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Germany has tightened border controls with southern neighbour Switzerland to choke off a flow of illegal immigrants, Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer said, calling it evidence that Germany has withdrawn its welcome mat for migrants.

The company that turned its counter-intuitive idea into a multimillion-pound venture

Police say when troopers approached the stopped vehicle, the driver tried to run one of them over. They say one trooper, "fearing for his life," fired into the vehicle …

A group of four US officials will travel to Turkey on August 22 to hold talks about the extradition of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Islamic cleric, whom Ankara accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup in the country, local media reported Sunday.

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Test driving a car that’s soon to go out of production. What’s the point of that?

GRONINGEN - Het werd de dag van Enes Ünal. De 19-jarige spits scoorde een loepzuivere hattrick voor FC Twente, dat uiteindelijk aan de basis stond van de 4-3 zege bij FC Groningen. ,,Het was een geweldig gevoel, maar als we niet hadden gewonnen, was het niet zo belangrijk voor me geweest", zei de huurling van Manchester City.

The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) condemned on Sunday twin deadly blasts in the country’s north targeting at the local government.

While Ukrainian officials claim that Russian troops are poised to invade the country, Pentagon advises Kiev to stop daydreaming.

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NEW DELHI (ANP/BLOOMBERG) - Urjit Patel wordt de nieuwe president van de centrale bank van India. Hij volgt de bekende econoom Raghuram Rajan op, die in juni meldde zijn op 4 september aflopende termijn niet te verlengen.

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SDEROT, Israel — Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Sunday, prompting the Israeli military to respond with airstrikes and tank fire on targets inside Gaza. No injuries were reported on either side. The Israeli military said the rocket landed in the southern border town of Sderot, a frequent

Jared Bernstein: What happens when four seemingly unrelated stories on the economy are actually all connected?

Authorities of the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep have found remains of a suicide vest used in the recent deadly bomb attack, local media reported Sunday.

Basketball — which was invented by a Canadian in 1891 — was popularized in the United States after the U.S. team won the gold medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.  Throughout the years, as the sport became recognized and played by other countries around the world, there was more competition for the U.S. team, who won gold at the Olympics from 1936 to 1968.

Basketball — which was invented by a Canadian in 1891 — was popularized in the United States after the U.S. team won the gold medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.  Throughout the years, as the sport became recognized and played by other countries around the world, there was more competition for the U.S. team, who won gold at the Olympics from 1936 to 1968.

A first-round exit in the playoffs ushered in change behind the bench.

Justin Bieber stops by Dior to do some shopping on Saturday afternoon (August 20) in London, England. Later that night, the 22-year-old “Love Yourself” singer took the stage to perform at the V Festival in Chelmsford, England. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Justin Bieber The night before, Justin and a mystery blonde partied [...]

U.S. stocks are in uncharted — and dangerous — territory, writes Michael Sincere.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From a symbol of resistance and hope, a pastor who galvanized thousands of Zimbabweans into anti-government action has become a subject of derision, fighting accusations of being a coward.

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If there’s any hope of preventing California from shriveling into a parched wasteland, the state will have to figure out some simple things first. Namely, how much water it has and where it’s all going.

Shockingly, California isn’t tracking much of its water. It’s like a business that’s opted to fire the accountants and operate under the honor system, using an abacus and semi-annual estimates from middle managers. A new report from the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California... Читать дальше...

You may have concluded from various news reports that Donald Trump did nothing in the Louisiana flood zone yesterday except hand out Play-Doh, but that's not accurate -- Matthew Teague of The Guardian notesthat in St. Amant, Louisiana, Trump handed out diapers and water bottles. So Trump's Louisiana trip was a self-serving photo op, but not a completely ridiculous one.

Apparently in the country that produced the libertine legend Casanova, all is not fair in love and war after all. Not when forged divorce papers are involved, at least.

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