Category Archives: World

Meryl Streep overrated? Donald Trump picks a decorated star
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood” following her speech Sunday night at the Golden ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017

AP FACT CHECK: President Obama didn't pardon rapper C-Murder
WASHINGTON - A story shared on social media that claims President Barack Obama pardoned rapper C-Murder is false. The story shared on gummypost.com claimed Obama issued a pardon for Corey Miller, the ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017
Stocks mixed as Chinese inflation bump increases uncertainty
TOKYO - Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as economic data raised questions of how China might curb speculative market bubbles as inflation rises. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX was up ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017

Polish-born sociologist Zygmunt Bauman dies in UK at age 91
WARSAW, Poland - Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most prominent and prolific European sociologists of recent decades, has died at the age of 91. The Polish-born left-wing thinker’s works explored the...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017
Markets Right Now: Stocks move mostly lower on Wall Street
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are moving mostly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy companies and banks. Oil and gas compa...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017

Belfast power-sharing shaken as top Sinn Fein figure resigns
DUBLIN - Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government was plunged into crisis Monday as its senior Catholic leader quit in a showdown with his Protestant colleague that could trigger a snap elect...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017
U2 to play full 'Joshua Tree' album on stadium tour
LOS ANGELES - U2 will play the entirety of its classic 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” at each stop during a summer stadium tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release. Powered by s...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017
Forced labour case raises new doubts on 'gilded cage' jailing
NEW YORK - Dan Zhong’s two-story home in Livingston, New Jersey, is unremarkable by suburban standards, but the businessman’s lawyers have told a judge he is willing to pay $144,000 per mo...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017

As Camry gets redesigned, reign as top US car is in jeopardy
DETROIT - America’s favourite car is under attack. The Toyota Camry has been the nation’s top-selling vehicle for 15 years, if you exclude pickup trucks. Now it’s in danger of losing...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017
State GOP wary as Republicans push repeal of health law
ATLANTA - Congressional Republicans’ drive to repeal the 2010 health care law has financial and political repercussions for GOP leaders in the states and gives Democrats potential openings as th...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2017

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