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Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company behind blockbuster K-Pop band BTS, is calling for a crackdown on bootleggers. In a complaint filed in...

Swelling household debt over the past nine years through 2018 can be largely attributed to debts run up by existing borrowers, while significant growth in personal, credit card and auto loans contributed to an uptick in the debt load last year, says the central bank's think tank.

It is an Iranian fighter jet based on the American Northrop F-5 The aircraft is equipped with new fourth generation avionics in combination with an advanced fire control system.

Senate Democrats believe that they can recapture their majority in 2020, but those aspirations took a bit of a blow with two decisions over the past 24 hours.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say four adults who were stabbed early Monday in Southeast Portland are recovering.

SportsLine simulated the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship 10,000 times and came up with some surprises

JERICHO, N.Y. (AP) _ Getty Realty Corp. (GTY) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.

By Arathy S Nair and David French (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc committed $10 billion on Tuesday to Occidental Petroleum Corp's $38 billion cash-and-stock bid for Anadarko Petroleum Corp, boosting its chances of snatching a deal from Chevron Corp. Occidental and Chevron are locked in the biggest oil-industry takeover battle in years as they eye Anadarko's prized assets in West Texas' huge Permian shale oilfield.

By Katie Paul SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) - Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources.

Oakland A’s first baseman Matt Olson went to Reno to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas. It’s unclear how long Olson will need before returning to the Athletics’ lineup.

The European Union on Tuesday called for "utmost restraint" in the Venezuela crisis, as the government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup by US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido. "The EU is closely following the latest events in Venezuela. We reiterate that there can only be a political, peaceful and democratic way out for the multiple crises the country is facing," EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement. "The European Union rejects any form of violence and... Читать дальше...

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 eked out another record high close on Tuesday and capped its best four-month stretch in nearly nine years after a recent rally that helped to restore investors' belief in the decade-long bull run.

Interview

Michael R. Pompeo
Secretary of State

Washington, DC

April 30, 2019

QUESTION: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is joining us now from the State Department. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining us.

SECRETARY POMPEO: You bet, Wolf. Great to be with you, sir.

QUESTION: Thank you. Did you know, did the United States Government know this uprising was coming?

SECRETARY POMPEO: I don’t want to get into precisely what we knew... Читать дальше...

Bill Barr's Not Your Average Trump Stooge. He's 100 Times Worse. Will Democrats Do Anything About It?  Daily Beast

Bob Mueller found out the hard way that the attorney general isn't the average Trump stooge. Time is running dangerously short, and Democrats still don't get it.

Tax deductions of up to 200,000 baht will be offered for buyers of homes and condos worth up to 5 million baht as part of the new economic stimulus measures.

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Falun Gong practitioners found a peaceful refuge in the forested hills of upstate New York after their group was banned in China. Over the years, ...

Editors of the Israel Studies academic journal are rebuffing claims that their latest work was rooted in political advocacy, rather than academic...

Millions of college students are graduating with debt and now borrowers owe a total of $1.5 trillion nationwide. Mark Strassmann reports.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained in a letter to Attorney General William Barr that his four-page summary of Mueller's Russia report.

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A new ping pong playing robot promises to teach new skills, demonstrating how robots can interact with humans in the workplace. Deana Mitchell joins the game.

Sudanese student Alaa Salah became a symbol of the country’s uprising against former President Omar al-Bashir after a photo and video of her emerged-on April 10.  In the images, Salah is standing on a car in a white, traditional dress, chanting with protesters. But while Salah's image brought attention to Sudan’s demonstrations, and the front-line role of women, some, including Salah herself, say she has been inflated as an icon of the revolution. Ruud Elmendorp reports from Khartoum.

A draft report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is under final review in Paris this week. The report was three years in the making and is expected to lay out a rescue plan for the world's vanishing biodiversity. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

Air New Zealand has today launched a dedicated Tiaki – Care for New Zealand channel on its inflight entertainment system aimed at educating visitors about travelling responsibly and safely in New Zealand.