Chinese ecommerce group sees revenues rising by almost half this year to $34bn
South African city hit by one of the worst storms in decades, according to meteorologists.
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A very mild stroke led to an astonishing revelation.
Lock Eben Etzebeth says the Springbok forwards are looking forward to a bruising battle with their French counterparts at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Lock Eben Etzebeth says the Springbok forwards are looking forward to a bruising battle with their French counterparts at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The five men who carried out twin attacks in Tehran were Iranians who joined the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria before returning last summer.
Resilience is defined mainly as a resource aimed at dealing with a current threat, while optimism is defined as a resource related to future outcomes, they said.
Qatari investigators have said that a cyber attack which saw the publication of explosive fake news last month that helped trigger a crisis with Gulf neighbours was prepared in April.
Snopes has been caught lying for their media friends at CNN, debunking claims that embarrass and expose the U.S. news network to the public. The Facebook fact-checking organization recently “debunked” claims that CNN had staged a scene during [...]
Stressed assets of Indian banks will increase through 2019 and capitalisation will remain a key credit weakness for state-owned lenders which will need up to Rs 95,000 crore additional capital over the next two years.
The Supreme Court on Thursday modified its earlier order and allowed liquor manufacturers from Bihar to export their old stocks of alcoholic beverages worth over Rs 200 crore outside the state till July 31.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters that entered the Islamic State group`s bastion Raqa on Wednesday was formed just 18 months ago.
Three boxers also join Conor McGregor in Forbes’ top 100 list.
Last year, Conor McGregor was ranked #85 in Forbes’ Top 100 Highest Paid Athletes list after having 3 successful pay-per-view bouts with the UFC. This year, he was credited for just 2 fights, but he still managed to earn significantly more, jumping up 61 slots to #24 on the list.
Topping the list once again is football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo ($93 M), and one of the best basketball players of all time in LeBron James... Читать дальше...
South Korea`s former health minister was convicted Thursday of abuse of power over a controversial Samsung merger, a verdict analysts warned could deepen the legal woes of impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye.
A small blast hit the premises of the US embassy in Kiev overnight causing no casualties after an unknown assailant lobbed an explosive device, Ukrainian police said on Thursday. "Investigators found that an unknown person threw an explosive device onto the territory of the diplomatic mission," the police said in a statement. The US embassy -- located in central Kiev -- confirmed that an "incident involving a small incendiary device" happened just after midnight but said diplomats were working "as normal" after no damage was caused. Читать дальше...
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[News24Wire] Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been withdrawn from the South Africa 'A' squad for the remainder of their tour of England as he has developed a back injury.
NAIROBI, Kenya — A decorated war veteran with two decades’ experience in military intelligence, Lt. Col. Faye Cuevas spent half her career providing intelligence support to U.S. counter-insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. Now she is using her expertise to fight a different kind of conflict: the war on wildlife poaching. Calling
President Donald Trump appointed Valerie Huber, a national abstinence education advocate as the chief of staff in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, reports said Wednesday. Huber was named as the chief of staff to Don Wright, who is the assistant secretary for health, an HHS spokesman confirmed to Huffington Post. The assistant secretary for health’s office supervises the Office of Adolescent Health that is responsible for funding... Читать дальше...
Air India's tangible and intangible assets can well match its over Rs 52,000 crore debt burden and the government should resist a "distress sale" of the carrier, according to sources at the airline.