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LONDON (AP) — The British government says it doesn't need maverick anti-European politician Nigel Farage to be its go-between with the incoming Trump administration.

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All kinds of things are now happening in the world of bonds that haven’t happened before. For example, authorities in China today halted trading for the first time ever in futures contracts of government bonds, after prices had swooned, with the 10-year yield hitting 3.4%. Trading didn’t resume until after the People’s Bank of China injected $22 billion into the short-term money market.

What does this turmoil have to do with US Treasurys? China has been dumping them to stave off problems in its own house…. Читать дальше...

Bogus news has been around a lot longer than real news. And it’s left a lot of destruction behind.

Moshe Katsav, de voormalige president van Israël, komt na vijf jaar gevangenisstraf vervroegd vrij. Dat melden Israëlische media vandaag. Katsav werd in 2011 veroordeeld tot zeven jaar celstraf wegens verkrachting.

The episode is seen as one more reason to fear Beijing — and to doubt whether the American Navy will rise to the defense of allies in the region.

Jonathan Kodjia's powerful shot is enough to secure Aston Villa's second away league win of the season at strugglers QPR.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has shown commitment to the deal on its nuclear program agreed with world powers, the head of the United Nations atomic energy watchdog said on Sunday, following complaints by Tehran over what it calls a U.S. violation of the accord.

Democratic delegate explains on 'Fox & Friends'

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India last won the title in 2001.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout) SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is in the process of developing a long-endurance aerial drone with greater capabilities, the government said Sunday. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is unde

Un documentaire étonnant jette un regard singulier sur la vie dans un établissement psychiatrique

Het geluk van zanger Simon Keizer (32) kan niet op. Gisteravond kondigde hij tijdens een concert, met zijn beste vriend Nick Schilder aan zijn zij, voor de eerste keer vader te worden. Tel daar het tienjarig jubileum van Nick & Simon bij op en de Volendammer spreekt van een 'schitterende week'.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A 3-year-old boy was fatally shot during what Little Rock Police say was an apparent road rage incident Saturday night.

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GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK, Mozambique — A fragment of a bullet-pocked wall in this Mozambique wildlife reserve is a reminder of a civil war that ended in 1992. Today, an ambitious revival of Gorongosa National Park is underway, but trouble looms again from the conflict’s old foes.

Los Blancos end 2016 with three trophies and only two defeats as they also sit on top of La Liga - an incredible transformation since Rafa Benitez was replaced in January

England's Gabby and Chris Adcock lose to China's Siwei Zheng and Qingchen Chen in the World Superseries Finals.

The Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 “word of the year” shortlist was heavy on neologisms that one wishes didn’t have to exist: “alt-right,” “Brexiteer,” and this year’s winning term, “post-truth.” Among the finalists, though, there was one bit of solace: “hygge,” a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” Pronounced “hoo-guh,” the word is said to have no direct translation in English, though “cozy” comes close. Читать дальше...

When Santa Claus hitches up Rudolph for his annual Christmas route this year, he may well skip Wall Street, not because stocks have been naughty but because they’ve been too good.

Get ready for some turbulence.

President Barack Obama has spent his two terms in office working to build closer ties with China while seeking to isolate and punish Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Eight years later, Moscow is subject to painful US sanctions and continued public criticism from Obama and his aides. Beijing is a key economic partner that has at times served as a conduit to the rogue regime in North Korea.

That owes to a fairly different pattern of behavior. Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine... Читать дальше...

Is Donald Trump clinically mentally ill? That is a question many of us have asked throughout this election season. Well, apparently some legitimate psychiatry professionals have similar concerns and have put those concerns into a formal request to the White House.

RIJSSEN - Het duel tussen Rijssen Vooruit en SVVN in de derde klasse D van het zaterdagvoetbal is zaterdag na tien minuten in de tweede helft gestaakt door scheidsrechter Van Otten. De stand was op dat moment 2-1 in het voordeel van de thuisploeg. Volgens beide clubs was het wegsturen van RV coach Björn Rutten de directe aanleiding voor het staken van de wedstrijd. Scheidsrechter Van Otten wil zelf niet reageren op het incident.

Carlo Ancelotti's men are looking to keep the pace with RB Leipzig and will be confident of beating bottom-of-the-league Darmstadt on Sunday afternoon