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Diplomats say decision on whether to grant extension unlikely to be rushed

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has agreed a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked nationwide protests, official sources told Reuters, with a cabinet meeting expected on Monday to approve them.

* Must be mindful of side effects of easing - Kuroda (Adds quotes, detail)

More groups should use restricted share awards to boost executive performance, says report

LOS ANGELES, Oct 20, (Variety.com) - Five years after Angelina Jolie's "Maleficent" cast a spell over the box office, the villainous enchantress has returned to the top of domestic charts. Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," a sequel to 2014's fantasy adventure based on the "Sleeping Beauty" sorceress, debuted to $36...

The prime minister needs to set out his vision of a future relationship

Britain's latest Brexit stumble is likely to prompt a pullback in sterling's recent rally when trading resumes later on Sunday, though strategists say rising confidence that a disorderly European Union exit will be avoided should limit any sell-off.

Build-up to long-awaited demerger of UK insurance group has been overshadowed by problems

Markets ‘none the wiser’ on Brexit deal or timing

EU leaders want to minimise disruption and concentrate on other pressing issues