PISCATAWAY, N.J. — President Barack Obama on Sunday urged college graduates to shun those who want to confront a rapidly linked world by building walls around the United States or by embracing ignorance, as he delivered a sharp and barely concealed critique of Donald Trump... "A wall won't stop that," Obama said, bringing to mind Trump's call for building a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico ... on a path of decline ... ___....
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Iran Sunday for staging a Holocaust-themed cartoon contest that mocked the Nazi genocide of six million Jews during the Second World War and said the Islamic Republic was busy planning for another one. Iran has long backed armed groups committed to Israel's destruction and its leaders have called for it to be wiped off the map....
BEIJING. China condemned the United States (US) Defense Department's annual report on the Chinese military on Sunday, calling it deliberate distortion that has "severely damaged" mutual trust ... It is the US that has always been suspicious and flexing its military muscle by frequently sending military aircraft and warships to the region, Yang said ... DAWN_VIDEO - /1029551/DAWN-RM-1x1 ... ....
Teenager Max Verstappen became the youngest ever Formula One winner today when he took full advantage of Mercedes' first lap crash to claim a drama-laden Spanish Grand Prix. In his maiden outing for Red Bull following his unexpected promotion from Toro Rosso, the 18-year-old Dutchman showed supreme composure under pressure as he resisted all attacks to claim a memorable victory in only his 24th F1 race ...More ... "It is stupid ... ....
(Source. Oakland Athletics) ... • Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for Valencia and other #ASGWorthy players ... The infielder, who is riding a 10-game hitting streak in which he's 15-for-37 (.405), is the 28th player in club history to enjoy a three-homer game, but just the third to compile five home runs in a three- or four-game series, joining Mark McGwire, who accomplished the feat three times, and Gus Zernial ... Some good type of way.'....
Despite the slight easing in growth momentum as shown by April economic data released on May 14, Chinese economy has shown continued improvement in restructuring. The year-on-year growth of fixed-asset investment, industrial production and retail sales all cooled in April after a recovery in the first quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics... It increased by 0.47 percent in April month-on-month....
(Source. Contact Energy Ltd) Slide 1 Monthly OperationalData. For the month ended 30 April 2016. Highlights for April 2016. Average Otahuhu wholesale price for April 2016. $72/MWh (p3). Hydro storage as at 30 April... As at 30 April ... April 2016. The average price at Otahuhu (North Island) for April 2016 was $72/MWh while the average price at Benmore (South Island) was $60/MWh. 150 ... At 30 April, South Island storage was 96% of mean (31 March....
Despite the slight easing in growth momentum as shown by April economic data released on Saturday, Chinese economy has shown continued improvement in restructuring. The year-on-year growth of fixed-asset investment, industrial production and retail sales all cooled in April after a recovery in the first quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics... It increased by 0.47 percent in April month-on-month....
Earlier this week, India and Mauritius agreed to a new tax regime that will kick in from next April... Between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2019, tax will be levied at half the applicable rate and at the full rate after April 2019 ... Sources said the authorities from both countries agreed to a reworked framework from April 2017 and insisted that secrecy should be maintained till government approval was received....
Last month was the hottest April on record globally – the seventh month in a row that has broken the monthly record. The latest figures smashed the previous record for April by the largest margin ever recorded ... Figures released by Nasa over the weekend show the global temperature of land and sea was 1.11C warmer in April than the average temperature for April during the period 1951-1980 ... NASAApril temperature is out....
China's industrial output, retail sales and fixed asset investment all grew more slowly than expected in April, indicating the economy remains weak ...Retail sales grew by 10.1% in April from a year earlier....
BEIJING -- China's credit data in April was weaker than expected, but overall credit growth stayed strong and the central bank's monetary policy will continue to be prudent ... China's new yuan-denominated lending in April amounted to 556 billion yuan ($85 billion), 152 billion yuan less than a year earlier while new total social financing (TSF) dropped to 751 billion yuan in April from March's 2.34 trillion yuan....
Soon after, Chinese data for April provided more evidence that a pick-up in first-quarter economic indicators, helped by further stimulus, may have been a one-off ... However, any surprises here when the April data is published on Thursday could consolidate the case for another cut to the cash rate, which would boost shares and push the Australia dollar and bond yields lower....
China's daily crude steel output jumped to a record high in April as mills ramped up production to take advantage of rising prices and the best profits this decade ...April's figure takes production in the first four months of this year to 261.4 million tonnes, still down 2.3 per cent on a year ago ... At the end of April regulators and exchanges moved to cool the frenzy and prices have since receded....
w Investments made before April 1, 2017. The Protocol to the tax treaty is clear that investments made prior to April 1, 2017 will be grandfathered. w Investments made after April 1, 2017. Gains arising from the transfer of shares in companies resident in India between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2019, will be subject to capital gains tax in India; however, it will be at 50% of the normal capital gains tax rates....