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US Fed Sees ‘considerable Uncertainty’ Over Trump Fiscal Stimulus…
Policymakers at the Federal Reserve continue to see "considerable uncertainty" about the effects of possible fiscal...
U.S. Companies Added 263K Jobs In March
The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a...
Facebook Ramps Up Fight Against ‘revenge Porn’
Facebook on Wednesday unleashed a new weapon in the war against "revenge porn" at the leading social network as well as...
Morocco King Names New Government
Morocco's King Mohamed VI on Wednesday named a new government headed by a member of the ruling Islamist party,...
Great Apes Know When People Are Wrong
Orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos are the nearest relatives of humans in the primate world, and like us, they can...
‘Suddenly, She Fell To the Ground’
They collapsed one after the other. In minutes, Mohammad watched his mother, father and nephew fall to the ground,...
Ill Winds Blow As McIlroy, Johnson Prepare Master Class
World number one Dustin Johnson and top rivals Rory McIlroy and Jason Day will face brisk winds on a rain-soaked...
As Streaming Booms, Songs Getting Faster
Streaming is making it quicker not only to play music. A new study finds that pop songs themselves are getting faster...
Donors Pledge Billions At Syria Aid Conference
International donors on Wednesday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by a...
US May Widen Ban of Carry-On Computers On Planes
The United States may soon expand its ban on air passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland...
US Threatens Unilateral Action If UN Fails To Act On Syria
The United States warned Wednesday that it could take unilateral action if the United Nations fails to respond to a...
Syria Attack ‘crossed A Lot of Lines’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday denounced the Syrian regime's latest alleged chemical weapons attack as an...
S.Africa’s Top Court Opens Up Domestic Trade In Rhino Horn
South Africa's highest court Wednesday rejected a bid by the government to keep a ban on domestic trade in rhino horn,...
Gays Protected From Workplace Discrimination
Gay rights advocates Wednesday hailed a first-of-its-kind federal appeals court ruling that employers cannot...
Israel Approves Controversial Law On House Demolitions
Israel's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a controversial law against illegal constructions that detractors...
US Envoy To UN Slams Russia Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday lashed out at Russia for failing to rein in its ally Syria after a suspected...
Trump Strategist Bannon Dropped From National Security Council
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief strategist, has lost his seat on the powerful National Security Council in...
Afghan Activists Urge Progress In ICC War Crimes Probe
Afghan human rights groups urged the International Criminal Court on Wednesday to speed up a war crimes probe in their...
New York’s Eleven Madison Park Named World’s Best Restaurant
The contemporary New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park was crowned 2017's winner of the annual World's 50 Best...