Monday night was Donald Trump’s introduction to the general-election debate stage. On display was the Republican presidential nominee as a dichotomy; there was the, albeit briefly, measured Trump who forwent his usual “Crooked Hillary” for “Secretary Clinton” as he addressed his Democratic rival. And, defying expectations, he did not address ... Read More »
LGBT heroes in the UK from Oscar Wilde to Benjamin Britten, the grave of Amelia Edwards and even Anne Lister, a woman considered the “first modern lesbian,” are being relisted on historic tours of England after being hidden or neglecting their LGBT identities. According to The Guardian the new listed ... Read More »
Novartis’s investigational multiple sclerosis drug cut the risk of disability progression in patients with a tough-to-treat form of the disease versus a placebo, the Swiss company said on Saturday, citing a new analysis of a late-stage trial. Novartis is testing BAF312 against secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), which includes patients ... Read More »
– Norwegian energy company Statoil said it retained some of its shale acreage in the United States, but completed a sale Friday of assets in West Virginia. Statoil said it closed Friday on the $96 million sale of 11,500 acres in the Marcellus shale natural gas basin in West Virginia ... Read More »
The Congress on Friday lost its government in Arunachal Pradesh when 43 of its MLAs led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu defected wholesale and merged with the People’s Party of Arunachal, just two months after it had regained power. Mr. Khandu, who had replaced Nabam Tuki following a dissident campaign ... Read More »
ABB’s (ABBN.S) board will discuss the future of its Power Grids division next week as investors ramp up pressure on the Swedish-Swiss technology group to spin off the $11.6 billion business. The board will meet at an undisclosed location in Switzerland on Tuesday, said two sources close to the matter. ... Read More »
Education Minister Naftali Bennett has managed to set two main goals for the education system since entering the ministry. Last year, it was strengthening the study of mathematics, but now the emphasis has shifted to bolstering the study of Judaism. “Studying Judaism and excelling in it is more important to ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: In the biggest consolidation deal in India’s telecom sector, Reliance Communications and Aircel on Wednesday announced the merger of their wireless operations to create a combined entity with assets worth Rs 65,000 crore. RCom and Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) hold 50% each in the merged entity with equal ... Read More »
For visually impaired individuals, finding employment can be a daunting experience. In addition to the challenge of finding the right opportunity, they are being challenged to prove their capabilities in order to compensate for their disabilities. Consequently, demonstration of computer literacy, language proficiency, and communication skills are of the utmost ... Read More »
sector in the S&P 500, bringing the broad market index up to 11 divisions. The move primarily affects real estate investment trusts (REITs), moving 28 issues with nearly $600 billion in market cap out of the financial sector and into the new real estate heading. The decision came primarily because ... Read More »
Bengaluru: Builders across cities are rushing to complete the projects they promised as courts and customers hold them to their words ahead of tighter real estate regulation. The result: A large number of projects that were stuck are now set to be completed and delivered during the current financial year, ... Read More »
Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials. The US Department of Justice said Andrew Otto Boggs and Justin Gray Liverman were part of the “Crackas With Attitude” group blamed for the attacks. Email accounts of the CIA’s director, the chief of ... Read More »
