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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine economy grew faster than expected at 6.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, its highest quarterly growth in almost three years, officials said Thursday as the government prepares…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine economy grew faster than expected at 6.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, its highest quarterly growth in almost three years, officials said Thursday as the government prepares…

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TAIZ, Yemen (AP) — When Ali Ghanem's doctors told him his cancer had spread from his colon to his backbone, they said they didn't have the facilities to give him the needed radiation treatment in his home city of Taiz,…

TAIZ, Yemen (AP) — When Ali Ghanem's doctors told him his cancer had spread from his colon to his backbone, they said they didn't have the facilities to give him the needed radiation treatment in his home city of Taiz,…

TAIZ, Yemen (AP) — When Ali Ghanem's doctors told him his cancer had spread from his colon to his backbone, they said they didn't have the facilities to give him the needed radiation treatment in his home city of Taiz,…

SA’s retail sales grew below expectations by 2.8% year-on-year in March as rising interest rates and weak economic growth hit consumer confidence.

Our Queen at 90 caps off a celebration of the British monarchy

Debashine Thangevelo

FOR the past few weeks, ITV Choice had a smorgasbord of content in celebration of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday.

With the end of “The Royal Season” almost upon us, with Our Queen at 90 airing tomorrow followed by The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, it’s time to take a closer look at the former special, which involved a lot of preplanning by the channel. Читать дальше...

Two U.S. House members with their political future on the line will be on the spot Thursday ahead of a rare primary election between incumbent Republicans reshuffled into the same congressional district.

The missing EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed, according to Egyptian aviation officials speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Flight MS804 vanished from the radar just after entering Egyptian airspace at around 2:45 a.m. Cairo time on Thursday, with 66 people on board. Given the plane has not landed at local airports, the "possibility that the plane crashed has been confirmed," the officials told AP. Separately, an Egyptian civil aviation authority spokesman... Читать дальше...

Asian stocks fell on Thursday as markets scrambled to factor in the possibility of another interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve as early as June.

Seven years after the start of a political crisis, Madagascar is declaring itself open for business.

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Wall Street closed flat on Wednesday after a volatile session.

New York - Wall Street closed flat on Wednesday after a volatile session, supported by bank shares, as the minutes from the Federal Reserve's April meeting signalled a potential interest rate increase in the near term.

Officials from the US central bank said it would be appropriate to raise interest rates in June if economic data points to stronger second-quarter growth as well as firming inflation and employment, according to the minutes. Читать дальше...

There will also be a wireless motion controller — functioning like a fishing rod, a steering wheel or a pointer — to permit more-sophisticated VR experiences. Because these phones don't exist yet, it will take time for Daydream to grow, says Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research. If anything, Daydream could spark interest in smartphone upgrades. Because the pace of phone innovation has slowed, some people have been holding on to their phones longer. Google's controller will be able to sense motion... Читать дальше...

There will also be a wireless motion controller — functioning like a fishing rod, a steering wheel or a pointer — to permit more-sophisticated VR experiences. Because these phones don't exist yet, it will take time for Daydream to grow, says Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research. If anything, Daydream could spark interest in smartphone upgrades. Because the pace of phone innovation has slowed, some people have been holding on to their phones longer. Google's controller will be able to sense motion... Читать дальше...

LONDEN (ANP) - Thomas Cook ziet de vrees voor terrorisme terug in zijn boekingen. Het reisbedrijf krijgt aanzienlijk minder reserveringen voor reizen naar Turkije en heeft de afgelopen maanden ook de interesse in België als bestemming zien teruglopen.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two U.S. House members with their political future on the line will be on the spot Thursday ahead of a rare primary election between incumbent Republicans reshuffled into the same congressional district.

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On May 19, 1994, former U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died at age 64.

The shortlist for the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has been announced, the competition’s organizer, Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, said Thursday.

– The League Management Company has wielded its hammer on the club – Giwa failed to honour three league games without any cogent reason – The Jos-based side were banished to Ilorin following crowd trouble at home Nigerian Premier League club Giwa FC have been banned from the Nigeria Football Professional League(NPFL), after the club failed to show […]

Dilma Rousseff surprised that "Brazilian media indulgently cover the activity of interim government."