BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers missing in Nepal flood
The BBC’s North America Correspondent Helena Humphrey visited the Isha Foundation, a non-profit spiritual organisation in McMinnville, Tennessee, that lost […]
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh signaled the central bank may not be done fighting inflation
“I would be hard-pressed to describe broad financial conditions as restrictive,” the Fed chair said in his debut speech. Source
Consumer Sentiment Was Weaker in August, per Michigan Survey
The survey’s sentiment index fell to 51.7 in August, lower than 55.2 in July. Economists polled by The Wall Street
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South of France holiday scuppers Ed Davey’s blood donation
A summer holiday to south of France scuppered Sir Ed Davey’s attempt to give blood to the NHS. The Liberal
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Golders Green: Four admit arson attack on Jewish ambulances
Leo Seelig, prosecuting, told the court that the Crown Prosecution Service would be arguing that the four men should be
Chevron, Other U.S. Firms Near Deal to Invest Billions in Venezuelan Oil Fields
The U.S. oil major is close to an agreement to add two heavy-oil fields to its portfolio in Venezuela. Halliburton
Chevron, Other U.S. Firms Near Deal to Invest Billions in Venezuelan Oil Fields
The U.S. oil major is close to an agreement to add two heavy-oil fields to its portfolio in Venezuela. Halliburton
China is flooding the world with cheap exports and an accord to revalue its currency may be the only solution, writes @greg_ip
China is flooding the world with cheap exports. An accord to revalue its currency might be the only solution. Source
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Gatwick Airport facing water outage after main burst in Horley
She added: “No one seems to be making a scene, but I feel frustrated because this is the second time
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Trump’s pick for FDA faces scrutiny after cyclospora outbreak
Trump has praised Overton, a former general surgery resident at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and chief policy officer