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The U.K. government unveiled its legislative program for the new parliamentary session on Wednesday, including plans for new powers for law enforcement to tackle extremists and a slate of social-reform measures.

Oil futures pared gains Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a 1.3 million-barrel rise in crude-oil supplies for the week ended May 13. The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday had reported a 1.1 million-barrel fall, while analysts polled S&P Global Platts expected a 3 million-barrel decline. Gasoline supplies were down by 2.5 million barrels, while distillate stockpiles fell 3.2 million barrels last week, according to the EIA. June crude was at $48.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange... Читать дальше...

National sport federations and athletes could face life-long bans from the Olympic Games if the doping allegations prove to be true.

Police want to speak to two men following the death of a horse, after a harness race, earlier this week. WARNING: Distressing image

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With its bustling cities, gorgeous beaches, and rich cultural history, Thailand is a hot spot for tourists. In 2014, more than 24 million visitors traveled there to experience its unique sites first-hand.

Photo-sharing app EyeEm recently hosted a Thailand-centric contest that asked photographers to submit their best shots from the streets of this photogenic country.

The results were stunning images that provide a glimpse into what Thailand has to offer.

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Target’s first-quarter results put it in the middle of the retail pack, but its outlook sent its shares lower.

Sortez les Rosbifs de la cuisine.

Les Britanniques aiment les haricots sur des toasts, parce que c'est bon. Mais les haricots sur des toasts avec des concombres? Ce n'est pas possible.

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Et les haricots avec de la pizza? Pourquoi faire une chose pareille? POURQUOI?

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Ce n'est pas normal.

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The M60 Patton was America’s first main battle tank and a heavy-lifter for the US from its adoption in 1960 to its final retirement in 1997. 

It’s still in service in allied countries around the world and Raytheon has come out with a modernization kit to get it ready for 21st-century combat.

The Raytheon M60A3 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) features a 950-horsepower engine (a 200-horsepower improvement), a 120mm main gun, new fire control... Читать дальше...

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Imagine you're a cat and every time you meowed, the loud voice of a British gentleman kindly informed your human guardian of your every thought and feeling.

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.7 aftershock early Wednesday rattled Ecuador near the Pacific coast area where a devastating earthquake hit a month ago, knocking out power and scaring still-traumatized residents as they slept but only limited damage…

ARM Holdings said it has completed a $350 million acquisition of a computer-vision company, in a bet that it can further ARM’s goal of getting its technology into new markets such as automobiles, robots and everyday household items.

OLDENZAAL - 28 teams uit 10 landen, 106 gastgezinnen, 300 voetballertjes, 600 kilo macaroni; het zijn zomaar wat cijfers van het Internationale E-toernooi dat komend weekeinde voor de vijfde keer wordt gehouden op de velden van voetbalvereniging Quick'20.

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday gave tentative approval to forming a national guard, with some saying the Kremlin needs the new force as a tool against possible unrest.

Landslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 150 people after days of heavy rain

The SACP has thrown its weight behind Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s claim that there was an ulterior motive behind espionage allegations levelled against him.

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The all-woman reboot of the classic "Ghostbusters" franchise got off to a shaky start with its original trailer. Many fans didn't find particularly exciting or funny.

Sony Pictures seems to have gotten the memo, with a much improved second trailer. The movie stars Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Leslie Jones as the new team. 

The bizarre and terrifying ghosts take center stage in the new spot and the twisted and surreal effects look fantastic. Читать дальше...

A research site in the Pacific that is essential to the Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology makes its mark on microbial oceanography.

(AP) — An adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College has been accused of raping one of his students and sexually assaulting another. An arrest affidavit says a student told school police on May 5 that 27-year-old Youssef Taleb had sexually assaulted her on May 3 when he took her into a conference room to help her with classwork.

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — The co-chairman of a Minnesota county Republican Party says he's resigning from his position because Donald Trump has emerged as the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee.

Target's sales were lower than expected and the retailer warned of weak second quarter results as well. Target is the latest retailer to disappoint Wall Street, raising more concerns about the financial health of the American consumer.

Somewhere there may be wise, funny, charitable iguanas, and some of you may keep them as pets. But squinting up into a mangrove tree in southern Puerto Rico, trying to resolve a red-eyed, hissing wild iguana in the confusion of slender green leaves, it’s hard to imagine these lizards as anything but back-alley larcenists. Lunch-money bullies. Grifters.

Bad bank move could give investors as much as 90 per cent of money back

In a portrait, Donald Trump demonstrated last year how he posts to Twitter using his Samsung phone.