News Headlines - 19 November 2015

▽Fed sends strong signal that rates will rise in December - Telegraph

The Federal Reserve has delivered its strongest signal yet that policymakers are prepared to raise interest rates before the end of this year if the economy continues to improve.

▽Abe demanded Seoul remove comfort woman statue

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has demanded the removal of a statue of a teenage Korean girl, a symbol of Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, as a condition for settling the issue involving the victims, according to a news report Thursday.

▽Islamic State says it has executed two captives from Norway and China | Reuters

Islamic State said it had killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner reading "Executed" in the latest edition of its English language magazine.

▽China to build two nuclear plants in Argentina in $15bn deal - FT.com

China will finance and build two nuclear power plants in Argentina in a deal worth up to $15bn, underlining Beijing’s continued presence in Latin America despite its slowing economy.

▽Britain arrests Libyan for 1984 murder of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher | Reuters

British police said they had arrested a Libyan man on Thursday over his suspected role in the murder of unarmed policewoman Yvonne Fletcher, who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984.