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Led by financials, Chinese stocks have gone nuts on Tuesday, jumping by around 3% amid speculation that mainland A-shares may be included in the MSCI’s benchmark indices as early as next month.

With less than a hour left in trade, the benchmark Shanghai Composite index sits at 2911.33, up 3.15% for the session. Those gains are being mirrored in other mainland indices, with large cap indices such as the SSE 50 and CSI 300 trading up by 3.04% and 3.275% respectively. Читать дальше...

– MASSOB has hinted that the pro-Biafra protest that turned bloody was done by IPOB members – The two groups are pro-Biafra groups but it seems their ideology differs in the way they operate – MASSOB said they were only celebrating the Independence of Biafra peacefully The Movement for the Actualisation for a Sovereign State […]

A 16-year-old girl who says she was gang-raped in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Friday spoke out for this first time since the alleged attack. Photo: Associated Press

A 16-year-old girl who says she was gang-raped in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Friday spoke out for this first time since the alleged attack. Photo: Associated Press

APARTMENT prices are expected to take the biggest hit in Melbourne of Australia’s capitals this year, as foreign buyers “shift away” from the city, a new report says.

Café Dudok in Den Haag heeft de bijeenkomst van dinsdagavond met de omstreden Zuid-Afrikaanse zanger Steve Hofmeyr afgelast vanwege diens kwalijke reputatie.

Adele is in Amsterdam aangekomen voor haar concertreeks in de Ziggo Dome. Fotograaf Ferry Kok spotte haar gisteren toen ze met haar zoon Angelo langs de grachten in het centrum liep.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mandy Pifer drove to the Los Angeles Police Department last week and prepared to face a fresh wave of grief.

A key Taliban group commander who was involved in planning and coordinating suicide attacks was killed during an operation in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said Mullah Abdul Saboor was killed along with his three fighters. A statement by NDS said Mulllah Saboor was busy in plottig Read the full article...

The World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 every year, and this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for governments across the world to enact policies for plain packaging of tobacco products. New Zealand, which aims to be a smoke-free nation by 2025, said Tuesday it would introduce plain packaging, a week after it announced higher taxes to be imposed on tobacco.

Baylor has hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to replace Art Briles and lead its football program through a tumultuous time.

Baylor has hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to replace Art Briles and lead its football program through a tumultuous time.

Baylor has hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to replace Art Briles and lead its football program through a tumultuous time.

Baylor has hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe to replace Art Briles and lead its football program through a tumultuous time.

De 25-jarige Linda Snel uit Bergen op Zoom heeft sinds vorig jaar een relatie met Emile Ratelband (66). Hun relatie deed het nodige stof opwaaien. BN De Stem sprak met haar.

– Otunba Gani Adams has revealed that his men may not be able provide enough security for the Southwest people as the Fulani herdsmen attacks persist – He said the group lost the zeal to protect the people because its members were branded touts, thugs and terrorists by the same Yoruba race – The OPC […]

Iran have banned its pilgrims from travelling to Saudi Arabia to take part in the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, accusing the country of failing to guarantee the safety of Iranian citizens.  Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia remain high after the countries cut off diplomatic ties with each other following the execution of a Shia Cleric in Saudi Arabia. CNN.com reports: Saudi officials refused to provide Iranian pilgrims with consular support or guarantee the security of pilgrims, Iranian Foreign... Читать дальше...

The Huthi rebels are allied with elite troops loyal to Yemen`s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Leading Leave campaigners say the UK would be able to scrap VAT on fuel outside the EU - but George Osborne says this is "fantasy economics".

Amnesty International said Tuesday that more than 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to flee their homes due to violence in the past three years and urged the Kabul government and the international community to tackle the country's growing crisis of refugees internally displaced by war.

Portugal's finance minister has urged policymakers and investors to be patient as the country tackles its burgeoning debt issue and sluggish growth.

Almost 75% of older children in England and Wales with diabetes are not getting key health checks, a study suggests.