Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday after Wall Street declined ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong rose while Australian and South Korean indexes were little-changed. Investors are looking to Jerome Powell’s speech Friday for signs of direction on interest rates […]
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The World Health Organization says it’s theoretically possible to wipe out malaria, but probably not with the flawed vaccine and other control methods being used at the moment. Dr. Pedro Alonso, the U.N. health agency’s global malaria director, said WHO is “unequivocally in favor” of eradication, but that major questions about its feasibility remain. In
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Break basic airplane etiquette around comedian Andy Richter at your peril. The sidekick on Conan O’Brien’s late night TV show this week used Twitter to publicly shame a fellow passenger who repeatedly placed his bare feet on the seatback TV screen in front of him. Richter explained in a series of tweets how he first “snitched
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Billed as a chance to get Canadian fans a close-up look at NFL superstars like Aaron Rodgers, Thursday night’s exhibition between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers sure gave them something they’ve never seen. Daniel Carson kicked a 33-yard field goal with 8 seconds remaining, and the Oakland Raiders earned a bizarre 22-21 preseason
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Image copyright Channel 4 Image caption Prue Leith will help to set new quality standards Bake Off judge Prue Leith is the latest celebrity chef to be recruited in the quest to improve the food hospital patients eat. The government is launching a review of hospital food, first announced in June, to set new quality
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Image copyright Truffle Melbourne Image caption Nigel Wood, holding the basket in this photo, invites visitors to join him on his truffle hunts When his dogs sniff out a prized black truffle under the soil, Nigel Wood says it is always an exciting moment for the accompanying humans too. “The atmosphere is usually one of
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International trade in elephant ivory will remain banned, according to a vote at the World Wildlife Conference, known as CITES, in Switzerland. Thursday’s vote by a key committee makes it likely that the plenary session next week will uphold the prohibition of ivory sales. Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe had proposed they be allowed to sell
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The Baltimore Orioles set the major league record for home runs allowed in a season, giving up drives to Austin Meadows and Willy Adames in a rain-delayed, 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay that ended shortly before 1 a.m. Friday. About 200 fans were left at Camden Yards when the Rays closed out the win. Meadows
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Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday after Wall Street declined ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Australia rose while Hong Kong declined. Investors are looking to Jerome Powell’s speech Friday for signs of direction on interest rates after two regional Fed presidents
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Miley Cyrus is sporting some sssseriously intense new ink. On Wednesday, the pop star was tagged in a snapshot on tattoo artist Dr. Woo’s Instagram page featuring his work on her arm. The 26-year-old singer now has a tattoo of a snake eating a man on her forearm. “Cool old sculpture [Miley Cyrus] found in
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