KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Pressure mounted Thursday on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, with lawmakers demanding he go on leave and be held accountable after U.S. officials initiated action to seize more than $1 billion they say was stolen…
Every field of scientific study has its own holy grail. For particle physicists, it’s the quest for physics beyond the Standard Model; for astrophysicists, it is the hunt for the elusive dark matter and dark energy; and for neuroscientists, it is explaining how inanimate matter becomes conscious. Obviously, the first step in understanding the mysteries of consciousness would be to map the tool through which it manifests itself — the brain.
BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have raided the home of a central Oregon man who they say has been trafficking methamphetamine in the region for a long period of time.
Hundreds of students paying R33,000 to one of the world's elite academic institutions will study an online course designed, built and managed by a Cape Town company.
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STOCKHOLM (ANP) - De investeringen van Tele2 in zijn 4G-netwerk in Nederland drukken zwaar op de resultaten van het bedrijf. Het Zweedse telecomconcern boekte hierdoor afgelopen kwartaal een nettoverlies, maakte het donderdag bekend.
EL SEGUNDO (ANP) - De Amerikaanse speelgoedfabrikant Mattel heeft in het afgelopen kwartaal de omzet uit de verkoop van Barbie-poppen zien toenemen. Daardoor viel het verlies van de onderneming lager uit dan waar analisten gemiddeld vanuit gingen.
Donald Trump will come formally accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday. The Hardball roundtable discusses their thoughts and what delegates want to hear from Trump.
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Tonight's debacle with the booing of Ted Cruz's non-endorsement speech was bad for Donald Trump. But that does not necessarily mean it was good for Cruz.
The emerging consensus among the punditocracy is that Cruz set himself up well for 2020. If Trump loses badly, Cruz will say he had moral and strategic clarity while other Republicans acquiesced to Trump, and that he is the man to lead the party in a non-Trump direction.
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Wolves become the second Midlands club to be bought by Chinese investors this summer as Fosun International pay £45m for the Championship club.
Twitter has launched another campaign to get more users to sign up to the embattled social network: it's going to offer more users a "blue tick".
Republican National Convention 2016 Days 1 through 3 July 20, 2016, 2:46 p.m. What to know about the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, which is in its third day:• The party's deep fractures were on display Wednesday tonight: Among other incidents, Ted Cruz told delegates to "vote your...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted that it misled the public when they claimed that Brexit would cause the UK to plunge into a recession. The IMF now say that the British economy is on track to continue to grow by 1.7 per cent this year and a further 1.3 per cent next year. Zerohedge.com reports: That is weaker than the 1.9 and 2.2 per cent growth forecasts before the referendum, but the UK is still set to be the second-fastest growing economy in the Group of Seven industrialised nations this year ... Читать дальше...
– OPC has handed Niger Delta militants a very severe warning – The pan-Yoruba organization issued a 14-day ultimatum to militants – OPC issued the warning in reaction to recent attacks The reformed Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to suspected Niger Delta militants. OPC warned the militants to desist from attacking […]
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Railway passengers with valid reserved tickets in all classes will have to pay a minimal premium of Rs 20 per ticket for an insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh in case of death or permanent disability caused in train accident.
Bomb scare hit the airport at Amritsar on Thursday morning after a suspicious bag was found on a SpiceJet flight.
Mila Kunis holds up an iPad during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night (July 20) in New York City. The 32-year-old actress is busy promoting her new movie Bad Moms, in theaters on July 29. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Mila Kunis During the interview, Mila played [...]
Michael Che from SNL's Weekend Update, sees how many people of color he can catch at the RNC with the new app 'Trumpémon Go.'
A South African online platform aimed at professionalising the informal home service industry has been named as the country's top start-up.
