ASX gains to 11-month high, breaks through 5500
The upbeat global mood helped push the benchmark ASX 200 index to an 11-month high and through an important barrier of 5500.
The upbeat global mood helped push the benchmark ASX 200 index to an 11-month high and through an important barrier of 5500.
Highlights from the third night of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
A giant asteroid at least 150 miles crashed into the moon at a speed of over 22,000 miles per hour four billion years ago, giving the “Man In The Moon” his right eye, researchers said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday it has approved $44.9 million in three-year financial arrangement for Afghanistan. According to IMF, the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) is aimed at helping to advance the authorities’ reform agenda, build confidence, and catalyze resources from donors. The program supported by the ECF focuses on policies to maintain macro-financial Read the full article...
A light plane has landed in a lake on a golf course in Sydney's south-west.
Daniel Radcliffe buttons his suit while heading inside of a taping on The View on Thursday (July 19) in New York City. The 26-year-old actor was appearing on the talk show to talk about his role in the upcoming off Broadway play Privacy. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Daniel Radcliffe At the play’s [...]
Another public service building is for sale as investors take advantage of the strength of Canberra's commercial property market.
Police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan said Thursday it detained 136 people after dispersing protests that led to over 50 injuries.
MIAMI — Florida health officials have trapped mosquitoes in an area of Miami-Dade County and are testing them for Zika to confirm whether a woman with the virus could be the first person infected directly by a mosquito bite in the continental United States. Florida’s Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
A 1km tunnel in Rozelle will be added to the WestConnex motorway at no extra cost, the government says.
The Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, carried out asurvey in Aravalis to assess the presence of major wildlife species in the area, and found pug marks of a leopard and a cub in Mangarbani. Marks of other animals like hyena, nilgai and mongoose were also spotted.
Preferred route to be announced before October election; construction to start in next term of government.
In a major development, two persons were arrested from a temple in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
By Joseph Sipalan and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Anwar Ibrahim, the imprisoned de-facto leader of Malaysia's opposition alliance, has endorsed a political compact spearheaded by his arch-nemesis Mahathir Mohamad, as ruling party rebels and the opposition join hands to fight against scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak. This new coalition could potentially pose the biggest political threat to Najib, who has been facing persistent calls to step down over multi-billion dollar... Читать дальше...
At least nine people were detained on Thursday in the French department of Val d'Oise, as clashes triggered by the death of a young man in police custody continued there for the second day in a row, a spokesman for the local authorities said.
A boy remained in critical condition after his father stabbed him, held him hostage then flung him from the sixth floor of his Hillbrow flat.
Читать дальше...TOKYO — Asian shares were higher Thursday as Japan’s benchmark rose on hopes of Japanese government stimulus spending and better-than-expected earnings lifted Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8 percent to finish at 16,810.22. South Korea’s Kospi slipped nearly 0.2 percent to 2,012.22. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged up 1.0 percent to
Donna Chong died a hero on New Year's Day in 2011.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese aandelenbeurzen zijn donderdag overwegend met kleine winsten geopend. In Amsterdam werden de halfjaarcijfers van Unilever en Unibail-Rodamco positief ontvangen.
Hans van der Togt vindt de keuze om André Hazes jr. Rad van fortuin-presentator te maken 'leuk, maar ontzettend verrassend'.
HDFC Bank on Thursday reported a 20.15 percent rise in its net profit at Rs 3,238.91 crore for the first quarter ended June 2016.