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NEW YORK (AP) — Lucy Dahl, one of the late Roald Dahl's five children, has special memories of birthdays.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lucy Dahl, one of the late Roald Dahl's five children, has special memories of birthdays.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lucy Dahl, one of the late Roald Dahl's five children, has special memories of birthdays.

Meeting not expected to lead to endorsement by Ryan, who opposes Trump’s proposals to ban Muslims, deport illegal immigrants and impose protectionist trade policies

De Keniaanse overheid wil het vluchtelingenkamp Dadaab sluiten. Dat maakte de minister van binnenlandse zaken woensdag bekend. Met zo'n 328.000 vluchtelingen staat Dadaab bekend als 's werelds grootste vluchtelingenkamp. De internationale gemeenschap reageert kritisch op het plan.

A dozen members of the US House of Representatives have introduced a new bill proposing the creation of an entire agency meant to 'counter Chinese and Russian propaganda', The Washington Examiner reported.

The Arsenal manager signed a personal letter to the family after the passing of their mother just two weeks ago

LONDON (AP) — Does one person really need 900 horses to tell their life story?

The disruption of ceasefire in Syria was a catastrophe for humanitarian work in the country, an adviser to the UN Special Envoy for Syria said.

Withings’ good-looking wearables help Nokia return to the consumer electronics market

Plus, what Paul Ryan and Donald Trump have in common.

Broadcaster airs concerns about board independence but licence fee remains

Carson, wrote that abstaining from voting for Trump is “voting for the other side”

"Ermenistan ekibine bundan sonra sıfır tolerans gösterilecek" denilen açıklamada Avrupa Yayın Birliği, Eurovision şarkı yarışmasında Ermeni işgali altındaki Azerbaycan toprağı Dağlık Karabağ'ın sözde yönetiminin...Devamı için tıklayınız

These five stocks sport attractive dividend yields that make them strong long-term investments, writes Jeff Reeves.

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The Japanese yen is lower for the third time in four days.

The currency is weaker by 0.9% at 109.38 per dollar as of 7:58 a.m. ET.

Earlier in the day, Takatoshi Ito, a professor at Columbia University and former colleague of Bank of Japan head Haruhiko Kuroda, told Reuters that if inflation indicators weaken and stock prices drop, then the BOJ could ease again in June or July.

As for the rest of the world, here's the scoreboard:

With most S&P 500 member companies beating analysts’ estimates for earnings per share, a better gauge — gross profit margins — helps investors understand the real story, says Phil van Doorn.

With most S&P 500 member companies beating analysts’ estimates for earnings per share, a better gauge — gross profit margins — helps investors understand the real story, says Phil van Doorn.

With most S&P 500 member companies beating analysts’ estimates for earnings per share, a better gauge — gross profit margins — helps investors understand the real story, says Phil van Doorn.

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The chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG is considering making a bid for the agrochemical company Monsanto, Bloomberg's Aaron Kirchfeld, Ruth David, and Dinesh Nair report.

The combined company would become the largest farm-chemicals- and seeds-supplier in the world, according to the report.

Monsanto's stock surged by as much as 20% in pre-market trading.

Monsanto, which has a market cap of about $40 billion, is the maker of the pesticide Roundup. Читать дальше...

Keep mutual fund costs low and your chance of investment success is high

Keep mutual fund costs low and your chance of investment success is high

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Former Commerce Minister Lee Hee-beom was elected the new head of the planning committee for the country's first Winter Olympics on Thursday. Lee's candidacy as the president of the PyeongChang Organizing Co

A Swiss senior citizen may have just become the world's oldest mother at the age of 80.