: Su-27 came within 5 feet & crossed thru EP-3’s flight path,

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Democratic lawmakers wore black and sported pins in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault on Tuesday as President Donald Trump was set to deliver his first State of the Union address. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GziNge

Andrew McCabe, the deputy director of the FBI, stepped down on Monday in a widely anticipated move that nevertheless reflected a further deterioration in relations between the White House and authorities investigating Donald Trump’s Russia ties. The move came after months of attacks on McCabe by the president, who implied that McCabe had been compromised by a political donation made in 2015 to McCabe’s wife. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2nqMZ4b

Hong Kong police have sealed off part of a busy downtown neighborhood after an unexploded bomb was found during construction work in the Asian financial center.

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo says its net profit jumped 31 percent to 135.2 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in April-December, helped by the popularity of its Switch hybrid game machine.

A women’s rights group used the occasion of Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address to bring renewed attention to allegations of sexual assault against the president. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2nr1Uvt

A Russian fighter jet came within 5ft of a US surveillance plane as it flew over the Black Sea, in what the US called an “unsafe interaction”. The flight path of the Russian jet forced the US Navy aircraft, which was flying in international airspace, to end its mission prematurely, a US official said. “This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements,” the US State Department said in a separate statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2Esc2w9

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from the New York fraud trial of a reputed Philadelphia mob boss (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BEg0OX

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Republican allies in Congress advanced their monthslong assault on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election on Monday, voting along partisan lines to release a classified memo slamming officials from the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation who have investigated the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2EkDP1c

WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ErdOgV

North Korea pulled out of a joint cultural event with South Korea planned for at the North's Diamond Mountain on Feb. 4 from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2rRuefJ

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A murder trial began Monday for a woman accused of deliberately driving off a cliff in Hawaii and killing her identical twin sister. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BDQDNp

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An Instagram fitness model was “humiliated” after being removed from an American Airlines flight following a row with staff. Jen Selter, who has 11 million followers on Instagram, posted footage of her arguing with a pilot and a flight attendant on the delayed flight from Miami to New York on 27 January. “I did nothing wrong but got kicked off the plane,” she wrote, adding she had the “worst experience” following a delay which left the aircraft stuck on the runway for two hours. The 24-year-old claims she and her sister were told to leave the aircraft following a disagreement with a male attendant when she got up to put her coat away and stretch her legs. She argues that two other passengers had been allowed to go to the bathroom when she stood up, adding she was being sarcastic after responding “yeah” when asked by the attendant,  “Do you want to get kicked off the plane?” Current situation @AmericanAir .. insane. pic.twitter.com/kIOh3VysnU— Jen Selter (@JenSelter) January 28, 2018 Ms

Amazon UK and eBay UK have received immense backlash after social media users recently noticed “Chinese Boy Fancy Dress Costumes” for sale through the e-commerce sites. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2rTvG1b

Taiwanese troops Tuesday staged live-fire exercises simulating a response to an invasion, as China steppeds up pressure on the island's President Tsai Ing-wen and a row over airline routes escalated. The ministry did not specify that the annual drill simulated an invasion by China but said it was intended to "show determination to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait and national security". Tsai last month warned against what she called Beijing's "military expansion" -- the increase in Chinese air and naval drills around the island since she came to power in May 2016. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FtgNEI

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Schools, clinics and food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip were closed most of Monday by a demonstration by thousands of employees of the United Nations agency that serves Palestinian refugees. Palestinians have been angered by a U.S. decision to cut aid to the United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency (UNRWA), saying it will cause worse hardship in Gaza. More than half the enclave's two million residents depend on support from UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GtIdvA