Ukraine struggles to control maverick battalions
From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine's government fight rebels in the east
From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine's government fight rebels in the east
Amazon.com Inc.'s stock climbed 1% in premarket trade Wednesday, after Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the e-commerce giant, saying the company has emerged from its extensive and extended investment cycle as a "bigger, stronger, faster company" than anticipated. Analyst Scott Devitt raised his rating to buy from hold and set his stock price target at $700, which is 33% above Tuesday's closing price of $526.03. He said second-quarter results announced last week were "game changing," as the company demonstrated revenue acceleration... Читать дальше...
Eric Cantona is backing a community buyout scheme by fans of cash-strapped Bath City Football Club.
Police arrested a Bangladeshi national who was found wandering in Tiruvallur on Tuesday without a passport.
Alastair Cook came into the third Ashes Test desperate to avoid another 3-30 start. Presumably that did not extend to inflicting it on the opposition, as they did on the opening morning at Edgbaston as Australia's David Warner, Steve Smith and Michael Clarke departed in the opening hour of the match.
Scientists have found that land under the Chesapeake Bay — the largest estuary in the US — is sinking rapidly and the country's capital, Washington, DC, could drop by six or more inches by 2100 — adding to the problems of sea-level rise.
You may have thought the demise of the physical birthday card was cause for concern, trumped by texts, virtual cards and posts on social media.
Media and Entertainment company Starz Inc. missed FactSet consensus on earnings per share and revenue when it reported second-quarter earnings Wednesday morning. Starz said it had earnings of $63.4 million, or 59 cents a share, down from $70.1 million, or 62 cents a share, in the year-earlier period, and below the FactSet consensus of 64 cents a share. Revenue came in at $418 million, up from $410 million a year ago, but below the FactSet consensus of $450 million. The network said its original... Читать дальше...
Cleveland's Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith head the list.
Volkswagen, the world’s largest car maker by sales, said net profit fell 16% in the second quarter because of weakness in China and restructuring charges in its trucks business.
LONDON - Britain-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has reported a drop in earnings in the first full quarter since its deal to swap some assets with Swiss rival Novartis.
LONDON (AP) — Britain-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has reported a drop in earnings in the first full quarter since its deal to swap some assets with Swiss rival Novartis. Second-quarter net income fell to 149 million pounds from 654 million pounds a year earlier, while sales rose 6 percent to 5.89 billion pounds. CEO Andrew Witty described the performance as encouraging, with plans on track to integrate and restructuring operations it took over from Novartis in April. In the deal, GSK agreed to... Читать дальше...
While our eyes this week are already looking ahead at the films to come at the Toronto and Venice film festivals, it's important to remember there are still plenty of gems from Cannes and Berlin waiting to come off the fest circuit and hit cinemas. And one picture that wowed us on the Croisette — ranking on The 20 Best Film Festival Debuts Of 2015 So Far and The Top 10 Films Of The 2015 Cannes Film Festival — was Apichatpong Weerasethakul's latest "Cemetery Of Splendor." And a new international trailer is here. Читать дальше...
2,500 years after they first designed democracy’s core operating system, the Greeks are giving it an upgrade. A team of researchers in Athens say they’ve designed the world’s first encrypted e-voting system where voters can verify that votes cast actually go to the intended candidate.
The CEO of German drugmaker Bayer has quashed any talk of acquiring Syngenta, which is being pursued by U.S. firm Monsanto.
CHICAGO - Exelon Corp. (EXC) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $638 million.
Jan Kulczyk, a controversial symbol of Poland’s transformation from communism to market economy, has died from surgery complications.
Kayaking family did not expect to be ambushed by a flying fish off the coast of Australia
Fire ripped through the roof of an unoccupied home in Narrabundah on Wednesday night, with firefighters declaring it "a write-off".
Ajay Devgn reacts on doing a cameo in Shah Rukh-Kajol 'Dilwale'
The economist was right in that we are better off but at the cost of our free time, writes Tim Harford