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Online real estate portal Housing has raised Rs 100 crore from its existing investor Japan's SoftBank as it struggles to stay afloat.

Literary guide 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. www.greenapplebooks.com. 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Allene Symnons Aldous Huxley’s Hands: 7 p.m. Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Jeff Chang, Adam Mansbach “Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post Civil Rights America.” 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Liz Cunningham... Читать дальше...

Evacuated Fish Hoek residents have returned to their homes after a large vegetation fire was brought “under control”.

TAMPA, Florida - Chicago Blackhawks left wing Richard Panik will not play against Tampa Bay after oversleeping and reporting late to the team's morning skate.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg are two very powerful women who choose to skip tights even in chilly climes.

De 37-jarige Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri wordt binnenkort na dertien jaar vrijgelaten uit wellicht wel de beruchtste gevangenis ter wereld: Guantanamo Bay. Hij komt echter niet vrij omdat hij zijn straf heeft uitgezeten, maar omdat hij de delicten waarvoor hij veroordeeld is nooit gepleegd heeft.

Lender seeks to calm markets with repurchase move after Italian banking securities sell-off

As the Iowa caucuses approach, Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton put out ads making their final pitches to voters. Photo: AP

About 183 Nigerians and 41 illegal migrants trying to sneak into the country have been arrested by the eastern naval command of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday, January 21, in Calabar, Cross River state. The illegal migrants who were on board a transport vessel were intercepted at the shoreline on its arrival from Gabon, according […]

About 183 Nigerians and 41 illegal migrants trying to sneak into the country have been arrested by the eastern naval command of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday, January 21, in Calabar, Cross River state. The illegal migrants who were on board a transport vessel were intercepted at the shoreline on its arrival from Gabon, according […]

Karen Sutherland’s 21-year-old deaf dog, Merrick, got out of her Ontario backyard in October. It was shot after neighbours who mistook it for a coyote called police

Hussey said young Indian batsmen need to bat around Dhoni to learn how to finish close games.

Silicon Valley-based investment fund Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) said it has raised $1.2 billion in new capital at a time when the tech world is witnessing a pullback from investors after the highs of the last two years.

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The Doha-based Al Jazeera news channel said on Thursday three of its journalists had been kidnapped in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz and demanded their immediate release.

Al Jazeera said its Arabic correspondent Hamdi Al-Bokari and his crew, Abdulaziz Al-Sabri and Moneer Al-Sabai, had last been seen late on Monday in Taiz, which is located in the southwest of the impoverished, war-battered Arabian Peninsula nation.

"They were covering events in the besieged... Читать дальше...

During the planet's hottest year ever, the second-largest lake in Bolivia has "disappeared."

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Security, Diplomacy, Economics, Middle East

American consumers have already clearly benefited from the collapse of oil prices.

Although all of the men (and the one woman) running for the GOP presidential nomination have been sharply critical of the Iran nuclear deal, Sen. Marco Rubio seems particularly incensed. He loudly pledges on his campaign Web site that he will “reimpose sanctions on Iran on Day 1,” and he probably means even tighter ones than those previously in place. Читать дальше...

FREMONT -- People acquainted with Daniel Coughlin knew the Colfax County deputy liked cars and fishing.

According to Fichajes.net, Atletico Madrid are in talks with Chelsea over a €50 million deal.   The club have sent director Andrea Berta to west London to sign Diego Costa and Pedro. The source reports that Atletico have long held a desire to re-sign Costa after he left the club in the summer of 2014, while reports […]

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Seemingly tiny expenses can add up quickly when you’re traveling. And often it’s money that’s better spent elsewhere.

Here are seven expenses you can (and should) avoid paying for on your next trip.

Foreign transaction and ATM fees

Paying to use your own money is often an infuriating consequence of traveling abroad, but it doesn't have to be. If you're still paying fees for making foreign transactions, it's time to switch banks—there... Читать дальше...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Members of the U.N. Security Council arrived in Burundi Thursday to try to help end political unrest that sparked deadly violence.

Easy, breezy, beautiful!

This is Zendaya Coleman, the smart and stunning actress who basically embodies all of our life goals.

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Yesterday, Coleman teased her Instagram followers with this fly AF pic and a caption that read, "Something new...something beautiful #ComingSoon..."

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And today, she dropped this video officially announcing that she's officially the newest CoverGirl! Читать дальше...

Restaurant critic Pete Wells tries to keep the customer in mind with all of his reviews. "We show awful lot of deference to chefs in our culture and maybe not enough deference to customers," he says.

The National Weather Service discusses latest forecasts for the impending winter storm for the eastern United States.

Op de A4 tussen Hoofddorp en Nieuw-Vennep gaat vanaf 1 februari trajectcontrole in. Het Openbaar Ministerie maakte donderdag bekend dat in zuidelijke richting wordt gemeten over 4,8 kilometer. In noordelijke richting is het meettraject 2,5 kilometer.