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Activity levels in China’s services sector, tasked with powering China’s economic transition in the years ahead, decelerated sharply in February, yet again amplifying concerns over the strength of the Chinese economy at present.

The Caixin-Markit services purchasing managers’ index slid to 51.2 in February, down 1.2 points on the 52.4 level in January.

The index is now fractionally above the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction, meaning that... Читать дальше...

Verkeerslichten zullen voortaan iets langer op oranje blijven. Dat gebeurt om het aantal ongevallen en bijna-aanrijdingen van weggebruikers die door rood rijden te verminderen. Dat schrijft De Telegraaf donderdag.

China’s service activity grew at a slower pace in February, a private gauge showed, adding to signs of further sluggishness in the world’s second-largest economy despite efforts by Beijing to prop up growth.

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Toyota is adding 331,000 cars worldwide to an existing recall of passenger air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp.

The new recall includes the 2008 Corolla and Corolla Matrix sedans and the 2008-2010 Lexus SC430 convertible. Almost 200,000 of the cars are in the U.S.

Toyota previously recalled the same vehicles from earlier model years. It added more based on new information from Takata.

Takata air bags can inflate with too much force and spew shrapnel into the vehicle. Читать дальше...

At least five people died as a result of heavy rain caused by the El Nino phenomenon in Peru, local authorities report.

Tyler Kendall, Medill News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2 -- President Barack Obama said he must be good luck for University of Alabama football as he welcomed the Crimson Tide for the fourth time in seven years.

The Zoe Saldana-starring Nina Simone biopic Nina finally released its first trailer on Wednesday (March 2) and Simone's family is predictably not...

North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea just hours after the United Nations slapped sanctions on Pyongyang.

At Surrey, B.C.'s welcome centre, teachers and support workers are drawing on years of experience to help nervous, sometimes traumatized families settle in and negotiate everything from buses to grocery stores

The Philippines confirmed Thursday that Chinese coast guard ships had left an area in the disputed South China Sea, but stressed the ships’ recent presence in the region may be used to bolster its arbitration case against Beijing in a ruling expected to be handed down in May. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, in a statement late Wednesday, said defense authorities reported seeing the ships at the Quirino or Jackson atolls two weeks ago although “there are no more sightings of the Chinese... Читать дальше...

A 16-year-old Tennessee boy allegedly became angry after his mother and grandmother woke him up for school

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential front-runner candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled proposals for reforming U.S. healthcare that included repealing Obamacare, allowing prescription drugs to be imported, and turning the Medicaid program for the poor into block grants to states.

The plan also calls for the sale of health insurance plans across state lines, full deduction of health insurance premiums from income tax and adds: "We must also... Читать дальше...

A 40-year-old woman and her 24-year-old lover set themselves ablaze in the woman's house on Navlakhi Road in Morbi town on Wednesday.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A man who allegedly called a turbaned Sikh bus driver a terrorist and attacked him on a Los Angeles County bus was charged Wednesday with a hate crime.

INGLEWOOD, California - A man who allegedly called a turbaned Sikh bus driver a terrorist and attacked him on a Los Angeles County bus was charged Wednesday with a hate crime.

After nearly four years, the container cargo handling at Kandla port is expected to revive with the port trust signing a concession agreement with JM Baxi Group, the leading shipping and logistics firm, to start operations on berth number 11 and 12.

In a major move to decongest the 150ft Ring Road, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) will be building two flyover bridges - one at Mavdi Chowk and another at Raiya Chowk in the city.

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Residents of Cizre find houses flattened and possessions lost after they are allowed home for first time since December when military operations began against Kurdistan Workers Party

Residents of Cizre find houses flattened and possessions lost after they are allowed home for first time since December when military operations began against Kurdistan Workers Party

Complying with the FBI in the San Bernardino, Calif., iPhone case could make it much harder for Apple to rebuff the demands of repressive governments in China and elsewhere abroad, writes Li Yuan.

The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) moved the Supreme Court against the Lodha Committee Report.

His plan states the need to "remove barriers to entry into free markets for drug providers that offer safe, reliable and cheaper products."