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Rolando header secures crucial point against Russian Federation
It was a touching moment to remind that the world should not forget about people with limited abilities. Madrid: Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to pay Spain's tax authorities 14.7mn euros ($16.39mn) - the amount he has been accused of defrauding by a prosecutor - ahead of a court hearing next month, Spanish state TV said yesterday. [Full Article...]
China hails MSCI inclusion
MSCI has been in discussions with Chinese regulators and global investors for four years over whether to add yuan-denominated shares to the Emerging Markets Index - tracked by around US$1.6 trillion (S$2.2 trillion) in assets - but excluded them because of restricted access to China's equity markets. [Full Article...]
Missouri attorney general sues drug companies over opioids
Missouri's case claims that the companies carried out a multi-year campaign to mislead doctors and patients, downplaying the addictive properties of opioid medications and generating billions in profits. This makes Missouri the third USA state to sue drug manufacturers over opioid marketing and sales practices. The state argues that drug makers falsely said people with symptoms of addiction are ... [Full Article...]
House approves bill to replace marijuana law
The Senate on Thursday is scheduled to take up a more modest set of changes, setting the stage for negotiations between the two chambers on a compromise version. "The message it sends is the will of the people be damned", said Will Luzier, who headed the November ballot question campaign. "I had never made a commitment to push the House and what they were going to do", Scott said Wednesday night a... [Full Article...]
Canada 'waiting and seeing' on farm issues ahead of NAFTA talks
Wyden said . "A NAFTA rule of origin modelled on the KORUS rule would encourage FDRA members to consider North American producers". While FDRA supports allowing greater flexibility in the rules of origin for NAFTA and recognises there are areas that could be updated to reflect 21st century trade issues, we believe that this agreement as it now stands remains vital for the US. [Full Article...]
IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
In a statement posted online after the Ministry of Defense statement, IS claimed an airstrike carried out by the United States destroyed the mosque and minaret. On Wednesday, ISIS destroyed the iconic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul. He added they had knowledge that "ISIS had booby trapped the al-Hadba Minaret and the al-Nuri Mosque and had stationed many militants nearby the two places". [Full Article...]
Google Launches New AI-Powered Job Search Feature on Google Search
Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), this specialized job search uses Google's Cloud Jobs API that launched back in 2016 as part of the company's "AI-first" approach . After this, you can further refine your searches to include full-time or part-time positions for instance. Powered by AI, this search engine will consider factors such as location, skills set, distance from the home, collea... [Full Article...]
South Sudan no longer in famine, but situation critical
In former Jonglei State, an area that previously had one of the lowest levels of acute malnutrition, roughly 20,000 people are experiencing catastrophic food insecurity. The country's government said its urgent response to the emergency situation averted a humanitarian catastrophe in the country. She says it will improve access to basic health services, including family planning and reproductive... [Full Article...]