Chinese President Xi Jinping leads at National People's Congress
BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) - China convened the "two sessions" after an over two-month postponement due to COVID-19 as the ...
News Corp shuts down 112 historic Australian newspapers
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - The largest publisher of newspapers in Australia, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has closed 112 suburban and ...
Body of man found on balcony after fire is extinguished at Penrith
PENRITH, NSW, Australia - A man has perished in a fire at an apartment complex in Penrith, at the foot ...
Are the Golden Days over?
As lockdown measures start to be eased in most countries around the world, the experts of The Conversation's global network ...
Unmasked riders banned from South Korean cabs, buses
SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government on Tuesday launched a 'no mask, no ride' policy on buses and ...
Lupin's Q4 net profit rises 35 pc to Rs 390 crore
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Pharma major Lupin Ltd has reported 34.5 per cent rise in its consolidated net ...
Wipro appoints Thierry Delaporte as CEO and Managing Director
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 29 (ANI): IT software major Wipro Ltd on Friday announced the appointment of Thierry Delaporte as ...
Equity indices dip ahead of Q4 GDP data, Axis Bank slips 2.8 pc
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were on a low swing during early hours on Friday ahead ...
Chinese Grad Students May Be Next Hit by US-China Tensions
The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities and impose other sanctions against ...
CR4ZY remain unbeaten in ESL One Birmingham NA/SA
CR4ZY edged Evil Geniuses 2-1 on Thursday to remain undefeated in ESL One Birmingham Online's North America and South America ...
News Corp shuts down 112 historic Australian newspapers
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - The largest publisher of newspapers in Australia, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has closed 112 suburban and ...
U.S. president to step up pressure on Facebook, Twitter
WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday regarding social media platforms, after Twitter tagged ...
Hair salons adapt to evolving new standards
When this writer recently looked into the mirror and took a good look at how long his hair had grown ...
How London's 100 or so billionaires are faring
Over cups of tea in his ramshackle London home I chatted with a novelist. It felt a valuable opportunity, given ...
Are the Golden Days over?
As lockdown measures start to be eased in most countries around the world, the experts of The Conversation's global network ...
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Stocks slide in Asia, greenback slumps
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia skidded on Friday, and the U.S. dollar dived, as the relationship between the ...
Demand for cobalt, nickel, copper, manganese boosting deep-sea mining
PHENOM PENH, Cambodia - Scientists and environmentalists are urging an international moratorium on deep-sea mining after releasing a report indicating ...
Wall Street dashed over China, social media fears
NEW YORK, New York - U.S, stocks ran out of steam on Thursday with fears about the worsening U,S.-China relationship ...
2,123,000 more Americans claim unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Xinhua) - The number of initial jobless claims in the United States totaled 2.1 million last week ...
Visitors to Ireland in April drop to 16,100, versus 1.71m last year
DUBLIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of overseas visitors to Ireland in April went down by 99.1 percent to ...
Asia Development Bank to fund two new geothermal plants
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to help PT Geo Dipa Energi ...
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Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...