The death toll from Tuesday’s Taliban attack in Kabul more than doubled overnight from 28 to 64 and most of the casualties were civilians – including women and children, The Associated Press quoting AfghanInterior Ministry officials said Wednesday.Gen.Abdul Rahman Rahimi, Kabul’s police chief, told a news conference Wednesday two investigative teams have been appointed to investigate the attack in Kabul ...Secret Service....
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik’s human rights have been violated during his imprisonment for terrorism and mass murder, a Norwegian court has ruled ... Agencies. . . ....
In effect, they are the new “totalitarian” global order.Workers Historical Handcuffs Must Be Broken But again, the GBC is handcuffed to the history of workers. Not only did thousands of workers in London call for Prime MinisterDavid Cameron to resign over severe austerity measures and connections to the PanamaPapers, but many more around the world are doing the same. They too are handcuffed to history, the history of the GBC that is....
Negative rates may become less effective at boosting economic growth the longer they’re in place, according to the Bank of Canada... “Experience in other countries who had more difficult situations than ours showed that negative interest rates can actually function,” Poloz said....
About 100,000 people hit the streets of Vancouver on Saturday for the annual Vaisakhi celebration featuring a parade, music, colourful fashion and delicious food. And vote-hungry politicians, of course. No pol with a half a brain would dare miss the biggest Indo-Canadian shindig of the year ... ....
After turning positive in February, non-oil, non-gold imports collapsed in March, belying signs of a revival in domestic demand ... However, consumption goods imports reported an uptick as electronic goods grew 19% ... Overall imports in FY16 declined 15.3% to $379.6 billion. ....
@Paul_Karp ... We spend more on taxpayer subsidies on negative gearing than higher education Bill Shorten ... “I’ll tell you what isn’t rich – it’s people who are paying their mortgage and don’t have 10 negatively geared houses, it’s people who don’t have millions in superannuation ... “But in this country at the moment we spend more on taxpayer subsidies on negative gearing than higher education – is that the sort of country we want to be?”. ....
It took less than a day for the "New Donald Trump" to become the familiar Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Many observers noted a gentler side of Trump during his primary-night victory speech at Trump Tower. The real-estate mogul referred to Sen ... "Lyin' Ted." ... "Lies, oh he lies." ... John Kasich ... "Kasich hasn't had one negative ad against him. As soon as he has the first 10 negative ads against him, he'll drop like a rock, believe me." ... ....
OTTAWA, April 20- It could take Canada more than three years to recover from a shock caused by low oil prices, Bank of CanadaGovernorStephen Poloz said on Wednesday, citing persistently negative factors in the economy. A sharp fall in oil prices prompted the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates twice last year in a bid to counter lower growth and rising... ....
April 21 (BusinessDesk) - UDC Finance's AA- credit rating was placed on CreditWatch Negative by Standard & Poor's pending its potential sale by Australia & New Zealand Banking Group and the likelihood of a weaker rating as a stand-alone business ... ....
A major ratings agency lowered its debt ratings Wednesday on Catholic Health Initiatives, saying that the Arapahoe County-based health system’s persistent operating losses and drop in unrestricted cash have created a negative outlook for the company ...CHI,… ... ....
The Vermont senator, after a loss in New York and with tough contests ahead, also faced calls from Hillary Clinton backers to take a less negative tone ... ....
Launching an ‘IP Smart Toolkit’ developed by the U.K ... “That can actually deter companies, negatively impact their investment decisions or delay them,” he said. ....