Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid a wait-and-see attitude about the direction of interest rates and the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% to 21,170.63 in morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.3% to 6,535.50, while South Korea’s Kospi edged up nearly 0.2% to 2,099.26. Hong Kong’s […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCarole Ghosn is calling for President Trump’s support over her husband’s legal battle Carole Ghosn knew her fight was going to get dirty when stories appeared implicating her in financial crimes allegedly committed by husband Carlos. I was painted as a ringleader, she claims. “I’m a housewife
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Brooks Koepka brought his ‘A’ game to Pebble Beach on Sunday, hoping it would be good enough to make history. He did. But even his ‘A’ game wasn’t enough to slow down the magic show Gary Woodland was putting on behind him. Koepka’s round of 3-under 68 left him three strokes short of Woodland, who
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Film and Television Charity has urged workers to anonymously contribute to the survey The film and television industry has launched its largest-ever survey into the mental health and wellbeing of its workforce. It marks the first phase of The Looking Glass study, led by the Film and Television
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Entrepreneur Ronald Ndoro, founder of Heiron Mind, talks about his vision for private members’ clubs in the 21st century. He runs two clubs in central London and another in Johannesburg, which are part of a new wave of clubs that are less stuffy than their centuries-old predecessors. A film by series producer Dougal Shaw. Follow
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Sometimes, even veterans get nervous. Milwaukee Brewers reliever Matt Albers acknowledged he had to shake off jitters when he inherited a base-loaded, no-outs situation in a crucial spot Sunday. “You just try to take a deep breath and make pitches,” the 36-year-old right-hander said. “You’re definitely thinking, ‘not a lot of room for error right
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When they were in the majority, House Republicans voted dozens of times to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, only to see their legislation die in the Senate. On one occasion, Mr. Trump summoned House Republicans to the White House for a grand ceremony only to see that momentum quickly fade away.
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Image copyright PA Brexit worries will see business investment contract faster this year and recover more slowly next year than was previously thought, a report says. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) says firms are putting resources into contingency plans, such as stockpiling, in a way that is “not sustainable”. It says companies should be
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The Padres and Rockies set a modern-era record by combining for 92 runs in a four-game series, with San Diego pitcher Matt Strahm drawing a pinch-hit, bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to rally past Colorado 14-13 Sunday. It was just another wacky day at Coors Field, especially in this split series where the Rockies
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Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has withdrawn from the Conservative Party leadership race. He has not yet endorsed another candidate. Mr Hancock said he would continue to argue for the values he had campaigned on, urging the Conservative Party to seek to attract voters from centre ground, as well as being pro-business and
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