Life expectancy in the United States dropped yet again as drug overdose deaths continued to climb — taking more than 70,000 lives in 2017 — and suicides rose, a US government report said Thursday. The drug overdose rate rose 9.6 percent compared to 2016, while suicides climbed 3.7 […]
German prosecutors raided several Deutsche Bank offices in the Frankfurt area Thursday over suspicions of money laundering based on revelations from the 2016 “Panama Papers” data leak. The investigation centres on allegations that Germany’s biggest lender helped clients set up offshore companies in tax havens to “transfer money […]
China’s science ministry has ordered that people involved in the controversial baby gene-editing experiment halt their activities, a government official told state media Thursday. The ministry “firmly opposes the baby gene-editing incident and has already demanded that the relevant organisation suspend the scientific activities of relevant personnel,” a […]
European leaders rebuffed calls from Ukraine for greater support against Russia on Thursday, after Kiev urged NATO to send ships into waters disputed with Moscow. German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Kiev to be “sensible” following the request from President Petro Poroshenko, just hours after the European Union failed […]
One of the world’s major oil contracts, New York’s WTI, slumped under $50 per barrel on Thursday, reaching the lowest level in nearly 14 months. WTI and Brent North Sea crude, another benchmark contract, have been tumbling for weeks on fears of a supply glut — despite oil […]
Adding to her EU divorce dramas, Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to the G20 summit in Argentina, a country using Brexit to advance its claim on Britain’s Falkland Islands. The visit — the first by a British premier to the Argentine capital since the 1982 Falklands War […]
NEW DELHI — Indian police said Thursday they have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding people around the world by sending fake pop-up messages warning them that their computers were infected with a virus and offering to fix the problem at a price. Police officer […]
NEWARK, N.J. — A federal appeals court upheld most of the convictions Tuesday against two former allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case, a scandal that helped derail Christie’s presidential hopes in 2016. Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni were convicted […]
JK Govt seeks suggestions, views on draft legal framework open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 29: J&K Government has decided to reinforce the legal framework to curb instances of women being victimized by the persons in authority or in fiduciary relationships. “The existing legislative provisions have been found […]
open view web desk JAMMU, NOVEMBER 29: In the Phase-V of Panchayat Polls held today, overall poll percentage of 71.1% was witnessed across the State. According to the Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shaleen Kabra, an overwhelming 85.2% polling was witnessed in Jammu division and 33.7% in Kashmir division. […]
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