SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday led by a rally in Japan as investor sentiment was boosted by Wall Street reaching the highest levels in recent months. A weakening of the Japanese yen…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday led by a rally in Japan as investor sentiment was boosted by Wall Street reaching the highest levels in recent months. ANALYST'S TAKE: "This week takes us into the heart of earnings season," said Alex Furber, senior client services executive at CMC Markets in Singapore. U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday boosted by energy companies' rally. Crude oil prices climbed following a hefty drop in the previous session due to... Читать дальше...
The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah condemned today’s deadly suicide car bombing in Kabul, calling the attack a clear sign of terror groups in battlefield against the Afghan forces. He urged the political elites to prioritize the national interests and defy terror attacks, insisting that the Afghan forces have clear orders to destroy enemies anytime Read the full article...
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KABUL, Afghanistan, April 19 (UPI) -- The Afghan Taliban has taken responsibility for a suicide attack in Kabul that killed at least 28 people and injured at least 200 near government buildings.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, April 19 (UPI) -- Several people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack near the government buildings in the Afghan capitol of Kabul.
For Queen Elizabeth II, being 89 years old is not a constraint and she does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The senior royal, who will celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21, regularly reads an account of the British Parliament’s proceedings written for her by a government whip, while her weekend dispatches include an update on events across the Commonwealth. She receives more than 200 letters daily, of which she reads some and the rest are entrusted to ladies-in-waiting. She is the oldest... Читать дальше...
Mavericks 85, Thunder 84: Steven Adams’ putback at the buzzer was waived off after a video review, giving Dallas a series-tying road win. Rick Carlisle, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook discuss.
Young voters quiz Scotland's party leaders during a five-stop lift journey - and second up is Willie Rennie of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
As many as 327 people were injured and 28 killed in what is believed to be a car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday, local media reported, citing health officials.
U.S. vehicle sales is the topic to watch when GM reports earnings on Wednesday.
Demonstrators chanting 'we are the immigrants' crowded in front of the Supreme Court Monday.
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Op de Europese beurzen kreeg de opgaande beweging die maandag tegen het eind van de handelsdag werd ingezet dinsdag een vervolg. De positieve teneur was mede te danken aan de hogere slotstanden in New York en op de Aziatische markten. In Amsterdam werd AkzoNobel beloond voor beter dan verwachte kwartaalcijfers.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sanne Wevers uit Oldenzaal heeft maandag bij het olympisch kwalificatietoernooi in Rio de Janeiro de toestelfinale op balk gewonnen. Haar zus Lieke ging met het brons aan de haal op het zogenoemde testevent in de hal waar over vier maanden de olympische medailles worden verdeeld.
Miner Exxaro is taking steps to survive a downturn in mineral prices.
|||Johannesburg - Exxaro Resources has sold aircraft it owns including a Boeing 737 in an effort to cut costs as the mining company, which mainly operates in South Africa, takes measures to survive a downturn in mineral prices.
The South African miner has “in recent times implemented various cost savings initiatives”, including mobile phone usage, spending on travel and entertainment and the sale of the Exxaro helicopter... Читать дальше...
De Amerikaanse actrice Doris Roberts, die vooral bekend is door haar rol in de wereldwijd bejubelde sitcom Everybody loves Raymond is overleden. Dat heeft haar zoon Michael Cannata aan People Magazine laten weten. Roberts overleed zondagnacht in haar slaap in Los Angeles. Ze werd 90 jaar.
Wall Street rally close to record levels boosts sentiment
The Manchester United forward has serious competition for a spot in Roy Hodgson's squad ahead of this summer's Euros, but the ex-Three Lions boss believes he must be selected
A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, state television said on Tuesday, offering unusual details of a kind of case rarely mentioned in public. The man, a computer technician from Sichuan named as Huang Yu, worked for a government department which handled state secrets, but he was a bad employee and was sacked, the report said.
SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude worried about getting on the wrong side of the man who lived a little ways up an old logging road from their 21-acre spread along the Stillaguamish River.
SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude worried about getting on the wrong side of the man who lived a little ways up an old logging road from their 21-acre spread along the Stillaguamish River.
SEATTLE (AP) — Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude worried about getting on the wrong side of the man who lived a little ways up an old logging road from their 21-acre spread along the Stillaguamish River.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday acknowledged "overwhelming frustration" with the Israeli government and said the systemic expansion of Jewish settlements was moving Israel toward a dangerous "one-state reality" and in the wrong direction.
Addressing the J Street lobby group in Washington, Biden said despite disagreements with Israel over settlements or the Iran nuclear deal, the United States had an obligation to push Israel toward... Читать дальше...