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Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market via technology partnerships and stepping up investments. Hayley Platt reports

Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market via technology partnerships and stepping up investments. Hayley Platt reports

Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market via technology partnerships and stepping up investments. Hayley Platt reports

U.N. envoy and actress Angelina Jolie visits a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, telling reporters on her way that "I don't think anything is going to be over soon." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

U.N. envoy and actress Angelina Jolie visits a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, telling reporters on her way that "I don't think anything is going to be over soon." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

U.N. envoy and actress Angelina Jolie visits a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, telling reporters on her way that "I don't think anything is going to be over soon." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

COLUMBIA — Two of the five suspended South Carolina basketball players have been arrested by Columbia police.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymakers said sterling had been dealt a big hit by uncertainty in the run-up to the referendum on EU membership and that growth could slow, after voting unanimously to keep rates steady.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymakers said sterling had been dealt a big hit by uncertainty in the run-up to the referendum on EU membership and that growth could slow, after voting unanimously to keep rates steady.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's president tried to reassure the European Union on Thursday that his country would soon overcome a political crisis that has rattled Western lenders and he won support for Kiev's cherished goal of visa-free travel in Europe for its citizens.

The 2 millionth BMW to be shipped abroad through the Port of Charleston already has an owner waiting for it on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

BMW and the South Carolina Ports Authority are marking a milestone on the Charleston docks.

MILAN (Reuters) - Veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon will set a Serie A record for the longest spell without conceding a goal if he is not beaten inside four minutes when leaders Juventus face local rivals Torino on Sunday.

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakh officials and their visitors will have to leave their smartphones at the door of government buildings from March 24 in line with a new policy aimed at preventing leaks of sensitive documents, a leaked document showed on Thursday.

ASTANA (Reuters) - Kazakh officials and their visitors will have to leave their smartphones at the door of government buildings from March 24 in line with a new policy aimed at preventing leaks of sensitive documents, a leaked document showed on Thursday.

The Board of Directors, at the meeting held on March 16, 2016, have appointed Pradeep Srivastava as a whole-time Director with the designation of Executive Director for a period of five years. Pradeep Srivastava will takeover his new responsibility from April 1, 2016. After completing B. Tech Mechanical Engineer from IIT Delhi and PGDM from […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist groups there despite a partial draw-down of forces ordered after military successes.

* EU asks regulators to rethink bond market rules (Adds reference to interview with UK Debt Management Office in paragraph 4)

Despite installing directors at Bob Evans, an activist investor lost a bid to break up the restaurant chain. Breakingviews editors explain why it's a win for shareholders everywhere.

Despite installing directors at Bob Evans, an activist investor lost a bid to break up the restaurant chain. Breakingviews editors explain why it's a win for shareholders everywhere.

Despite installing directors at Bob Evans, an activist investor lost a bid to break up the restaurant chain. Breakingviews editors explain why it's a win for shareholders everywhere.

Despite installing directors at Bob Evans, an activist investor lost a bid to break up the restaurant chain. Breakingviews editors explain why it's a win for shareholders everywhere.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) faces a fresh challenge on Friday when it is expected to try to bring four Germans and a Frenchman to London to face rate-fixing charges, a source familiar with the matter said.

It’s final. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) must issue receipts to voters after they cast their votes in the May 9, 2016, national elections. Voting, 12-0, the Supreme Court (SC) threw out yesterday the appeal of the Comelec to overturn its earlier decision to enable the vote verification feature of the vote-counting machines (VCMs), despite the poll body’s warning of a possible postponement of the May 9 elections. The SC ruling was issued around 30 minutes after the High Court conducted an... Читать дальше...

Malacañang remains confident of the eventual passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by the next administration and Congress and stands by President Aquino’s earlier statements blaming Senators Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Juan Ponce Enrile for its failure to pass. This was stressed despite an explanation from Sen. Marcos that he and Enrile were not at fault for the failure to pass the BBL. Marcos said President Aquino was “barking up the wrong tree,” as he said that it was the... Читать дальше...