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The way we pay is changing dramatically. For example, people are beginning to use their smartphones for every kind of formal and informal transaction — to shop at stores, buy songs online, and even split their rent.

At the heart of these changes in how we pay are thousands of companies competing and collaborating to facilitate transactions.

To understand why the payments industry has faced so much disruption in such a short time, there's just one key thing to understand... Читать дальше...

The 14-day-long Indo-Nepal Combined Military Exercise Surya Kiran IX at general area, Pithoragarh commenced on Monday and will culminate on February 21.

TAINAN, Taiwan - An 8-year-old girl (bottom) is rescued from the rubble of an apartment complex in Tainan, southern T...

Chinese woman tourist Zheng Manxin, currently staying in Bodh Gaya, tried to hit Yugen Trinle Dorje, 17th Karmapa, the most revered Buddhist spiritual leader after his holiness the Dalai Lama.

The attacking midfielder was delighted by the ovation he received from his former team's supporters after being substituted late on in Manchester United's 1-1 draw

The Bumerang - Russia’s newest armored personnel carrier, which was unveiled during last year’s May 9 Victory Parade in Moscow - is currently undergoing preliminary trials.

There was a game last night between two teams, and one of them took home a trophy, but the real winners of Super Bowl Sunday were the advertisers, whose various multi-million dollar campaigns arguably dominated the social media sphere more than the sports match. And as per usual, the campaigns were expensive, and star-studded. READ MORE: Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, And Bill Hader Team For Space Comedy 'The Something' Seth Rogen, Amy Schumer, Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Christopher Walken, Kevin Hart... Читать дальше...

Residents of the quiet, rural town of Dudley, Massachusetts, are up in arms over plans to build a Muslim cemetery on 55 acres of old farmland. Hundreds of people turned out for a public hearing last week to raise their concerns. “I am very against this cemetery going in and don’t see why it has to come to little old Dudley,” Gail Donahue said at the meeting, according to WBUR, a Boston NPR affiliate.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Missy Elliott's comeback continues with the release of her new single, "Pep Rally."

TAINAN, Taiwan - People offer prayers, wishing for the safety of people still missing, near a collapsed apartment com...

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It's looking more and more like March is off the table for an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

The FOMC will meet next month to decide whether to raise interest rates.

Deutsche Bank's chief US economist Joe LaVorgna thinks it will pass and wait another nine months before raising rates at its December 2016 meeting.

Here's LaVorgna (emphasis ours):

"We do not expect the Fed to raise rates in March because Q1 GDP growth will likely be very soft... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The entertainer Flavor Flav is due to face a Las Vegas judge on misdemeanor driving under the influence, speeding and marijuana possession charges stemming from a vehicle stop…

LAS VEGAS - The entertainer Flavor Flav is due to face a Las Vegas judge on misdemeanor driving under the influence, speeding and marijuana possession charges stemming from a vehicle stop last May.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The entertainer Flavor Flav is due to face a Las Vegas judge on misdemeanor driving under the influence, speeding and marijuana possession charges stemming from a vehicle stop…

Political parties and people who flout the electoral laws in KwaZulu-Natal are in for a shock.

All these varieties are resistance to both biotic (pests and insects) and abiotic (water, temperature, light) stresses.

Lib Dem Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael loses a bid to have his legal fees paid after a challenge to his election failed.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform plans to build 108 residential apartments - a third of what was promised.

Move to fend off inflationary pressure from sudden cash inflow, says vice-president Nobakht

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In a Washington press conference shortly after peace talks over Syria's future fell apart earlier this week, US Secretary of State John Kerry again called on Syria's government and its supporters to end their military campaign and pursue a political solution to the conflict instead.

Days earlier, Gareth Bayley, the UK's special representative for Syria, told reporters in Geneva that "there is no military solution" to the conflict.

As the diplomats called for a peaceful resolution to the crisis... Читать дальше...

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A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, the Daallo chief executive said on Monday.

The bomber was sucked out of the plane through the 1-meter-wide hole when the blast ripped open the pressurized cabin in mid-air, officials said. The pilot landed the plane in the Somali capital, from where it had taken off. Читать дальше...

What happens to your 40l(k) or 403(b) retirement plan when you leave your job or retire? Nothing - unless you make a decision to roll it over into a different investment. But under the stress of leaving a job, many people figure they don't want to deal with the hassle of choosing a new retirement plan custodian. So they just let their money sit in the old plan. And that could be a big mistake.

When you leave your job for whatever reason, you have four choices. You can leave the money in your former employer's plan... Читать дальше...

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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A California doctor was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the overdose deaths of three of her patients.

The government has picked a new leader for promoting women on boards. But are you as good at picking champions of diversity as they are?

"We should all fear Oilmageddon!" 

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