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China promised global investors a portal to its tech-heavy Shenzhen stock market, but the opening date for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect—approved in August—remains a guessing game.

All foreign nationals arriving in Russia will be fingerprinted since 2017, Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Gorovoi said on Nov. 24.

The Russian Navy commissioned on Thursday the sixth and final Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarine for the Black Sea Fleet, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the official ceremony.

Commenting on the recent media outcry over the activities of the controversial Syrian Civil Defense group, known as the "White Helmets", Turkish political analyst Hasan Sivri told Sputnik that the so-called "rescue group" is being used by the West as a cover to finance armed groups operating in the north of Syria.

Unknown hackers gained access to sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, of more than 130,000 current and former U.S. sailors, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The information was stolen from a laptop used by a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services employee working on a U.S. Navy contract.

The president-elect has a lot in common with Turkey’s leaders — starting with disdain for the establishment.

Wide receiver Sammy Watkins took part in a Bills practice for the first time in a couple of months on Wednesday, starting the process of returning to action after a spell on injured reserve due to a foot injury. Watkins got in about 20 snaps during the session and said “probably not” when asked if…

The head of the World Trade Organization said Thursday he had had no indication the United States would move to leave the WTO under Donald Trump`s administration.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government`s demonetisation move is going to have "a positive impact on the economy, including GDP".

The alt-right publication recently led by Steve Bannon has clashed at times with Trump's world views.

UKIP’s Nigel Farage is reportedly planning to travel to the US next month to meet with Donald Trump’s transition team, having already been the first British politician to meet the president-elect after his shock victory.
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Donald Trump won the nation's top turkey-producing areas by a landslide.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Japanse bierfabrikant Asahi gaat een van zijn bekendste bieren Super Dry ook in Nederland brouwen. Het bier druppelt vanaf 2018 uit de brouwketels van Grolsch. De brouwerij nabij Enschede is de enige productielocatie van Asahi in Nederland, dat onlangs Grolsch inlijfde.

The French satirical magazine has announced it will start publishing a German version.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Four of five defendants who admitted to their roles in the kidnapping and torture of two University of Rochester football players have been sentenced for the crime.

Wearable tech company Athos wants to turn fitness training into a science.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian filmmaker Keywan Karimi has begun serving a year-long prison sentence handed down over footage authorities deemed insulting, his production company confirmed on Thursday. Karimi was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard and held in solitary confinement in December 2013 after a trailer for "Writing on the City" was posted on YouTube, according to Paris-based production company Les Films de l'Apres-Midi. Karimi is one of several artists, poets, journalists... Читать дальше...

Beleaguered Kaizer Chiefs coach Steve Komphela has admitted that perhaps he shouldn’t have substituted George Lebese in the league match against SuperSport United at Soccer City on Wednesday night.

Social Security's impact on the elderly is undeniable.

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Wall Street is finding ways to make money off your every move

Investment firms like hedge funds are big buyers of so-called "alternative data."  That's data that comes from the apps we use, the online shops we buy from, and the GPS tracking within our smartphones.

This info helps investors figure out where to put their money and gives insight into, for instance, how stocks will perform – which companies will continue to rake in cash, and which ones are likely to flop. Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's Central Bank has raised its interest rates, a move experts say is meant to support the currency after steep drops recently.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's Central Bank has raised its interest rates, a move experts say is meant to support the currency after steep drops recently.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's Central Bank has raised its interest rates, a move experts say is meant to support the currency after steep drops recently. The central bank's monetary policy committee noted that "exchange rate movements due to recently heightened global uncertainty and volatility pose upside risks on the inflation outlook."

Afghan authorities warned the US military at least twice that a Bagram airbase worker could be planning an attack, officials told Reuters. The warnings were made in the year prior to an assault which killed four people and injured at least 15 others.
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