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Grant says with so much central-bank money flooding into fixed income, stock prices will only keep rising.

With the help of a channel-digging dragon and magical, water-absorbing dirt, the legendary Emperor Yu is said to have saved China from a Great Flood that lasted thousands of years. The ancient Chinese legend holds that a devastating flood of the Yellow River forced people from their homes and washed away farmland, leading to famine. Emperor Yu is said to have tamed the floodwaters by dredging the river bed.

Sonia Gandhi on Friday asserted that the entire country will be watching the games with keen interest.

Avid ANC supporter and songstress Kelly Khumalo has spoken out about the way the local government elections have panned out.

By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - A global agreement on climate change looks likely to enter into force this year, a study showed on Friday, making it harder for Republican Donald Trump to pull out if he wins the U.S. presidency. Countries accounting for 54 percent of greenhouse gas emissions have signaled intent to ratify this year, according to the tally of national pledges by the Marshall Islands which is a strong backer of the plan agreed in Paris in December. "What we agreed in Paris at... Читать дальше...

While announcing her decision on ending the fast, Sharmila had stated that she would contest elections and also marry.

The UN refugee agency said that ISIS terrorists have captured up to 3,000 Iraqis fleeing villages in  the northern district of Kirkuk on Thursday. They UNHCR also reported that 12 of them of them had been executed while in captivity. Press TV reports: The report followed a statement on Thursday from the Iraqi Observatory for Human rights, which said about 1,900 civilians had been captured by an estimated 100-120 Daesh militants. The observatory said Daesh was using people as shields against attacks by Iraqi security forces... Читать дальше...

Beautiful plus size Ghanaian bride, Mzznaki Tetteh who recently became an internet sensation after her engagement photos went viral has shared more photos from her big day. Abena is a nurse and Prince met her at the hospital. She says, “It all started a year and a half ago, when I was at work at University of Ghana […]

A new study has found that a structure that may be the biggest known genetic difference between humans and Neanderthals is responsible for making the human race susceptible to autism. Researchers at the University of Washington, led by genome scientist Evan Eichler published the study Thursday in the journal Nature.

Ellies says it has put its struggling Megatron unit into business rescue.

Charts and charters, hard wiring and other hackneyed phrases in The Independent

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BELMOPAN, Belize, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Earl, which has already caused damage in Belize, is prompting hundreds of people to seek shelter as officials warn of flooding and mudslides.

Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in a New York Times op-ed Friday, praising the former secretary of state’s qualifications and warning that GOP nominee Donald Trump “may well pose a threat to national security.” Morell, a 33-year veteran of the CIA who led the agency from 2010-2013, […]

Donald Trump backed off a false claim Friday morning, admitting he had not seen a video of a $400 million payment being unloaded from a US plane in Iran. The Republican nominee had claimed at rallies twice this week that such a video existed, saying in Maine on Thursday that it was provided by Iranians […]

The African National Congress, the party that has ruled South Africa since the end of apartheid, is facing historic losses as results stream in from this week’s crucial nationwide local elections. In a stern rebuke to the party that came into power in 1994 with Nelson Mandela at its helm, South Africans are voting for […]

Below is a list of all the Russian athletes deemed eligible and ineligible to compete at Rio 2016. Ineligible athletes are indicated with a line through their name. Archery Tuyana Dashidorzhieva Ksenia Perova Inna Stepanova Badminton Vladimir Malkov (Men’s singles) Vladimir Ivanov (Men’s doubles) Ivan Sozonov (Men’s doubles) Natalia Perminova (Women’s singles) Boxing Vasily Egorov […]

Gillingham have signed QPR forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on a season-long loan.

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State group may have captured up to 3,000 Iraqis who were fleeing violence and that 12 of them may have been killed.

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State group may have captured up to 3,000 Iraqis who were fleeing violence and that 12 of them may have been killed.

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it has received reports that the Islamic State group may have captured up to 3,000 Iraqis who were fleeing violence and that 12 of them may have been killed.

There are plenty of intriguing storylines and inspirational stories worth following at this year's Olympics.

BERLIN (AP) — A German university is ditching a seminar about young people in the Palestinian territories that faced accusations of anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli content.