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BOSTON -- The emotion and admiration belonged to Paul Pierce. But the game belonged to his old team, the Celtics, who fired up a club-record 52 3-point attempts in a 107-102 win over the Los Angeles Clippers at TD Garden.
Shares of Hasbro Inc. surged 4.1% in premarket trade Monday, after the toy maker reported profit and sales that rose above expectations. Earnings for the quarter to Dec. 25 rose to $192.7 million, or $1.52 a share, from $175.8 million, or $1.39 a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share came to $1.64, beating the FactSet consensus of $1.27. Revenue grew to $1.63 billion from $1.47 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $1.50 billion. Boys category revenue fell 3% to $552.3 million... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK — New York City’s fire department is pumping $10 million into a new campaign to help recruitment efforts. The Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2laxkra ) that four firefighters who also work as recruiters were chosen as the faces for banners that will be hung up at every firehouse in the city. FDNY chose two
Pakistan is hopeful there will be a better environment to pursue peace talks with India after the ongoing state assembly elections in five states there are over, a Minister has said.
With the latest development of President Buhari's indefinite extension of his leave, here are 3 possible reasons Buhari may be statying back till further notice
GENEVA — Gambia’s former interior minister who applied for asylum in Switzerland is being investigated for possible crimes against humanity committed in his homeland, Swiss federal prosecutors said Monday. The attorney general’s office said in a statement that it’s taking over an investigation initially launched by regional authorities in Bern because crimes against humanity would
Retired world champion Nico Rosberg reveals he wanted Fernando Alonso to replace him as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate
Reggie Yates and Katy Brand are among the celebrities driving across East Africa to deliver aid.
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Won Yoo-chul, a five-term lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, officially declared his presidential bid Monday, proposing a pre-election constitutional revision to install a "power-sharing" governance structure. Won
When the February and October (Bolshevik) revolutions took place in 1917, a small group of Russians found themselves in a virtual state of limbo in Japan. The community mainly comprised of military engineers and the staff of Embassy of the Russian Empire.
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A Spanish town recently celebrated “La Endiablada” or “Brotherhood of the Devils” festival, in which Catholic men dress up as devil and take part in processions. It was celebrated through Thursday and Friday last week, to mark two holidays — the “Candelaria” procession and the day of Saint Blas — respectively.
LISBON, Portugal — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is warning Portugal that its fragile banks and high national debt make it especially vulnerable to international events, such as a slump in world trade or financial difficulties in other eurozone countries. The 34-nation global policy organization says Portugal must swiftly address the problem of
Syrian armed opposition will not participate in the Geneva round of the intra-Syrian talks until their demands are met, namely, ceasefire guarantees, the release of political prisoners and the lifting of the siege of several settlements by Bashar Assad's regime, according to the head of the Syrian armed opposition delegation to the Astana talks.
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- CJ CGV, South Korea's largest cinema chain, said Monday a record 20 million moviegoers visited its theaters at home and abroad last month. The chain sold 20.5 million tickets -- 10.84 million domestically and 9.21 million
John Mayer geeft dinsdag 2 mei een extra concert in de Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. Zijn show op woensdag 3 mei was afgelopen vrijdag binnen twintig minuten uitverkocht.
Under Rex Tillerson, the US will try to diminish Russia's clout in Central Asia and play against the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Russian expert Alexey Fenenko told RIA Novosti.
The predictions are correct about 40 percent of the time – vastly inferior to what is delivered by modern science.
NICOSIA, Cyprus — U.N. Security Council member states must take part in a future summit aiming to remove a key stumbling block to a deal reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus, the island’s government spokesman said Monday. Nicos Christodoulides told The Associated Press that Security Council members have expressed their readiness to “actively and effectively take part”
LOS ANGELES — Netflix has used the Super Bowl to announce the return of “Stranger Things.” Last summer’s 1980s-set science-fiction hit for the streaming service will return for a second season on Halloween later this year. Netflix previewed the season in a trailer that debuted during Sunday night’s Super Bowl. It opened with what looked
“These words of the Fox News correspondent are unacceptable [and] offensive,” Putin’s spokesman told Russian media.
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NIJVERDAL/RIJSSEN - Onderwijsstichting Roos is niet van plan op korte termijn één van de twaalf bij haar aangesloten openbare basisscholen te sluiten. Maar directeur-bestuurder Herman Wevers waarschuwt wel dat door de dalende leerlingenaantallen diverse scholen rond de opheffingsnorm komen te zitten. „Dan hoeven maar enkele ouders te verhuizen en een school duikt hieronder", benadrukt Wevers.
Victor Attah, former Governor of Akwa Ibom state and one of the leaders of PANDEF says Nigerians who are debating the president’s health have no right to do so.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix has used the Super Bowl to announce the return of "Stranger Things."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix has used the Super Bowl to announce the return of "Stranger Things."