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Scottish exam results: Pass rate falls for Highers but rises for National 5s  BBC News

Pass rates have fallen for Highers but risen for National 5 qualifications as Scottish students receive their exam results. More than 133,000 candidates were ...

Police are seeking arrest warrants over Friday's bombing and arson spree in Bangkok after identifying suspects for all the attacks, according to Pol Lt Gen Suwat Chaengyotsuk, an assistant to the national police chief.

“China has a long history of facilitating an undervalued currency through protracted, large-scale intervention in the foreign exchange market,” the Treasury Department said.

The U.S. had not put China on the currency blacklist since 1994

WASHINGTON, August 6 (Sputnik) - The US Air Force has ordered two experimental high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) prototypes to combat unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, and be tested at overseas locations, the Raytheon Company said in a press release.

Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens vowed to put an end to the 'days of inside information' and said he would eliminate leaks to the media.

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Though he has yet to delete the tweet — which one critic blasted as “tone-deaf and cold” — Tyson did issue an apology on Facebook, insisting that his message was intended to “help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we die.” After being accused of insensitivity in the wake of a national tragedy, he acknowledged that his data was “unhelpful.”

“Yesterday, a tweet I posted in reaction to the horrific mass shootings in America over the previous 48 hours... Читать дальше...

GARY Lineker sparked a Twitter storm by suggesting he “must be due a pay rise”— despite raking in £1.75m a year as the BBC’s highest paid star. The Match of the Day host was slammed by social media users, who pointed out that his wages could cover the cost of the TV licence for thousands […]

North Korea on Tuesday said US-South Korean war games are a "flagrant violation" of efforts to reach peace on the Korean peninsula and reflect a lack of "political will" to improve relations. The comments by an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman, carried by state news agency KCNA, came as Pyongyang fired two "unidentified projectiles" off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Despite our repeated warnings, the United States and... Читать дальше...

Alphabet has $117 billion in cash on hand.

The Seahawks will be counting on Poona Ford to anchor the defensive line in the absence of Jarran Reed for the first six games.

A$AP Rocky is booked. This time, it’s for a show.

The recently imprisoned rapper, who spent 33 days in a Swedish jail, is making up for lost time – and loss of revenue – with a festival date he booked a while ago.

His first post-jail performance will be at Real Street Fest, taking place Aug. 10...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska State Troopers say two men drowned in a canoeing accident on a river on the Kenai Peninsula.

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Mediocrity and Jackie Aina don't mix. Ten years and over 800 reviews and tutorials in, the YouTuber has proven that — when it comes to product quality, performance, and inclusivity — she doesn't turn a blind eye.

Less than a year on the job, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just had her first purge. AOC’s chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, and spokesman, Corbin Trent, announced their resignations Friday. They were two of the top leaders at Justice Democrats, the lefty outfit that recruited her to run in the first place, basically ran her...

Tim Paine hailed star batsman Steve Smith after he steered Australia to victory in the Ashes opener against England.

Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Matthew Continetti said it is "not clear" that emphasizing gun control following the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, will help Democrats in 2020.

South Korea's military says North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice into the sea as it continues to ramp up weapons tests amid stalemated nuclear negotiations with the United States

If you slowly buy the stocks of companies with great fundamentals, you will be in good shape when the smoke clears around trade tensions, Jim Cramer says.

A US distillery is making its whiskey in a day so how much of a challenge will this be to the Scotch whisky industry?