In a video conference in mid-2014, Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan told employees that he wanted to hire talented external candidates and improve the quality of research at the 81-year-old central bank. But in the storied halls of the RBI, his ideas were seen by some as controversial.
Afghan Olympic hero will be the star attraction in the three-day Taekwondo event at the 12th South Asian Games organized in India. The Taekwondo event will begin from tomorrow where the two-time Afghan Olympic medalist is set to show his skills at the regional mega event for the first time since participating in the 10th Read the full article...
Dmitry Rashnitsov
DALLAS, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- AT&T said it intends to start testing next-generation 5G technology next month with faster speeds first coming to Austin, Texas.
European Union countries are poised to restrict passport-free travel by invoking an emergency rule to impose controls at several borders for two more years because of the migration crisis, according to EU documents seen by The Associated Press.
Cameron to give keynote speech in Hamburg on Friday evening
Highlights of the day in photos from around the world.
Just hours after Gwen Stefani detailed her new LP This Is What the Truth Feels Like, the No Doubt singer unveiled the album’s second single, “Make Me Like You.” Following her bitter breakup anthem and Truth Feels Like first single “Used to Love You,” Stefani’s new pop-oriented track, like her life presently, is all about renewal and finding love again following a fractured relationship. “I was fine before I met you / I was broken but fine / I was lost and uncertain But my heart was still mine,” Stefani sings in the opening verse. Читать дальше...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former host of a cable TV hunting show has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in a poaching operation on a remote national preserve in Alaska.
If other companies want to sell a product that competes with yours, what do you do? For pharmaceutical behemoth GlaxoSmithKline, the answer in the early 2000s was, pay them. Now, more than a decade later, that decision has returned to haunt the company.
The EU has its unsubtle mouthpieces and tens of thousands indirectly depending on it, but its downfall is only a question of timing
– Court of Appeal hands three more seats to the opposition parties – Governor Seriake Dickson lauds judiciary for been unbiased Panic has gripped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa state following the recent sack of its state legislators by the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. With the nullification of the two […]
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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.
Some 100,000 Syrian refugees are being looked after in camps inside Syria close to the Turkish border, including 35,000 who this month fled a Russian-backed regime offensive in northern Aleppo province, a top Turkish official said on Friday.
The eurozone economy made progress last year. But growth was modest despite a multitude of tailwinds that have now lessened.
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Hillary Clinton's paid speeches to large Wall Street banks bordered on "gushy," one attendee told The Wall Street Journal for a story published Thursday night.
Despite calls for her to do so, the Democratic presidential front-runner has not released the transcripts of the paid speeches she gave to Wall Street executives since leaving the State Department in 2013.
That has not stopped various attendees from speaking to media outlets such as Politico and The Journal... Читать дальше...
Candy and cards, flowers and teddy bears, you can’t swing a stick in a store this time of year without bumping into some garish red display hawking Valentine treats. And I guess that’s okay. It is the continuation of a long tradition that crowns February as the month of love and romance. According to one frisky legend, the original theme of Valentine’s Day descends from an ancient Roman fertility celebration in mid-February each year. But the day didn’t get its famous name until a kindly priest called Valentine was martyred on February 14... Читать дальше...
Because there is literally nothing more fun than ice cream.
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Take it from me, I never look at the thing. But really, you don't need much. Just some ice cream, a good attitude, and a dream: a dream of eating all the ice cream.
Oh, and TOPPINGS. ALL THE TOPPINGS.
You'll notice that yes, there is booze present, because we are adults and it is our right to spike our ice cream sundaes with alcohol. Читать дальше...
RIJSSEN - Ruimtevaarder André Kuipers komt naar Rijssen met de lezing 'Bouwen op aarde', inspirerende lessen vanuit de ruimte'.
Jacob Heilbrunn
Politics, United States
The senator has jolted the former secretary of state out of her bubble.
Who knew that Henry Kissinger would become an issue in the Democratic race for the presidency? Last night it became a defining moment between Bernie Sanders’s utopianism and—dare I say it?—Clinton’s realism. Sanders harrumphed that “I am proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend. I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger.” Presumably this did not come as a deep disappointment to Kissinger. Читать дальше...
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House hunting can be frustrating.
Trying to find the right neighborhood, number of bedrooms and price can be difficult. This process can be especially difficult if there simply aren't a lot of places available.
According to RealtyTrac, a real estate research firm, there are some cities "running out of room."
There cities are squeezed for supply, and running under the national average of 1.6% of residential properties vacant.
We've combed... Читать дальше...
Sarah Jacobs
When you think of New York Fashion Week, images of glamorous models, famous designers, and impeccably dressed celebrities spring to mind.
But who keeps the shows running smoothly behind the scenes? For big-name designers like Nicole Miller, it's public-relations powerhouse Alison Brod.
Brod's army of publicists and interns are the muscle behind some of the biggest fashion and beauty brands that make Fashion Week tick (think Kerastase, Beauty.com, Nails Inc.). In their black dresses and high heels... Читать дальше...
The "doom loop" is shaking up stock markets as worries of negative interest rates in the US may come.
Former NBA star and current TV personality Charles Barkley has never been afraid to speak his mind. So even though Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, the reigning MVP, has earned nearly universal praise for another stellar season, Barkley wasn't buying it in an interview published by Uproxx's Dime Magazine Friday.