Germany Minister Bashes French Farmers for Blocking German Food Imports
German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt lashed out on Wednesday at French farmers for blocking German food imports, saying the move undermined the single EU market.
German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt lashed out on Wednesday at French farmers for blocking German food imports, saying the move undermined the single EU market.
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LOS ANGELES, July 29 (UPI) -- Olivia Wilde and Cara Delevingne were among the celebrities who reacted with disgust to American dentist Walter Palmer's role in Cecil the lion's death.
On July 15th, the rocker issued a pair of Facebook posts deriding the audio quality of streaming services and alerting fans that he’d pull all of his albums from Apple Music, Spotify and the like. At some point over the weekend, Young made good on his promise as his albums began vanishing from streaming services, Variety reports. As of this writing, only Young’s five Geffen LP from the Eighties – 1982’s Trans, 1983’s Everybody’s Rockin’, 1985’s Old Ways, 1986’s Landing on Water and 1987’s Life... Читать дальше...
How much pocket money did you get for doing jobs around the house when you were a kid? Lots of parents incentivise good behaviour, exam results and obedience through the time-honoured means of financial reward, and there's nothing wrong with that. After all, this is kids we're talking about. They can't be relied upon to go out of the house in matching shoes, much less act in their own best interests. But one parent has found a way to keep that be-good-for-cash dynamic going well into the afterlife. Читать дальше...
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for opposition BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for atrocities committed during the 1971 liberation war, including the large-scale killing of minority Hindus.
Mullah Mohammad Omar, the reclusive leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents who has not been seen in public since his movement lost power in 2001, died two years ago in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s government said Wednesday.
Houston mom Sharonda Ross said her husband had to break into their 10-month-old son Jordan's daycare after staffer accidentally locked him inside.
Sarah Palin plus Donald Trump? That's a story everyone can get excited about - even when the Donald just offers generic praise of the self-proclaimed maverick on an obscure radio show, and Palin isn't even there.
Some lenders finance million-dollar recreational vehicles, but as with a home loan, they expect ample documentation and a good credit history.
Shares have retreated significantly in recent months
European stocks close higher Wednesday, helped by upbeat earnings from companies like PSA Peugeot Citroën, with investors also waiting to hear what the U.S. Federal Reserve may signal about interest rates.
Everyone is right. Everyone is wrong. Everything has been tried. Nothing works for long. Calais is a never-ending tragedy. After 20 years of “treaties” and “solutions”, the cross-Channel migrant crisis is worse than ever.
See the best entries from this week's travel photography contest, or enter the next round for the chance to win a £500 camera
See the best entries from this week's travel photography contest, or enter the next round for the chance to win a £500 camera
At long last, the Senate seems to have had enough, and the tough talking Texan suddenly doesn’t look so tough.
American's top military leader says nuclear pact keeps Iran from atomic weapon
The United States has approved the sale of a system to counter infrared missile threats to airplanes carrying the political leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Fears of a cyclone hitting the West Bengal coast on Thursday has forced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to cut short her trip to London and rush back home.
Apollo Global Management said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings fell 21% on a sharp decline in deal profits.
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia has been approved by the State Department for the possible purchase of Patriot interceptor missiles; UAE has been OK'd for counter-measure systems.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted solid gains in midday trading Wednesday as Chinese shares rebounded and traders wait to hear from the Federal Reserve. Strong results from companies like Gilead Sciences also helped push shares higher. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 101 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,731 as of 12:10 p.m. Eastern, near its high for the day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 11 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,103 and the Nasdaq composite rose 11 points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,100. Читать дальше...
A grand jury has indicted Philadelphia Rep. Chaka Fattah and four associates on racketeering conspiracy charges, accusing them of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer, charity and campaign funds.
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's Europa League game between West Ham United and Astra Giurgiu.
Swedish divers will continue to examine the sunken Russian submarine found on a Swedish shore of the Baltic Sea over the weekend, Ocean X Team, which is representing the company behind the discovery, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.