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The number of Americans who applied for first-time unemployment benefits rose last week from near a four-decade low, but the figure remains at a level indicating steady job creation.

"...we have to fight all together, and we will win all together. Because the barbarians will not prevail," remarked the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Francesco Maria Talò.

Trump planting people to clap in his press conference is the new normal.

Weekly jobless claims increase 10,000; import prices increase 0.4 per cent in December

ALMELO  - Ergerlijk gedrag, waar anderen last van hebben. Zo noemde politierechter Christine Koppes de bestelling die Karin van L. (46) uit Almelo deed. Zij liet postorderbedrijf Otto een dure hoekbank bezorgen, op naam van de vorige bewoonster van haar huis. Zij nam bovendien een abonnement op De Volkskrant, met gegevens van de verhuisde stadgenote. Van L. werd veroordeeld tot 60 uur werkstraf.

The US military said on Thursday that 33 civilians were killed during a joint operation in northern Afghanistan last year, as it released details of its investigation into the incident.

Bookmakers in the U.K. and Ireland are placing bets on what could happen during Donald Trump's time in the White House.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at critics of a government reform bill being debated in parliament that would greatly expand the powers of his office.

Italy is in the midst of a serious banking crisis, but the government is wasting both time and money trying to save the country’s struggling lenders, says Société Générale’s top-rated global strategist Albert Edwards.

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker says U.S. economy is ‘displaying considerable strength’

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say poachers have decapitated and chopped the paws off three male lions, apparently for use in traditional medicine.

A 24-year-old man was caught speeding almost double the speed limit in Thomastown early Thursday morning.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall angered many in the arts world, has been chosen to lead the book publishers' trade group.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall angered many in the arts world, has been chosen to lead the book publishers' trade group.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall angered many in the arts world, has been chosen to lead the book publishers' trade group.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall angered many in the arts world, has been chosen to lead the book publishers' trade group.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, whose ouster last fall angered many in the arts world, has been chosen to lead the book publishers' trade group.

Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the increase was modest and overall applications remain low, a sign of a steady job market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the increase was modest and overall applications remain low, a sign of a steady job market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the increase was modest and overall applications remain low, a sign of a steady job market. Consumer and business confidence have spiked since the election, which could translate into greater spending and business investment. Auto and home sales remain healthy, evidence that Americans are willing to make big-ticket purchases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Global stocks mostly fell Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump offered scant details on policies during his news conference. Investors had been hoping for a clearer sense of his plans for trade and economic stimulus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Global stocks mostly fell Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump offered scant details on policies during his news conference. Investors had been hoping for a clearer sense of his plans for trade and economic stimulus.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Global stocks mostly fell Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump offered scant details on policies during his news conference. Germany's DAX was down 0.6 percent at 11,582 while France's CAC 40 shed 0.1 percent to 4,882 despite official figures showing eurozone industrial production jumped 1.5 percent in November. The U.S. dollar rally was based on the assumption that Trump's administration will push through a massive infrastructure building and fiscal stimulus package... Читать дальше...

Taiwan protested Thursday after Nigeria asked it to shut down its trade office in the capital Abuja, in what it said was an attempt by Beijing to push it out of Africa's largest economy. The island's foreign ministry said Nigeria had asked Taiwan to move its trade office out of Abuja in a show of support for Beijing. Chinese leaders see the self-ruling island as a renegade province which is still part of "one China".