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Honolulu, HI and Stamford, CT are planning to impose fines on people who text while walking.

The family of a Pakistani child on Monday thanked External Affairs Minister for granting medical visa to him.

I mean, are we at all surprised?

So far Bhutan has claimed that Doklam is a part of its territory, which has been refuted by China.

Digital currency ethereum climbed Monday to a near two-month high amid renewed uncertainty about the future of bitcoin.

Diplomat, who took hawkish stance on Crimea's annexation and defence of Syria, says he wants to normalise ties with US.

The Seahawks waived rookie offensive tackle Justin Senior with an injury designation on Monday to make room for the signing of Tyrus Thompson, the team announced Monday. Seattle will place Senior on its injured reserve list if he clears waivers. The team’s deal with Thompson leaked Sunday, but the Seahawks had to make a move [more]

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich said Monday that he can't see supporting a proposed financial rescue that FirstEnergy Corp. maintains is needed to keep alive the state's two aging nuclear plants.

OREGON, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich said Monday that he can't see supporting a proposed financial rescue that FirstEnergy Corp. maintains is needed to keep alive the state's two aging nuclear plants.

By Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, whose recent creation drew widespread foreign condemnation as a power grab by leftist President Nicolas Maduro. Late last month, and in the face of anti-government street protests, Venezuela elected a 545-member constituent assembly at the behest of Maduro. It was the latest blow to an opposition-controlled congress whose decisions have been nullified by Maduro's loyalist Supreme Court. Читать дальше...

By Diego Oré CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, whose recent creation drew widespread foreign condemnation as a power grab by leftist President Nicolas Maduro. Late last month, and in the face of anti-government street protests, Venezuela elected a 545-member constituent assembly at the behest of Maduro. It was the latest blow to an opposition-controlled congress whose decisions have been nullified by Maduro's loyalist Supreme Court. Читать дальше...

“If you refuse to join, IS militants take you away by force,” said Ahmed Ali, 29, a former farmer in Syria's northeastern countryside.  “We don't actually know where they take people. But they don't come back.” Surrounded by more than 20 other young men in a sweltering tent, Ali described fleeing Islamic State militants three nights earlier, paying a series of smugglers $1,000 to get him to the relative safety of a camp in the town of Ain Issa.   A week ago, Islamic State fighters had hung fliers all over his village... Читать дальше...

Quiet wider market ends with FTSE 100 down 5.1 points at 7,318.88

A team of AP journalists is returning to communities that flipped from blue to red in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to see if President Donald Trump is doing what they had hoped.

Gurgaon's Essel Towers residential society has been in the news several times over the last few months. In April, the RWA there had 'banned' guests of the opposite sex from visiting the houses of single residents, leading to much uproar. Then, earlier this month, another controversy had erupted when a video of a fight between residents and RWA members over certain rules was uploaded on social media.

It was an interesting Sunday for Gurgaonwallahs. Rather than jostle for space in the metro, the spread out their yoga mats and took part in a plank challenge instead!

De Red Lions hebben een uitstekende zaak gedaan op het EK hockey. In het hol van de leeuw veegden ze de vloer aan met topland Nederland. De

Eén van de verdachten in het proces tegen 13 vermoedelijke Syriëstrijders en -ronselaars uit Maaseik is maandag door de Brusselse correctionele

De Red Lions hebben een uitstekende zaak gedaan op het EK hockey. In het hol van de leeuw veegden ze de vloer aan met topland Nederland. De

Tesla Motors

It looks like there is a lot of action going on at Tesla's giant Gigafactory. 

The factory, which is located in Sparks, Nevada, is where Tesla is producing the battery cells for its electric cars and drivetrains for its Model 3, the company's first mass-market electric car. 

Tesla aims to ramp up production of its Model 3 to some 20,000 units per month by December and some 10,000 units per week in 2018, CEO Elon Musk has said. 

But in order for the company to meet these lofty goals... Читать дальше...

Marteen performs his spicy new song “Sriracha” at the YouTube Space LA last week in Los Angeles. Watch the fun performance video below! In case you missed it, watch Marteen‘s free-spirited “Sriracha” video! “A post-Lil Yachty melodic piano-rap ditty by a teenage Lothario flirting by telling his girl that her body is as hot as [...]