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NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company says that 15.8 million people watched President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, testify against him on television before a congressional committee. Nielsen estimated the viewership on eight different networks between 9:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The number contrasts with the 20.4 million who watched the […]

EY Japan unit to appoint its first chairwoman Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO - Auditing firm Ernst & Young ShinNihon has decided to name its first-ever female chair.Masami Katakura assumes her new role on

Japan business spending up 5.7% on year in October-December Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO (Kyodo) - Capital spending by Japanese companies rose 5.7 percent in the October-December quarter from a year ear

The Mittal family and Singtel collectively own a shade over 67% of Bharti Airtel.

Trump and Kim plan 20-minute bilateral to kick off meetings Nikkei Asian Review HANOI - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Wednesday evening for a 20-minute one

Is the US-China trade war entering a dangerous endgame? Nikkei Asian Review What is the likely outcome of the U.S.-China trade war in light of the U.S. decision to delay tariff increases that had bee

The tariffication law is crucial in the government’s campaign against rice smuggling, the Department of Finance (DoF) said yesterday. In a press conference, Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino said the…READ

7-Eleven brings taste of Japanese convenience to India Nikkei Asian Review MUMBAI - Seven & i Holdings will open Japanese-style 7-Eleven convenience stores in India this year, seizing an opening in a

The cover of Sports Illustrated on July 21, 1974, was adorned with a picture of Lou Brock doing what he did best: running the basepaths. The headline on the cover trumpeted what everyone already knew: Brock was a “Thief at Work.”

The decade of the 1970s was fertile ground for congressional resurgence in the wake of Vietnam, Watergate and what historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in 1973, dubbed “the imperial presidency” (only after he had left the employ of presidents John...

The Football Association is to launch England's first esports team, which will be known as the eLions.

Indonesian and Malaysian state oil groups ally beyond region Nikkei Asian Review JAKARTA - Indonesian state-owned oil and gas group Pertamina will increase cooperation with Malaysian counterpart Petr

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A Pacific Ocean oil spill is threatening a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the problem is getting worse."The evidence indicates very little prospect of imminent action that would involve getting the oil off the vessel and preventing the ongoing spill."

US to press Japan on currency in trade talks Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO - The chief U.S. trade negotiator has hinted that he will bring up currency issues in trade talks with Japan, moving beyond the

Sami Alshalaly and Leaei Tallis-Farndon were sentenced at Warwick Crown Court today

This VW van made of LEGO is amazing. There are more photos on the VW site.

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) said that his ‘sensations’ weren’t quite where he had wanted them to be on the queen stage of the UAE Tour to Jebel Jais, though he said he felt better than expected after having a fever the night before the stage.

Data compiled by the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) found that in the past 18 months, over half of child grooming incidents in England and Wales where the communication method was known involved a Facebook-owned platform.

Today's game will be broadcast by FSN, with Marney Gellner calling play-by-play for the first time and Michael Pineda pitching 15 months after signing with the Twins.

We’ve known for a while that the Aston Martin Valkyrie will have a hybrid powertrain. Aston Martin has been surprisingly open about the fact that the engine will be a 6.5-liter V-12 that makes an even 1,000 hp at 10,500 rpm and redlines at 11,100 rpm. But today, the British automaker announced that the hybrid system will […]

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The 5th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission on Cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, technology, culture, sports and youth will be held in Baku on March 4. The delegations led by co-chairs of the commission, Azerbaijani Minister of Finance

Indian education unicorn Byju's aims to ace global test Nikkei Asian Review MUMBAI - India, widely considered the birthplace of the number zero, has a proud mathematics tradition. So it came as a

Tencent-backed brokerage Futu targets $130m in US listing Nikkei Asian Review NEW YORK - Futu Holdings, an online stock brokerage based in Hong Kong and backed by Tencent Holdings, has set terms to r

More than 350 enrolled members of JeI were arrested on Friday. The order has led to a crackdown on JeI’s functionaries operating 400 schools, 350 mosques and 1000 seminaries across the state.