Новости за 04.05.2016

Naziyr Yishmael, 46, is alleged to have swindled desperate people out of thousands of dollars each selling the dream that homeownership could be achieved through a legal loophole. He has been charged with first-degree theft and five related counts, and has not been jailed.

Australia unveiled a budget package high on new taxes but low on measures to boost sagging growth. Economists don’t seem that convinced.

A couple was killed in an accident on Coimbatore -Pollachi Road near New Bus Stand at Kinathukadavu on Monday evening.

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MIAMI -- Fears surrounding the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico could force the cancellation of a two-game series.

MILWAUKEE - Junior Guerra was going to call his wife back home in Venezuela before checking into his hotel room on Tuesday night.

The hearing in the murder of a Karamadai professor was heard before the district mahila court on Tuesday.The victim was raped and murdered at her residence by K Mahesh alias Daniel, 28.

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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was named winner of the Magic Johnson Award.

SA’s financial system faces the challenge of increased risks and uncertainty in the global environment, the Reserve Bank said in its financial stability review.

HOUSTON - The Houston Astros got back to their way of winning Tuesday night - using walks and home runs to support their pitching.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - Tampa Bay's Matt Moore understandably was disappointed.

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Rafael Nadal needed just 78 minutes to cruise into the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.

N Gaayathri, 19, from Coimbatore has won an individual bronze medal and a team gold medal in junior world cup shooting championship held in Suhl in Germany two days ago.

Prosecutors in Brazil have filed a $43.5bn civil lawsuit against iron miner Samarco and its owners - Vale and BHP Billiton - for a collapsed tailings dam.

Crude closed lower for the third straight session on Tuesday on renewed worries about a global supply glut.

Solange Knowles heads through JFK airport on her way to catch a flight with her husband Alan Ferguson on Tuesday (May 3) in New York City. The 29-year-old entertainer attended the 2016 Met Gala the night before, and tweeted a vague message after the event. “Shout out to when you think you all ‘artsy and [...]

B.C. is experiencing “high levels” of forest-fire activity in the Peace region with 48 forest fires

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A sign that the Summer Olympics are approaching: The Olympic torch is lit and beginning the trek around Brazil.

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After photos of a five-year-old Afghan boy wearing a homemade Lionel Messi shirt went viral – subsequently earning him signed shirts from the football icon – the young fan and his family have been forced to flee to Pakistan due to repeated threats from local gangsters.

The picture of Murtaza Ahmadi, sporting a Messi Argentina shirt made from a striped plastic bag, led to the child receiving two signed shirts and a football from his idol. 

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Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV agreed to incorporate Alphabet’s self-driving technology into 100 Chrysler minivans, marking the tech giant’s first partnership with a major auto maker.

RNC chairman Reince Priebus was among those Tuesday to say the Republicans needed to unite behind a candidate to defeat Hillary Clinton.

Asian shares slipped on Wednesday as worries about global growth and creeping deflation resurfaced.

American stocks fell on Tuesday after weak economic data in China and Europe reignited worries about global growth.

Nobody outside of the Warriors’ organization knows exactly what happened behind the ceiling-to-floor curtain at the team’s downtown Oakland practice facility Tuesday morning. Whatever veiled workout Stephen Curry did on his sprained right knee was enough to keep the Warriors cautiously optimistic that the point guard could practice Thursday and might play as early as Saturday’s Game 3. “He’s doing pretty well, going through the rehab process, and he’s making the improvement that we’re looking for,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. Читать дальше...