Archive du mois : février 2018
The convulsions rocking U.S. equity markets continued Friday, with major indexes headed for the worst week in almost seven years after falling back from early gains. Treasury declines eased as investors sought havens from gold to the yen. Investors hoping for signs of stability after Thursday’s late-day swoon got whipsawed in the first 90 minutes…
Mardan, Pakistan – Last April, Mashal Khan was lynched by dozens of fellow university students. The mob was spurred by rumours that the journalism student had somehow insulted Islam. Khan was stripped naked, beaten, shot and thrown out of the second floor window of his Abdul Wali Khan University dormitory in Khyber-Pakhtinkhwa province. He was 23…
This woman seems oblivious to the fact she is sitting on a cliff edge that has already cracked and good give way at any minute as she tucks into her picnic . Sid Saunders was horrified to see the woman sat on the unstable rocks as she ate her lunch. The notorious site has been…
At least one person has been killed and more than 50 others wounded in a bombing at a mosque in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, according to local media. The blast was caused by at least one improvised explosive device which went off at the Saad Ben Obadah mosque during Friday prayers, the Libya Observer…
The 23rd Winter Olympic Games are set to officially kick off with the opening ceremony at the South Korean city of Pyeongchang. Spectators, athletes and officials were welcomed to the chiming of bells as a ceremony titled « Peace in Motion » got under way in the 35,000-seated Pyeongchang Olympic stadium. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister,…
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The EU would deny Britain the Brexit transition period requested by Theresa May if ongoing disagreements in negotiations are not resolved, Michel Barnier has warned. The European Commission’s chief negotiator told reporters in Brussels that a transition period was “not a given” and that “there will undoubtedly be a problem” if the UK sticks to its guns. The UK…
Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks from a vote on Capitol Hill after the senate voted to advance a bill financing the U.S government January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump, who said earlier this week he would « love » a government shutdown, was expected to sign the…
Although Snap minimized risk by keeping Spectacles supplies low and not stuffing the device full of superfluous tech, exploring a category it had little experience in was still a bold undertaking. Snap recognized this, admitting in its IPO that it has « limited manufacturing experience. » But the company also said in the same document that it’s…
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