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TOKIO (ANP) - De Japanse aandelenmarkt is donderdag met een stevig verlies gesloten. Beleggers in Tokio blijven onzeker in afwachting van de Japanse en Amerikaanse rentebesluiten van volgende week.

Donut the snake lives up to her name as she stubbornly refuses to let go of a toy donut, clutching it with her tail.

Tesla Motors Inc. is suing a senior executive of an oil pipeline services company for allegedly impersonating CEO Elon Musk in an email.

There is a 50% chance that humans are living in a virtual reality simulation akin to what is seen in The Matrix movies, according to executives at Bank of America.  In a memo to clients on Tuesday, Bank of America wrote that there was a 20%-50% chance that humans are living in the matrix – and everything we see and experience around us is just as fake as the numbers on a bank tellers screen. Businessinsider.com reports: The firm cites comments from Elon Musk, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Nick Bostrom’s... Читать дальше...

Cape Town and South Africa have featured in this year's Conde Nast Readers' Travel Awards.

Tesla says it can't verify whether a vehicle autopilot system is to blame for the death of a Chinese man whose father claimed on state television that the driver-assist feature was active.

President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that's designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England.

The department store chain also owns Waitrose.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Japan won five medals on Wednesday at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, with three silver and two bronze add...

“American Horror Story: Poor Decisions.”

This post contains spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of American Horror Story.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England. The White House said the designation will lead to a ban on commercial fishing, mining and

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they said pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun. Police said officers were responding to a report of an armed robbery involving multiple suspects. "Officers followed the males to the alley ... and attempted to take them into custody when one suspect pulled a gun from his waistband," police said in a statement early Thursday.

Sales at U.S. retailers, a bellwether for the economy, are expected to be weak again in August. But it’s not because Americans have suddenly turned frugal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that's designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England. The White House said the designation will lead to a ban on commercial fishing, mining and drilling, though a 7-year exception will occur for the lobster and red crab industries. [...] many in the fishing industry worry Obama's actions will make it harder for them to earn a living. Читать дальше...

Parents are being blamed for the delay in finalising the Gauteng department of education's school placement process.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De beurs in Amsterdam opent donderdag naar verwachting zonder grote koersbewegingen. Beleggers kijken vooral uit naar het rentebesluit van de Britse centrale bank en belangrijke macro-economische cijfers uit de Verenigde Staten.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they say pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they say pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio responding to a report of an armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they say pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun.

Swedish music-streaming service Spotify said it had reached 40 million paying subscribers, up a third from six months ago.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ask the streaking Seattle Mariners what the primary catalyst for their success has been over the past few weeks, and they won't say home runs or quality starting pitching.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ask the streaking Seattle Mariners what the primary catalyst for their success has been over the past few weeks, and they won't say home runs or quality starting pitching.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ask the streaking Seattle Mariners what the primary catalyst for their success has been over the past few weeks, and they won't say home runs or quality starting pitching.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ask the streaking Seattle Mariners what the primary catalyst for their success has been over the past few weeks, and they won't say home runs or quality starting pitching.

Fear and loathing are stalking the corridors of the SABC as staff tell of editorial interference, threats, intimidation and surveillance at the broadcaster's Auckland Park headquarters.