ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's parliament has passed an omnibus reform bill providing for tax hikes, more austerity reforms and a new privatization superfund, which will manage almost all state property.
The scene of a crash in Southampton, N.J., in December. A growing number of safety advocates are campaigning to change a 100-year-old mentality that they say trivializes the single most common cause of traffic incidents: human error.
Greek lawmakers on Sunday adopted fresh cuts and tax hikes ahead of Tuesday`s Eurogroup meeting expected to unlock much-needed bailout funds for the debt-ridden country.
Drake’s Views stays steady atop the Billboard 200 chart, as the album racks up a third straight week at No. 1. Views earned another 239,000...
Afghan officials have confirmed the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike, but many details remain unexplained
The Angry Birds Movie soared to $39 million in its debut weekend, knocking Captain America: Civil War off its first-place perch, while new adult comedies Neighbors 2 and the The Nice Guys struggled to get their footing, according to comScore estimates Sunday. Rovio Animation spearheaded the production of "The Angry Birds Movie," which cost around $73 million to make, and it opened strong internationally last weekend. The film has already earned $150 million worldwide, according to estimates from Sony, which is distributing the film. Читать дальше...
A husband and wife who sought medical help in Paris were among the 66 people who died in the crash of Flight 804, leaving three orphaned children behind.
AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on a police officer that was shot and killed in a Massachusetts town (all times local):
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed Sunday for his first overseas bilateral visit to Japan since taking office last fall. The prime minister is hoping to strengthen Canada's relationship with the country.
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For the past week, I've been testing out a VW Beetle "Dune," a special edition of the iconic reboot of the legendary "people's car."
The car is loads of fun, has an amazing audio system, and is pretty cheap, at less than $25,000.
But it also has a nifty feature that no driver is ever going to see — although he or she might hear it, and it solves a problem that every driver with a backup camera has faced when the weather gets rough.
Check it out.
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Pope Franics calls on world leaderst to come up with a plan to increase global humanitarian aid at this week's World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that Indians living abroad have the capability to assimilate with everyone.
Unidentified miscreants seriously injured a gangster by firing at him while he was having tea at his rented accommodation on Dhandran Road here late on Sunday evening.
The Angry Birds Movie has soared at the box office this weekend, claiming the top spot from Captain America
– The Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) has entered the mid-season with interesting games played on Sunday May 22 – For the very first time this season, Sunshine Stars recorded their first away win of the season by beating Abia Warriors Here are the results and reports: Lobi Stars 1-0 Rivers United Sunday Akleche was the […]
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West leave dinner together on Saturday night (May 21) in London, England. The 35-year-old reality star spoke at the Vogue Festival that day and revealed she’s starting to move on past her famous contouring beauty trend. “I think right now it’s more about nontouring, like real skin with less make-up on [...]
Silas' work in Charlotte got him noticed.
Internet giant Alibaba’s Alipay has had a lock on China’s huge mobile-payment market, but now rival Tencent is leveraging its WeChat app to increase its slice, and foreign players including Apple and Samsung are jumping in.
"Mbera" no longer is standing.
This Saturday night, instead of going out for a date or dinner, Gurgaonwallahs went for a run – a 'starry night marathon'.
Four hundred Italian pizza makers spent 11 hours making the world's longest pizza, which spans 1.15 miles. Guinness World Records were present and measured the piping hot pizza as it came out of the oven.
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Warren Buffett has his eyes on Yahoo's internet business.
He told CNBC on Monday that he'd be willing to help finance a bid including Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert for Yahoo's internet assets.
Reuters had reported Friday that the Berkshire Hathaway CEO and Gilbert were entering the bidding war.
To be sure, Buffett also told CNBC that Yahoo is not the type of business he would ever be an equity partner in.
But he shared his thoughts on the company when CNBC's Becky Quick ... Читать дальше...