Sky rail construction to start soon
THE controversial sky rail project to remove nine level crossings between the CBD and Dandenong will start within weeks, after contracts were signed.
THE controversial sky rail project to remove nine level crossings between the CBD and Dandenong will start within weeks, after contracts were signed.
Although the legal age for sex and marriage varies from 15 to 18 years in Scandinavian countries, some asylum centers let girls younger than the legal limit stay with their older husbands.
Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. both disappointed Wall Street with their financial results, as they each are spending more to remain competitive amid big shifts to lower margin businesses.
Not even four months after he weighed just 227(!) pounds, Browns outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo is up around 25 pounds and still adding weight and muscle as he participates in the team’s formal offseason program. Though a noticeably bigger Mingo wouldn’t discuss exactly how much he weighs when he met with reporters earlier this week,…
A slave-owning president who forced Cherokees and many other Indian nations on deadly marches out of their southern homelands, being succeeded by an African-American abolitionist who risked her life to free others? The Obama administration's decision is groundbreaking in many ways — there hasn't been a woman on paper money in over a century, and there's never been an African-American. The history-making appearances of Martin Luther King, Jr., and opera singer Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial... Читать дальше...
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Sears is closing dozens of stores in the coming months.
The chain said Thursday that it would shut down 78 stores, including 10 Sears stores and 68 Kmart stores. All but two of the stores will close in July.
Sears has been struggling.
The chain's same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, dropped 6.9% in the most recent quarter. They fell 7.2% at Kmart, which Sears owns.
The company didn't say how many employees would be laid off as a result of the closures. Читать дальше...
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China has launched the second round of its international manhunt Operation Skynet, with the multiagency effort continuing to target offshore companies, underground banks and fugitive corrupt officials.
“Skynet 2016” is an extension of the Skynet operation launched in March last year, and which brought together various government departments in an international quest to recover fleeing fugitives and their assets.
According to a statement by the Communist Party’s top anti-graft agency... Читать дальше...
Donald J. Trump’s new campaign manager, Paul Manafort, with Ben Carson on Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS - Sen. Ted Cruz referenced a quote from the Indiana basketball movie "Hoosiers," comparing the federal government to "the guy who will get naked and bark at the moon in your living room."
Prince's ex-wife, the inspiration behind the hit song The Most Beautiful Girl In the World, is taking solace in one thing following the singer's unexpected death.
The hilariously perfect duo Zac Efron and Seth Rogen are back at it again this summer with Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising — but instead of a raucous fraternity, this time it's a hard-partying sorority led by Chloe Grace Moretz that's ruining the neighbors' lives. We sat down with the cast on the set of the new film, and after watching them film scene after shirtless scene, we can 100% confirm it's both hella hot and funny AF.
So innocent, so pure.
This playing card–sized little bunny.
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General Motors reported first-quarter 2016 earnings on Thursday, and they were a beat: the automaker earned $1.26 per share.
Net revenue was $37.3 billion for the quarter, versus $35.7 a year ago.
Analysts had expected $1.01 per share, an improvement over $0.86 a share in the same quarter last year.
“The quarter was a great start to a year in which we anticipate strong growth in earnings and free cash flow," said GM CFO Chuck Stevens in a statement. Читать дальше...
The ACT Brumbies have landed a massive coup by re-signing Jarrad Butler as David Pocock's replacement next year.
China will host its first AFL premiership match next year, with Gold Coast set to be Port Adelaide's opponents, so the Suns said, but AFL chief Gillon McLachlan had a different view.
Stevie Wonder is opening up about the shocking death of his friend Prince. The 65-year-old singer appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 live via satellite on Thursday night (April 21) to discuss the news and pay tribute to Prince with a piano rendition of “Purple Rain.” “Well, it’s a heartbreak and I was shocked. I didn’t [...]
If conditions are good, you might see 10 to 20 meteors per hour.
Prince was famous for performing after concert in small venues. One Australian venue enjoyed a regular visits from pop star for over a decade.
While the PM made bold comments about Australia's climate stance at the Paris climate summit, the policies are been lacking in the months since.
In a sign the sharing economy has come full circle, several companies in Melbourne and Sydney are offering to manage Airbnb properties on behalf of their time-poor hosts.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince had music in his blood.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has suggested that Channel Nine's alleged six-figure payment to free their crew from a Lebanese prison may be examined by Australian authorities.
The Turnbull honeymoon is over and voters are now wondering whether it's time to take Bill Shorten seriously.
Amnesty International on Friday accused Nigeria`s military of deliberately shooting dead more than 350 Shiite Muslims, burying them in mass graves and destroying evidence of the crime.