Новости за 19.10.2016

FNB says it has approvals to transfer more than 2.3 million Ashburton- and FNB-branded FNB Life Insurance policies to FirstRand Life.

Starbucks on Wednesday named its first CEO for China and said it plans to more than double its store count in that country to 5,000 by 2021.

Halliburton revenue short of Wall Street's estimates; shares slip premarket

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MOSUL, Iraq, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Thousands of civilians have fled Mosul and crossed into Syria as Iraqi and Kurdish forces claimed nearly all territory south of Iraq's second-largest city.

Garth Brooks, the last superstar artist to hold out on music streaming, has inked a deal with Amazon. Effective immediately a number of titles from...

The conflicts in Ukraine and Syria have seen Moscow`s relations with the West plunge to their post-Cold War nadir.

French authorities have no knowledge regarding the deadly strikes allegedly carried out by Belgian aviation near the Syrian city of Aleppo, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadale said Wednesday.

TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets were steady Wednesday after China reported its economy expanded at a firm pace in the July-September quarter and investors awaited more U.S. corporate earnings reports. The 6.7 percent annual pace of growth reported by China was supported by strong consumer spending that helped offset weakness in trade. Financial sector growth is also likely to have recovered as last year's equity bubble dropped out of the base for comparison, Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a commentary. Читать дальше...

Tupperware Brands Corp. said Wednesday it had third-quarter net income of $48.8 million, or 96 cents per share, up from $36.2 million, or 72 cents per share, for the same period last year. Adjusted EPS of 87 cents per share beat the FactSet consensus of 80 cents. Sales for the quarter of $521.8 million were up from $521.0 million last year, but missed the FactSet estimate of $530.0 million. The company sees fourth-quarter sales growth between 5% and 7% and earnings per share between $1.34 and... Читать дальше...

A young Turkish man wearing a burqa was detained after visiting a beauty salon on suspicion of being a suicide bomber in the Turkish province of Adana. However, as it turned out the man was actually wearing a burqa as a disguise to meet his fiancée.

Morgan Stanley shares edge higher premarket after trading boosts bank's earnings

On Monday, Giants quarterback Eli Manning was asked about wide receiver Odell Beckham’s excessive celebration penalty and sideline romance with a kicking net in Sunday’s win over the Ravens. Manning referenced the discussions of Beckham’s behavior following losses in the previous three weeks, saying “you can get real sick of it” when Beckham isn’t scoring…

The Fees Must Fall protests had dire consequences for café employee Eddie at the University of Cape Town (UCT) – he was forced to live in a shelter.

De man die vandaag dood werd gevonden in Zeewolde is volgens getuigen 'gewurgd en daarna doodgestoken'. Het zou gaan om een drugsconflict, zo blijkt uit een verklaring van de vader van de mogelijke dader. De vader heeft zijn zoon zelf naar de politie gebracht.

The Iranian judiciary handed down 10 years of imprisonment to four nationals and two Iranian-Americans over charges of espionage and collaboration with the U.S. government, state-run Press TV reported Wednesday. The U.S. State Department has urged Iran to release the two convicted dual citizens

She and her husband also smoke.

But at least we’ll get to celebrate Christmas first!

Everyone needs to get on his level.

Muhammed Saleem is a 27-year-old photographer and game artist from Lahore, Pakistan, and he’s recently been using LinkedIn to circulate what might quite possibly be the world’s most inspirational résumé.

Facebook: saleem999

Saleem's résumé is actually a whopping 28-page PDF done up like a magazine, and it is amazing.

Courtesy of Muhammad Saleem

Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has visited two Mosques in an attempt to learn more about Islam after a video emerged of him and a friend mocking the Islamic call to prayer.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- James Franco is being sued by a photographer who claims Franco attacked him at a Lana Del Rey concert in October 2014.

A Hillary Clinton campaign bus was filmed dumping human waste onto a public street in Georgia between campaign stops on Tuesday After being caught they claimed they “were unaware” that they were not supposed to. The DNC apologized for the incident and a hazmat crew was sent to clean up their filth. The #DNC now apologizing for dumping human waste. Hazmat crew called out. @cbs46 told this not only illegal but is a “jail-able” offense https://t.co/bmmZhOwGyO — Ben Swann (@BenSwann_) October 18, 2016     The Hill reports... Читать дальше...

Fans of the experimental rock band Negativland will get a bonus gift when they buy the new album — a plastic bag with some of dead band member Don Joyce's cremated remains.