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Panama creates special gender violence police squad   The new unit will tackle violence against women across the country, which in recent years has recorded tens of thousands of such cases. Women stand in front of a...

Venezuela arrests 11 top executives of private Banesco bank Oil-rich country suffering hyperinflation and a steady collapse of bolivar currency. Venezuela has said it has arrested 11 top executives of the country’s leading private bank, Banesco,...

How the Clooneys should dress their newly born and soon-to-be-judged twins Hadley Freeman   All twin baby books will tell you to think of your children as individuals – but there are advantages to coordinating their clothes....

Nicaraguans take to streets in protest over social security changes   Students in Nicaragua's capital Managua hurl stones and Molotov cocktails as they faced off with riot police, who responded by firing tear gas and rubber...

Former James Bond actor Roger Moore dies, aged 89   Moore, who played 007 in more films than any other actor, was one of the last of the old-style movie stars. Photo by: AP (Archive ) Roger George...

HRT and vaginal moisturisers? Here's what really helps menopausal women Ann Robinson   Products claiming to ‘fix’ the menopause are now a multibillion-dollar global industry. We asked the experts for their advice on what works and what...

This 'smart' $400 cutting machine can cut hundreds of material seamlessly — and it turned me into a regular DIY-er Lulu Chang The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has...

Trump visits Puerto Rico amid mounting criticism   Visiting Puerto Rico on Tuesday, Trump said jokingly that the recovery from Hurricane Maria on the island was blowing the US budget "a little out of whack." US President...

3 Work-Arounds for Your Business   Learn from these Latin American entrepreneurs who found innovative ways to grow their companies while keeping budgets lean. Fortune favors the ingenious. When profits sink or a competitor upends the market,...

Charity boss Justin Forsyth resigns from Unicef   Ex-Save the Children chief executive Justin Forsyth has resigned from Unicef saying he does not want coverage of his past to "damage" the charities. Mr Forsyth faced three complaints...

Donald Trump orders Pentagon to plan grand military parade David Smith in Washington President reportedly seeks parade in model of France’s Bastille Day celebration, prompting one veterans’ group to call him ‘a wannabe banana republic strongman’ ...

Venezuela: Flirtatious ‘Joropo’ of the Plains Written by Laura Vidal   Of the musical genres that constitute the folklore of the plains of Venezuela, the joropo has long been the most characteristic of this part of the...

Greece counts cost of deadliest wildfires in memory   Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town have killed at least 81 people including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to...

Facebook's shares plummet on grim forecast   Costs of improving privacy safeguards and slowing usage in the biggest advertising m Costs of improving privacy safeguards and slowing usage in the biggest advertising markets combined with missed revenue...

Venezuela heading for dictatorship after 'sham' election, warns US amid clashes Sibylla Brodzinsky and agencies Up ti 14 feared dead in clashes with security forces as many voters boycott poll that President Nicolás Maduro hails...

Getting rich by mining bitcoins is as simple as turning on your computer, right? Wrong By Daniel Miller   You can buy bitcoins with fiat currencies — legal tender backed by the issuing government, like Australian...

4 companies that give staff paid time off when they get a puppy Lindsay Dodgson   Welcoming a new puppy into your home isn't always easy. It can be time consuming getting your new furry friend...

US Treasury Official Calls for Global Crypto Regulation Annaliese Milano   The undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence called on the international community for stronger cryptocurrency regulations to help protect the financial...

15 Cancer Causing Foods You Probably Don’t Know We probably do not think the food we are eating every day might be cancer causing. However  there is a clear connection between food and cancer prevention. As cancer...

At least 98 dead after quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok island   The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.0 quake struck at a depth of 10.5 kilometres about 2 kilometres east-southeast of Loloan. Bikes are seen covered...

Medal Table   # Country Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals Total 1 14 14 11 39 View medals by sport for Norway 2 ...

Macedonian president says won't sign name deal with Greece   Djorge Ivanov said Macedonia's possible future membership of the EU and NATO was not sufficient excuse to sign such a "bad agreement" with Greece under which...

This is why some people believe the world is flat, according to an astronomer Jasper Pickering Business Insider   The idea of a flat earth is theoretically impossible, according to Stuart Clark. Business Insider UK spoke with astronomer...

A Bridge to Universal Education Gordon Brown Twitter: @OfficeGSBrown LONDON – In a confrontational world where protectionism is on the rise, multilateralism has become an easy target for criticism. But those who doubt its value must have...