text

Wall Street records worst week in six months

Wall Street's major averages tumbled more than 1.5 percent on Friday, sealing its worst week in six months, as sluggish U.S. economic data, a mixed batch of corporate earnings and the spreading co

text

German far-right leader's parliamentary immunity lifted

German lawmakers on Thursday lifted the parliamentary immunity of a leading far-right politician as part of a probe into alleged tax irregularities.Lawmakers were asked

text

This Week in Apps: Apple antitrust issues come to Congress, subscription apps boom, Tencent takes on TikTok

Welcome back to ThisWeek in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever with

text

Revolut partners with Flagstone to offer savings vaults in the UK

Fintech startup Revolut lets you earn interests on your savings thanks to a new feature called savings vaults. That feature is currently only available to users living in the U.K. and paying taxes in

text

Pakistan reiterates one-China principle, rejects CPEC rumors

Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aisha Farooqui reiterated on Thursday that Pakistan firmly supports the one-China principle, stressing that Taiwan-related affai

text

Israel to host world leaders to mark 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz

Israel was on Monday in final preparations for the arrival of world leaders to mark 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. T

text

Man United goalkeeper Romero unhurt after crashing Lamborghini

Manchester United's Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero escaped unhurt after crashing his Lamborghini on his way to training on Monday, a club source told AFP.32-year-old Romero was seen in images

text

France announces 4 bln euros' foreign investment ahead of forum

France announced Sunday nearly 4 billion euros (4.4 billion U.S. dollars) of foreign investment was coming into the country, as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to host a major business forum.Se

text

This Week in Apps: App trends from 2019, Pinterest tops Snapchat, Disney+ hits No. 1 in Q4

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever with

text

Khamenei to lead Friday prayers amid Iran tumult

Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of

text

Israeli intelligence involved in U.S. killing of Soleimani: report

Israel helped the United States in carrying out a missile strikeat Baghdad International Airportthat killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, NBC News reported over the weekend.Israe

text

This Week in Apps: Apple’s record holiday, Pokémon Go’s staying power, a spying tool gets the boot

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever with

text

APD | India: Supreme Court to review Internet curbs in Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, Jan. 11 (APD) - India's Supreme Court, on Friday, criticized the security restrictions imposed by the government in Kashmir Fu

text

Big data: Guizhou's new calling card

01:20 In a recent commentary, Nature,a weekly international journal, concluded that China "has transformed from a low-cost manufacturing base to a center of knowledge creation." This p

text

Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel 'nuclear power'

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an e

text

Brazil's interim president plans to remain in office till 2019

Brazil's interim President Michel Temer said Friday he may stay in the current position until 2019.Temer took over the presidency Thursday from Brazil's first female President Dilma Rousseff, who was suspended from office for 180 days.

text

Aging workforce drive up average New Zealand weekly pay

New Zealand's median weekly pay packet rose by 4.8 percent to 844 NZ dollars (700 U.S. dollars) in the year to the end of June, driven up by an aging workforce, the government statistics agency announced Friday.