Conservative Party’s cuts to local budgets have caused a crisis in the funding of social care programs in the United Kingdom, Shadow Minister for Social Care Barbara Keeley said Monday.
The Sensex showed its unpredictable side again as it reversed two days of gains and dived about 232 points to close at 26,515 on Monday, pulled down by dismal factory output data and higher oil prices amid mixed Asian indicators.
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Lonza Group is in advanced talks to acquire Capsugel, a U.S. maker of capsule products.
It took most of the night, but Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant finally extended his streak of games with a catch to 83 with just over two minutes left to play in Sunday’s game against the Giants. Any excitement over that development disappeared a moment later, however. Bryant was stripped of the ball by cornerback…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- If it's not "solved" by the time he's scheduled to take office in January, the U.S. president-elect vowed quick action on the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
A central Massachusetts town is divided over a proposed Muslim cemetery, with the state attorney general and the U.S. attorney’s office warning local officials of possible violation of civil-rights laws, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. A local Islamic body wants to build the cemetery on an abandoned farmland, but the plan has met with opposition from town authorities who have cited concerns about its environmental impact, likely traffic issues and noise.
Oil rose by as much as 6.5 percent on Monday to an 18-month high after OPEC and some of its rivals reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduce output to try to tackle global oversupply and boost prices.
VORONEZH, Russia (AP) — Russia's economy is in a quagmire thanks to sanctions and low oil prices, but it's a boom time for Mikhail Khorpyakov.
VORONEZH, Russia (AP) — Russia's economy is in a quagmire thanks to sanctions and low oil prices, but it's a boom time for Mikhail Khorpyakov.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the threat of Palmyra's loss is damage to the entire civilized world, not only to Syria and Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the process of squeezing of large groups out of Iraq for various reasons is evident, which allows them to form large terrorist groups on the Syrian territory and launch offensive actions.
Britain currently has just one couple competing on the world stage in wheelchair dance, but there is a push to get more people involved, as Mike Bushell reports.
Musical movie La La Land is named best film at the Critics' Choice Awards.
National Action is to become the first far-right group to be banned under terrorism laws in the UK.
Rudolph’s red nose may still be shiny but it will be much smaller than it used to be. Reindeer, who are said to pull the sleigh of Santa Claus as he goes around dropping gifts, are having a tough time as the climate changes and the aspect of global warming affects the polar ice caps.
Larry Page, Tim Cook and Sheryl Sandberg will attend a tech summit with Donald Trump.
Panasonic Corp. hopes to change convenience stores with a machine that scans and bags merchandise, joining Amazon.com Inc. in the push for retail automation. Photo: Takashi Mochizuki/The Wall Street Journal
NIJVERDAL - Gbouw De Smidse aan het Hoge Dijkje moet de tweede concertzaal van Nijverdal worden, een soort 'Paradiso aan de Regge'. Cultuurorganisatie ZINiN wil met voorstellingen in dit monumentale pand een ander publiek aanspreken dan de traditionele theaterbezoeker.
The BCC has boosted its forecast for U.K. economic growth this year and next but lowered it for 2018.
The bomb went off during Sunday Mass at a chapel adjacent to St Mark's Cathedral, seat of the ancient Coptic Christian church.
Donald Trump suggested Sunday that he could do away with the so-called "one China" policy.
