Новости за 12.02.2016

 – The Naira has crashed to a record low of N325 for USD1 on the parallel market.  – The slump comes amid concerns about the Naria’s devaluation and the global slump in crude oil prices.  – The CBN’s office exchange rate remains fixed at N197 for USD1. The Naira has hit a record low of […]

Four birdies and an eagle helped propel Charl Schwartzel to within two shots of the lead after a flawless 64 in the second round of the Tshwane Open.

Should you drink orange juice and avoid milk when you have a cold? "Good Housekeeping" nutrition director Jackie London joins Lee Hawkins to dispel common nutrition myths about fighting colds and the flu. Photo: Getty

A computer glitch results in twice the amount of money being debited

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Hardik Patel has said he was offered Rs 1,200 crore and a big designation in BJP's national youth wing to withdraw his quota stir.

A leader of the Congressional Black Caucus questioned Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ ability to deal with race relations in the United States Friday. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat and caucus whip, told CNN it was “a bit presumptuous” for Sanders to say he is the best candidate to improve race relations in the United States.

Yeezy Season is upon us.

Thursday, Kanye West sold out Madison Square Garden for a fashion show debuting his Yeezy Season 3 collection with Adidas.

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1.8 million acres will be set aside under president’s action

Southern California desert protection had been sought by Dianne Feinstein

National monument designation authorized by 1906 law

Around the world, markets are in chaos. Japan's stock market plunged 5 percent on Friday, while markets in France, Germany, and the UK all saw big losses on Thursday. The US stock market is doing better than most, but it is also down since the start of the year. Oil hit a new low on Thursday of $26 per barrel.

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- AMC will be the home of a new late-night talk show covering pop-culture from a fanboy perspective hosted by Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg.

In this age of online shopping and on-demand services, it's easy to forget the value of an in-person relationship.

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Stephen Curry has stepped up his game this season to become the best basketball player in the world, and yet, his current numbers still don't do his game justice until we put them in perspective.

Curry is averaging an NBA-leading 29.8 points per game to go along with 6.6 assists — which does not include his league-leading 2.4 hockey assists per game (passes that lead to assists) — 2.1 steals, and a kazillion 3-pointers.

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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s stock soared $4.25, or 8%, in midday trade Friday, putting it on course for the biggest one-day percentage gain in over four years, a day after it closed at a multiyear low. The stock's run up followed a report in The Wall Street Journal late Thursday that the bank's chief executive, Jamie Dimon, bought 500,000 shares of the bank to help boost investor interest in the beaten down bank sector. The stock was the Dow Jones Industrial Average's biggest percentage gainer on Friday. Читать дальше...

The Bank of England said it is looking at ways to open its cash facilities to Islamic banks, a move that would make it the first of the world’s major central banks to offer such a service.

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February 12: the day in 4 charts

Today’s top stories:

WSJ's Dan Neil discusses the technology behind the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt and why batteries are setting the bar for innovation in the auto industry. He joins Lee Hawkins. Photo: General Motors

Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera became the fourth cricketer to claim a hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals against India

Ethics committee finds former secretary-general caused ‘considerable financial damage to Fifa’

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudan's president appointed his fierce rival as his deputy in a possible government of national unity, raising hopes for peace even as the rebels described the mov…

An Ohio cop was placed on leave after cruelly calling the death of a Black Lives Matter activist a "happy ending."

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said concerns that U.S. central bankers are considering negative interest rates are “extraordinarily premature.”

I distinctly remember every moment of our wedding day. If someone were to ask me to tell them about it, I could go back in time and recall each second. I woke up, twisted the engagement ring that sat on my finger and smiled. I can imagine myself stepping into my dress. I can still feel the crisp air on my bare shoulders as I patiently waited for you to turn around and see me for the first time that day. I stood in front of a hundred people and my cheeks hurt from smiling so much. You squeezed my... Читать дальше...