December 15, 2016
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Rate Hike Could Discourage Some New Home Buyers
As expected, the U.S. central bank raised its key lending rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percent, only the second time it has done so since the end of…
continue readingGovernments Pledge $75 Billion to World Bank’s Poorest Countries Fund
The World Bank said Thursday that 48 governments have ratcheted up the fight against extreme poverty by committing $75 billion in new funds to the International Development Association, the bank’s…
continue readingStudies: Cancer Can Spread Undetected, Before Tumor Develops
Research has found that cancer cells can spread unseen, before a tumor develops, and leave a ticking time bomb in the body. But the scientists who made the discovery say…
continue readingUS East Coast Feels Polar Vortex Blast That Chilled Midwest
Residents of the U.S. East Coast shivered on Thursday in blustery, frigid weather brought by a swirling cold air pattern called a polar vortex that earlier swept across the Midwest,…
continue readingExiled Kazakh Banker Says He Wants To Topple Nazarbaev’s Regime
An exiled Kazakh opposition figure who has just been released from custody in France says he is aiming to topple the government of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev within the next…
continue readingOlympics, NBC Join Forces on US Sports Channel
The International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee and NBC Universal have joined forces to bring year-round Games programming to the United States. The new partnership complements the Olympic Channel…
continue readingCrime Wave Worsens Venezuela’s Already Shaky Telecom Service
The clanging sound of collapsing metal shook awake the residents of Guayabal, an industrial zone in the outskirts of Venezuela’s capital, last October. Then they watched a 40-meter (131 feet)…
continue readingNetherlands, EU Reach Deal On Ukraine Association Agreement
European Union leaders have reached an agreement about a demand from the Netherlands on a deal that would establish closer ties between the EU and Ukraine. …
continue readingNATO-Russia Council To Convene Talks About Ukraine On December 19
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says envoys from the alliance will meet with Russian diplomats on December 19 to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv’s forces and Russia-backed separatists.…
continue readingHuge Turnout For Funeral Of Former Pakistani Pop Star
Thousands attended the funeral in Karachi for Pakistani singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed who was killed in a plane crash last week. Politicians, other celebrities, and fans joined the mourners for the…
continue readingTajikistan Considering Rahmon’s Portrait On New Banknote
Tajikistan’s National Bank is considering the use of President Emomali Rahmon’s portrait on a proposed new 1,000-somoni banknote, which would be worth about $127. …
continue readingRussia Dismisses Report Putin Was Involved In U.S. Election Meddling
Russian officials have dismissed an NBC News report that said U.S. intelligence officials believe with a “high level of confidence” that President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in Russian efforts…
continue readingIS May Be Main Beneficiary Of Russia’s Campaign In Aleppo
In the uproar over the collapse of rebel forces in Aleppo, one incident seems to have been forgotten — Islamic State (IS) militants retaking the ancient city of Palmyra. It…
continue readingAmnesty International Decries ‘Systematic Persecution" Of Crimean Tatars Under Russian Rule
Amnesty International has decried what it called Russia’s “systematic persecution” of the Crimean Tatars since “the occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation” in 2014. …
continue readingAmnesty International Decries ‘Systematic Persecution" Of Crimean Tatars Under Russian Rule
Amnesty International has decried what it called Russia’s “systematic persecution” of the Crimean Tatars since “the occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation” in 2014. …
continue readingRussia Detains Four Foreigners It Says Were Plotting Moscow Bomb Attacks
Russia’s security service says it has detained four people it alleges were plotting terrorist bomb attacks in Moscow. …
continue readingRussia Detains Four Foreigners It Says Were Plotting Moscow Bomb Attacks
Russia’s security service says it has detained four people it alleges were plotting terrorist bomb attacks in Moscow. …
continue readingNext Top US Diplomat Faces Geopolitical Battles in Asia
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, is someone whose experience in striking global oil deals is seen as an asset by the president-elect. In Asia,…
continue readingNext Top US Diplomat Faces Geopolitical Battles in Asia
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, is someone whose experience in striking global oil deals is seen as an asset by the president-elect. In Asia,…
continue readingEuropean Parliament Vote Brings Georgia, Ukraine Closer To Visa-Free EU Travel
A December 15 vote in the European Parliament has brought the goal of visa-free travel to EU Schengen Zone countries one big step closer to reality for citizens of Ukraine…
continue readingEuropean Parliament Vote Brings Georgia, Ukraine Closer To Visa-Free EU Travel
A December 15 vote in the European Parliament has brought the goal of visa-free travel to EU Schengen Zone countries one big step closer to reality for citizens of Ukraine…
continue readingKremlin Denies Report Putin was Involved in DNC Hacks
The Kremlin has denied a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed how hacked data from U.S. Democrats was used during the U.S. presidential election. NBC News on Wednesday…
continue readingKremlin Denies Report Putin was Involved in DNC Hacks
The Kremlin has denied a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed how hacked data from U.S. Democrats was used during the U.S. presidential election. NBC News on Wednesday…
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