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Shrink to fitEuropean universal banks can succeed. But can Deutsche Bank?   Germany’s troubled leading lender is abandoning any aspiration to be a global investment bank. AFTER just 18 days as Deutsche Bank’s chief executive, Christian Sewing...

Cuba's new leader vows to modernise economy but no return to capitalism   ♦ Successor to Raúl Castro promises no ‘capitalist restoration’ ♦ Miguel Díaz-Castro, 57, is first non-Castro to lead Cuba in 60 years Raúl Castro, right,...

Three babies abandoned across Berlin in recent years are sisters   Police in the German capital are now hunting for the girls' mother amid fears that she might become pregnant again. Image: The first baby was found...

A glimpse of Homs' lost cultural heritage in an Istanbul gallery Melis Alemdar   Since 2011, Homs has become famous around the globe as a symbol of the Syrian uprising. The "Echoes of Homs" exhibition offers a...

E=mc2 is Wrong - Einstein's Special Relativity Fundamentally Flawed   By: Michael Strauss Is Albert Einstein's Special Relativity incompatible with the very equations upon which science's greatest theory is built? New observations made by many scientists and...

The 10 Best Countries to Start A New Business Starting a company in itself is no easy task. That being said, opportunities exist everywhere. Depending on the goals of your company, its target audience, taxation...

Ads don't work so websites are using your electricity to pay the bills Alex Hern   Pirate Bay and Showtime turned to forcing unknowing visitors to mine cryptocurrency, using computers rather than eyeballs on ads to generate...

Harvard’s ART Institute suspends admissions By Malcolm Gay   Harvard University’s ART Institute, a graduate program in theater, has suspended admissions after the US Department of Education gave the program a “failing” grade for burdening its graduates...

Matbucha Recipe – Arabic Tomato Dip That Your Pita Needs   INGREDIENTS (Serves 6) 8 tomatoes 2 red bell peppers 1-2 hot green peppers, depending on spiciness level 4 cloves garlic, sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp paprika 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp sugar PREPARATION This...

Two Indian journalists killed in hit-and-run attacks within 24 hours   Local media reports say one of the slain journalists had told officials he feared he could be killed by the 'sand mafia' since he had...

Cuba looks to a future without Castro rule   Cuba's President Raul Castro will step down on Thursday. His departure will mean the end of almost 60 years of the Castro family's dominance over the island...

Ominous images show Kilauea volcano’s destruction on Hawaii’s Big Island  by Amy B Wang https://youtu.be/5OlFAk5Q7dE?t=29 Dashcam footage shows lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano consume a Ford Mustang on May 6. (WXCHASING)   The latest eruptions of Kilauea, the most...

5 Ways to Know You Need Drug Rehab   Have drugs or alcohol taken over your life? Your immediate answer may be “no, of course not.” You could quit anytime you want. While you may say that...

Macedonia to be called 'Republic of Northern Macedonia'   Announcing the agreement reached with neighbouring Greece over the change of name, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said resolving the long-standing issue would open his country's access...

Tech leaders warn against "Pandora's box" of robotic weapons   "Lethal autonomous weapons threaten to become the third revolution in warfare," warns a letter signed by 116 tech luminaries, including Tesla's Elon Musk and Mustafa Suleyman,...

Bitcoin splits cryptocurrency community with launch of cash alternative By Kim Darrah   A new version of bitcoin, dubbed ‘bitcoin cash’, was met with a mixed reception on its first day of trading. An ideological rift in the...

Indian court sentences self-styled "godman" to 20 years in prison Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has a vast rural following in Punjab and Haryana states, where frenzied mobs burned down gas stations and train stations and...

Cocaine Advertisements From the 1970s Will Absolutely Shock You By Natalie Zamora   Although cocaine is obviously a very outlawed drug nowadays, past times weren't so strict on the white powder. Especially in 1970s America, where drugs were...

Cholera outbreak kills 12 in northeast Nigeria – health officials   A woman takes an oral cholera vaccine in a hospital. But cholera vaccines are not always effective and never long lasting. (Reuters) A cholera outbreak has...

European leaders seek greater taxes for digital giants Author: Luján Scarpinelli   A number of European countries – led by France – are pushing to introduce a new reform that will tax companies like Google and Amazon...

Australian, 104, dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland By PHILIPP JENNE   LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy...

US orders migrant parents to vacate with children or without them – report   NBC reports the Trump administration is giving some parents, who were separated from their children after entering the US illegally, the option...

The life of Michael Schumacher By Ethan Goldstien     Michael Schumacher is one of the most recognizable names in the world of motor racing, and the most successful Formula One driver of all time. The German legend...

Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says Michele Kambas   ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece should tighten the rules of conduct for its legislators and judiciary to prevent corruption, a senior official in the...