BREAKING! Petrol tanker looses brake, explodes in Nasarawa
Meanwhile, residents in the area said the tanker lost control after its brake failed at the Keffi round about. It could not be confirmed if anyone died.
Meanwhile, residents in the area said the tanker lost control after its brake failed at the Keffi round about. It could not be confirmed if anyone died.
Dear Janet Yellen, please give us multiple rate rises in 2017 so stocks can party
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Stocks are on a tear, and the US dollar is rising — all since Donald Trump was elected the 45th US president.
A month after the election, we've taken a closer look at how markets have moved since then as well as some idea of why those moves have happened.
We put together a collection of charts illustrating some of the biggest moves in the weeks since Election Day.
For the charts showing corporate stocks, a red line on the chart indicates closing time on Election Day. Читать дальше...
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Oil is going crazy after Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to cut production. Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, is higher by 4.1% at $56.56 a barrel after an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia led a consortium of non-OPEC countries to agree to cut production by more than 500,000 barrels a day. Here in the US, West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up 4.2% at $53.65 a barrel, its highest since July 2015.
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John Bolton, a former U.N. ambassador reportedly being considered for deputy secretary of state in the Trump administration, said Sunday that reports of Russian interference in the presidential election may be a "false flag" conjured up by the Obama administration.
Panasonic is introducing convenience-store checkout machines that can scan and bag items on their own, joining Amazon in the push for retail automation.
Katie Holmes is opening up about her relationship with her daughter Suri, 10, who helped her with her new film All We Had. “My daughter and I are very, very close. She helped me when I was preparing for it. We have a good time together. It’s more about her than me. It’s my first [...]
Your family can breathe again this Christmas
A driver was resuscitated at the roadside after his car flipped onto its roof and he suffered a heart attack.
De herstart van de Belgische kernreactor Tihange 1 is opnieuw uitgesteld, omdat herstelwerkzaamheden nog niet zijn afgerond. De nieuwe datum is 15 februari, maakte exploitant Engie Electrabel maandag bekend.
In one breath, Giants coach Ben McAdoo said he doesn’t know anything about DeflateGate II. In the next breath, McAdoo made it clear he does. “I don’t really know anything about it,” McAdoo said after Sunday night’s 10-7 win over the Cowboys, via Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com. “I just know that they said that they…
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- "Atlanta" star Keith Stanfield rushed the stage to give an impromptu speech Sunday at the Critics Choice Awards after "Silicon Valley" won Best Comedy Series.
A new study on high-quality early learning programs shows a robust long-term return on investment. The most potent ingredients? Parental engagement and empathy.
About the only part of City Hall to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire was the statue that sat atop the dome. It was called the "Goddess of Progress." It loomed over miles of rubble, from a steel cage perch. The statue was removed from its once prominent position, only to disappear for years. Its whereabouts would remain a mystery until the late 1940s.
As someone who’s been railing about the seductions and limitations of identity politics for, oh, probably the last decade, I was glad to see the topic slide into the foreground a few weeks ago. This was largely the result of…
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "serious concern" on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China", calling it the basis for relations.
Trump's comments on "Fox News Sunday", questioning nearly four decades of U.S. policy, came after he prompted a diplomatic protest from China over his decision to accept a telephone call from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. Читать дальше...
By Shintaro Kano, OSAKA - Atletico Nacional have all the respect in the world for Kashima Antlers but will not let that get in...
BYRON, Ga. (AP) — Two central Georgia police officers have been shot while serving a search warrant in Crawford County.
By Gus Fielding, YOKOHAMA - After a sleepless 13-hour flight from Spain, Brazilian defender Marcelo said Monday he is delighted ...
The Buccaneers drafted Jameis Winston first overall last year so he could lead them to exactly this spot. So it’s unusual that the day the plan became manifest, he didn’t score at all. Via Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times, Sunday’s 16-11 win over the Saints marked the first time in Winston’s 56 college or…