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10:27 22/03/2019
U.S. corporate breakups could be catalyst to change Dow index

Another index component, industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp, is also in the process of separating into three companies, possibly in about a year.

10:01 22/03/2019
Friday sermon by the imam of New Zealand mosque attacked by gunman

Last Friday I stood in this mosque and saw the hatred and the rage in the eyes of the terrorist who killed and martyred 50 innocent people, wounded 42, and broke the hearts of millions around the world.

20:30 21/03/2019
Iran will boost defence capabilities despite U.S. pressure - Khamenei

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States last May from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers, saying it gave too much away to Iran, and reimposed far-reaching U.S. sanctions.

20:09 21/03/2019
Christchurch shootings: The people killed as they prayed

Most of them had moved to New Zealand to study or work, and build a better life for themselves and their families. Some were refugees, who thought they had found safety.

19:47 21/03/2019
Dutch populist vote surge costs PM Rutte senate majority

The anti-immigration Forum for Democracy is set to win most votes and have as many seats in the upper house as Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party.

19:24 21/03/2019
Moment Ralph the daschund escapes from rabbit hole five days after disappearing while out on walk

Sarah Mclellan, 33, was distraught after her pet dog Ralph had gone missing while out for a walk near their home in Haworth, West Yorkshire, last Thursday.

19:00 21/03/2019
18:38 21/03/2019
China's first cloned police dog ready for training

China's first cloned police dog, a two-month-old Kunming wolfdog named Kunxun, received a warm welcome at Kunming Police Dog Base in Southwest China's Yunnan province on March 5, Science and Technology Daily reported.

18:16 21/03/2019
143,000 relics found in Chinese ancient shipwreck

The massive excavation operation that has been going on for years is drawing to an end as archaeologists are now clearing the cargoes in the last few cabins at the end of the ship, said Cui Yong, vice director of the Guangdong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, and head of the ship's archaeological team.

17:45 21/03/2019
Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge

In a statement Thursday, the public prosecutor's office in Utrecht says that the suspect, identified by police as 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, also faces charges of attempted murder or manslaughter and making threats with a terrorist intent.

17:24 21/03/2019
Auschwitz Memorial shares photos of people walking on train track, urges respect

The memorial – which “preserves” the location of the former Nazi concentration camp – posted their message on Twitter and stressed the gravity and the solemnness of the location.

17:00 21/03/2019
Venezuela opposition legislator says he was not arrested by intelligence agents

He confirmed that Roberto Marrero, chief of staff to opposition leader Juan Guaido, had been detained.

16:38 21/03/2019
Hungarian central bank may raise overnight rate; analysts divided

In the March 14-21 survey, analysts unanimously projected that the bank would leave its base rate unchanged at 0.9 percent at its upcoming meeting.

16:16 21/03/2019
Ronaldo and Juventus will avoid U.S. amid rape investigation

While the bulk of the games in the tournament, the International Champions Cup, will take place in the United States as usual, Juventus’s games will be a part of the Asian version of the annual event.

15:45 21/03/2019
Student football team abducted in Anglophone Cameroon

Gunmen abducted the 15 students from the University of Buea, in the southwest of the country, on Wednesday morning.

15:27 21/03/2019
Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies

Nearly 300 mountaineers have died on the peak since the first ascent attempt and two-thirds of bodies are thought still to be buried in the snow and ice.

15:01 21/03/2019

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