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Koningin Elizabeth heeft zondagavond vooral genoten van de paarden tijdens het verjaardagsspektakel dat bij Windsor Castle voor haar werd gehouden. Er deden maar liefst negenhonderd edele viervoeters mee aan de negentig minuten durende show, waarvoor de koninklijke familie in vol ornaat was uitgerukt. De vorstin is vorige maand negentig jaar geworden.

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Members of the group Die Antwoord have been urged to reconsider a performance scheduled to take place in Israel next month.

The Cowboys made what appears to be a “win-now” move in the draft when they selected running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth overall pick. There’s a sense that the Cowboys are going all in on offense by using Elliott to repeat the success they had on the ground in 2014, something that ties into…

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Activist short seller Carson Block usually takes big swings at companies.

Block, who heads up the firm Muddy Waters Capital, typically tries to expose fraud, lies, and corruption.

And that often makes him unpopular, not least with the companies he is targeting and their investors.

Block talked to Business Insider last week, and in a wide-ranging interview discussed the merits of activist short selling. He also said that mainstream investors are... Читать дальше...

It's graduation season. Sometime, hopefully before the end of the previous fall semester, those colleges and universities seeking a commencement speaker locked in the deal.

It's interesting to look at the wide variation in approaches to commencement spread across America's colleges and universities.

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It's a summer season in Gdansk! I hope you can visit. Nearly two million people have visited our city in 2015. Less than half of them came for recreation and leisure. Majority declare that they will come again and will recommend Gdańsk to their family and friends.

Obviously, that makes the mayor happy! We are doing our best to make this summer even better and cooler for tourists in Gdansk! Efforts are not spared in city's agencies and institutions to conduct a smart pro-business, pro-residents... Читать дальше...

It is high time women stopped chasing what is not; they should learn to read the signs in their relationships and learn when to give up. Many women act like their whole lives depend on the relationships’ ability to work out. Many women give up their position and place of respect because they want to […]

The M19 freeway in Durban had to be closed due to rocks‚ burning tyres and debris on Monday.

Nintendo said it was in negotiations with movie-production companies to create films featuring some of its popular characters, as it looks to expand outside the game business.

Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, at his first news conference since winning the election, said he wants to bring back the death penalty and forge closer ties with China. Photo: European Pressphoto Agency

TSUKUBA, Japan - Science ministers and representatives from the Group of Seven economies pose for a commemorative pho...

The European Parliament's recommendation not to recognize China as a market economy is nonconstructive, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday.

Bengaluru: AirAsia India has flown 2.5 million passengers as of today, the airline said.

Monday's collection of links.

Gwyneth Paltrow just shared some photos from her daughter Apple‘s 12th birthday weekend, where she had b-day brunch with Beyonce and Jay Z‘s daughter Blue Ivy Carter, 4! “Birthday brunch squad #godsistersandbesties,” Gwyneth captioned one of the photos from Apple‘s birthday weekend, which featured Apple, Blue Ivy, and two other pals. Gwyneth and Chris Martin [...]

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Looking at a hypothetical post-Trump Republican Party May 16, 2016, 4:40 a.m. Republicans continue to split over Donald Trump before the July convention as Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hone in on their remaining primaries and delegates. What would a post- Donald Trump Republican...

Companies exposed to Germany's domestic economy may outperform the country's export champions as demand rises at home.

– The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says cattle rustling activities by Tiv youths contributed to the herdsmen attack in Buruku local government area of Benue state – Spokesperson for MACBAN Garus Gololo accuses Tiv youths of stealing 800 cows belonging to the resident herders – Gololo says it is regrettable that while […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc and McKesson Corporation are partnering to source generic pharmaceuticals, the companies announced Monday. The agreement adds on to an existing long-term distribution agreement between the two companies and could lower the cost of pharmaceutical care, the press release states. Shares of Wal-Mart were down less than 1% Monday.

Chelsea manager-elect Antonio Conte is cleared of any wrongdoing following a match fixing scandal from 2011.

They are both very sweet, full of energy and love to give kisses. Bobby Arthurs tells us they are both kid-favorites at the shelter.

Director of the Political Futures Consultancy Daniel Silke warns that South Africa is 'staring down a crisis' over Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's woes with the Hawks and President Jacob Zuma.

Former London Mayor Boris Johnson has been accused of performing political "gymnastics" after saying negotiating the EU-US trade agreement on behalf of the European Union is "like trying to ride a vast pantomime horse, with 28 people blindly pulling in different directions."