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Walmart’s online sales soar in the US By Luján Scarpinelli   Walmart, the world’s largest offline retailer, sees good results in e-commerce sales. Walmart’s online sales in the US grew by 60 percent year-on-year in Q2 2017, boosting...

Evidence Found for a New Fundamental Particle Natalie Wolchover   An experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago has detected far more electron neutrinos than predicted — a possible harbinger of a revolutionary new elementary...

South Africa: more than 950 trapped gold miners brought to surface   At least 900 gold miners who were trapped in a South African mine for more than 24 hours after a power outage were safely...

Bitcoin Is The New Flight Capital   Clem Chambers , Contributor Bitcoin has replaced gold as a safe haven Most people love gold. It is simply an emotional commodity where there is a...

Israel escalates air strikes on Gaza   Israeli strikes in blockaded Gaza kills three Palestinians, Gaza's health ministry says, raising the death toll in Gaza to seven in 24 hours, and 14 since Israel's raid began...

Brazil’s Argentina Moment Filipe Campante Twitter: @FilipeCampante y Dani Rodrik Twitter: @rodrikdani CAMBRIDGE – Brazil’s economy has been in free fall, a casualty of years of economic mismanagement and the vast corruption scandal that has engulfed the country’s...

Will Bangkok's street food ban hold? Nic Dunlop   The Thai capital is famous for its street food – but now the authorities are seeking to strictly curtail it. Nic Dunlop wonders why. Bangkok, one of the world’s...

What we know about the Las Vegas shooter   Stephen Paddock’s background suggests no clue on why he would have been on the 32nd floor of a hotel with 17 guns, raining unparalleled slaughter upon an...

Amazon Whole Foods Buyout: What You Need to Know   In June of 2017, Internet retail giant Amazon made the announcement that it planned to buy organic grocery store chain Whole Foods Market — for a...

5 Crucial Survival Priorities You Must Know by Dale Harris   Hiking provides an opportunity to go on a new adventure and embrace the great outdoors. Unfortunately, as you’re journeying off the beaten track, it’s easy to...

Humanitarian crisis looms as flow of Venezuelans into Colombia continues Claudi Pérez Living conditions are tough in border town of Cúcuta, across from the Simón Bolívar bridge. “Imagine a city the size of Barcelona that was...

Native Americans fear US-Mexico border wall will destroy ancient culture   Tribal leaders Native American tribes fear a proposed border wall as envisioned by US President Donald Trump will sever access to the Rio Grande river's...

Tim Cook moves on from Steve Jobs' hatred of porn on the iPhone: 'I'm not making fun of it' Jim Edwards ♦Tim Cook on Wednesday said he didn't care whether people looked at porn on their...

The Latest: Ryan defends Trump for thanking NK leader   Paul Ryan - Michael Pence   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump welcoming home Korean Americans released by North Korea (all times local): 12:18 p.m. House Speaker...

Professor banned from restaurant for profanity-laced rant against white children, university investigating  By Caleb Parke | Fox News   A white professor at Rutgers University is being investigated by the school for a Facebook post captured...

5 SBA Loan Questions to Ask Before Getting a Loan by Dale Harris   If you’re an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to find a small business broker who’s truly looking out for you. More often, we’re seeing unscrupulous...

Wal-Mart to enter voice-shopping market via Google platform    Wal-Mart has teamed up with Google to enter the voice-shopping market, which is dominated by Amazon. Wal-Mart Stores Inc is teaming up with Alphabet Inc's Google to enter...

Grammys awards 2018: full list of winners Jake Nevins in New York   Live updates on the biggest winners from the most important night in music, including best song of the year and best album of...

Greek style butter beans "Γίγαντες"   Leer en Español     Greek style butter beans "Γίγαντες" 300gr of butter beans (left to soak in water the night before) 2 big carrots 2 pieces of celery 1 red tomato 1 onion 1 clove of garlic 1 cup...

Kangaroo stops play during Australian women's football match   The Women's Premier League match was interrupted for over 30 minutes as players and officials tried to drive the unexpected pitch invader away by kicking balls at...

EU struggles to agree on Gibraltar before Brexit summit   Spain makes a last-minute objection over Gibraltar as EU leaders prepare meet on Sunday to endorse the Brexit deal. British and EU flags are seen before Britain's...

Donald Trump’s Historic Mistake Laurence Tubiana Twitter: @LaurenceTubiana  PARIS – US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will no longer participate in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the landmark United Nations treaty that many...

How to manage the transition from parent to city life Author: Ruth Gamble, Partner at BDBF   Ruth Gamble on the top tips to help parents return to professional life. As a working mum, I know how challenging...

Kim Jong Un: From global pariah to the man to meet CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at how the North Korean leader's strategy changed from testing missiles to meeting world leaders. Source: CNN