FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of Germany's track and field federation urged the IOC on Friday to keep Russian and Kenyan athletes out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, even if they pass pre-games doping tests.
One of the suspects in this week’s Tel Aviv terror attack took shelter at an off-duty police officer’s home, joining a group of people who were fleeing the violence. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told CNN the police officer then visited the scene of Wednesday’s shooting at a popular market and realized that the man […]
Rodney Buentello was already a hero before he died. He was a Marine after all. But the retired master sergeant once again showed his bravery when he lost his life saving the lives of two teens. Buentello, a resident of San Antonio, was visiting a city park in Bandera, Texas, on Wednesday with his family […]
All eyes are on Johnny Depp’s finances in his pending divorce with Amber Heard and those numbers are about to increase. The actor is selling some pretty expensive art work, according to a press release from Christie’s auction house. Depp will be auctioning a “carefully curated selection of Basquiat paintings and drawings,” which Christie’s says […]
Ever thought you’re in the wrong job? Fed up with the drag of daily life? If so, perhaps Matt Cassidy isn’t the man you should be talking to — Monday mornings are not a problem for him. Cassidy has his dream job — he lives on the beautiful island of Bermuda, watches stunning sunsets, strolls […]
Depression feels endless. But a study shows 40 percent of people had recovered and reported feeling daily happiness.
It is not just that Essendon is a ghost team this season, so their many rivalries have become translucently pale imitations of their usual selves.
Whether you like Hillary Clinton or hate her, it's time to admit that she won the nomination because she's really good at politics, says Vox's Ezra Klein.
TUBBERGEN - Alle zeven molens die de gemeente Tubbergen rijk is openen zondag van 10.00 uur tot 16.30 uur de deuren. De twee jongste vrouwelijke molenaars starten de Molendag om 10.00 uur bij de Molen De Vier Winden, aan de Kleisenweg in Reutum met het lichten van de vang.
Shares of Axiall Corp. soared 25% in premarket trade Friday, after the chemical company agreed to be acquired by Westlake Chemical Corp. in a cash deal valued at $3.8 billion, including debt. As part of the deal, Westlake will pay $33 for each Axiall share outstanding. That represents a 28% premium to Thursday's closing price of $25.18 for Axiall's stock, and values Axiall at about $2.3 billion. Westlake expects the acquisition, which is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2016, to add to earnings in the first year... Читать дальше...
Richard Javad Heydarian
Security, Asia
A superpower showdown between the U.S. and China's seems to be heating up.
MANILA–“The vast Pacific Ocean has enough space for two large countries like the United States and China,” claimed Chinese President Xi Jinping during his intimate retreat in Sunnylands with his American counterpart, Barack Obama, back in 2013. Optimistic about a new era of cooperation, Xi espoused a “new model of great power relations.”
Three years on... Читать дальше...
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Kyle Lafferty is optimistic he will be fit for Northern Ireland’s opening match against Poland after stepping up his recovery from the groin injury he suffered on Tuesday.
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Daniel J. Graeber
MOSCOW, June 10 (UPI) -- Russia's economy could show signs of recovery by the second half of 2016, assuming an average annual oil price of $40 per barrel, the Central Bank said.
Football tournament can add £60m profit if home teams stay in
The decision in 2009 by Mokotedi Mpshe‚ then acting national director of public prosecutions‚ to discontinue the prosecution of President Jacob Zuma was irrational.
Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff said if she is acquitted in her impeachment trial in the country’s Senate, she is willing to hold a plebiscite to ask if her countrymen would like to call early elections.
The arsonist crept up to the Wright St. church and threw a flaming bottle of liquid at the building's facade, causing a small explosion, about 2 a.m., officials said.
The 'super' structure is twice as wide as an Olympic-sized swimming pool
ASDA’s La Moneda Reserva Malbec red wine, costing under a fiver at the British supermarket, has been named the best in the world at the world’s largest and most influential wine competition. The budget plonk which was blind taste tested by a panel of 240 experts, is marketed as dark and brooding, with a rich smooth and juicy blackberry, black cherry and damson fruit bouquet and flavor. The Independent reports: La Moneda Reserva Malbec from Central Valley in Chile (2015) was awarded best in show... Читать дальше...
What comes out as a good news for the economy, a jump of 18 percent to Rs 43,391 crore was registered in net direct tax collections during the first two months of the current fiscal, the government said on Friday.
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It’s too bad Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is the only high-profile politician addressing “racial-identity” and “racism,” two of the most emotionally charged terms in America’s vocabulary. To be sure, dictionary.com just claimed that in the last year “identity” was the most important and often used term. Given what appears to be a growing racial divide and a number of race riots following incidents of police brutality and several political rallies... Читать дальше...
You might have paid £700 for a phone, but are you using it to its full potential?
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