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HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s financial chief resigned Monday, in what is widely seen as a prelude to a leadership bid for the southern Chinese city’s top job.

Klay Thompson scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors roared back to avoid their first set of consecutive regular-season losses since 2015 with a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.

The mid-season finale of The Walking Dead tonight was a bloodbath that saw some upsetting deaths. Needless to say, the fact that there were deaths is barely a spoiler at this point. If you don’t want to know who was killed, don’t read further! Leading up to the finale episode of the year, Negan (Jeffrey [...]

French minister says EU cannot be ‘spectator’ if president-elect rips up trade deals

Geert Wilders kan beter in het casino gaan werken, stelt VVD-leider Mark Rutte. ,,Wilders roept en schreeuwt, maar heeft alleen nep-oplossingen. Hij gokt met de toekomst van mensen. Dan wil je geen premier worden, maar croupier.''

President Reagan is remembered for his dislike of taxes. He once said “Whenever we lower the tax rates, our entire nation is better off.” He was so opposed to taxes he convinced the Congress to allow the federal government to…

Roger Yant Sr. ("Whine or work," letter, LJS, Dec. 7) Roger, seemed to be coming down on June Simpson ("Shame on Trump voters," letter, LJS, Dec. 2) for being concerned about Mr. Trump's ability to be President.

The speculation that plans for a new mega party in the Nigerian political scene is taking shape as break-away members of the PDP and APC will be meeting soon.

Qantas plans to operate non-stop flights from Perth to London, the world's first regular passenger service linking Australia directly to Europe in a move hailed by tourism groups Monday. The airline will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the 17-hour journey, some 70 years after it first began flying to London on its "Kangaroo Route" which originally took four days and included nine stops. "It's great news for travellers because it will make it easier to get to London.

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power, near-final results released Monday showed.

A recruiting dead period is upon us. It begins Monday and cuts off in-person contact between coaches and prospects for a month.

According to reports, Austrian Vice Chancellor Mitterlehner representing the Austrian People's Party reiterated his call for gradual lifting of anti-Russia sanctions.

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) submitted a bill to the parliament Saturday proposing a constitutional reform that would give more power to the presidency and dilute the role of the parliament. The 21-article legislation could potentially result in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan extending his rule for two five-year terms ending in 2029.

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The contemporary, movie musical "La La Land" was the big winner at the Critics' Choice Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night.

49ers’ top rushing games Carlos Hyde carried the ball 17 times for 193 yards against the Jets on Sunday. He finished a yard shy of cracking the 49ers’ top five rushing performances: Player Opponent ... Читать дальше...

Trump's attack on CIA analysis of Russian hacking raises national security concerns Dec. 11, 2016, 9:49 p.m. This is our look at President-elect Donald Trump's transition and the outgoing Obama administration: Tensions erupt between Trump and the CIA over Russia's hacking during the 2016 campaign.Trump...

Our live blog is tracking market reaction after OPEC and non-OPEC producers signed a deal to cut oil production.

Oil prices surged more than 4% early Monday after key non-OPEC nations agreed to rein back their production in support of OPEC efforts to rebalance the oil market. But a few things could send prices the other way.

The President-elect had said that the U.S. did not have to stick to its stance that Taiwan is part of "One China".

According to Russian reconciliation center, more than 13,000 civilians were evacuated of militant-controlled regions of Syria’s Aleppo in 24 hours.

Nederland toont geen beterschap en blijft grote bedrijven helpen zo weinig mogelijk belasting te betalen. Alleen Bermuda en de Kaaimaneilanden zijn 'liever' voor multinationals op zoek naar een zo laag mogelijk tarief.