Canadian stock market closes lower for first time in nine sessions

Xinhua | 2017-02-18

TORONTO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Canada's main stock market in Toronto ended a run of eight consecutive days of increases, as losses in Materials and Energy stocks outpaced gains in Telecommunications and Consumer Discretionary sectors. The Toronto Stock Exchange's benchmark Standard & Poor's/TSX...

Stocks inch to new records; S&P; 500 up 4 straight weeks

The Roanoke Times | 2017-02-17

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes inched ahead to record highs Friday, barely, after a late-afternoon push erased losses from earlier in the day. It caps the fourth straight week of gains for the Standard & Poor's 500 index, its longest such streak since July. Reports through the week showed that...

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Why UK Abortion Clinics Are Rejecting Irish Women

Huffington Post | 2017-02-17

In Ireland, a country grown on the grounds of Catholicism, it should come as no surprise that abortion is heavily restricted. With the Eighth Amendment, a law stating that a pregnant woman cannot have an abortion unless it is to save her life or she has medical complications, many women flock to...

Parents still lose sleep worrying about grown children

CBS News | 2017-02-17

New research finds that what keeps parents up at night may be different for men and women ......

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Gareth Bale scores as Real Madrid tighten grip on La Liga top spot

Hindustan Times | 2017-02-18

Gareth Bale marked his return to action after a long injury layoff by sealing a 2-0 victory for Real Madrid over Espanyol on Saturday to provisionally stretch Zinedine Zidane’s side’s lead at the top of La Liga to four points. Alvaro Morata headed home a floated cross from Isco to put...

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News24 | 2017-02-18

Finally, Gambia's Barrow 'officially' sworn-in as president

Thousands of supporters have gathered to finally celebrate the inauguration of Gambian President Adama Barrow, a month after he was sworn in across the border...

NBC News | 2017-02-18

The Mysterious Case of Nigeria's Missing President

Muhammadu Buhari has been the subject of swirling rumors, conspiracy theories and downright fabrications since he flew to London last month. ......

India TV | 2017-02-18

Barack Obama ranks 12th best leader in US presidential history

Barack Obama ranks as the 12th best leader in US presidential history, according to a new survey. The survey of 91 presidential historians conducted by C-SPAN...

WorldNews.com | 2017-02-17

Ecuador's Paraplegic Presidential Candidate Offers Hope To The Disabled

Ecuador’s presidential candidate Lenin Moreno, who lost the use of his legs two decades ago, is a leading spokesman for the rights of the disabled, Reuters...

The Charlotte Observer | 2017-02-17

Ecuador election could decide Assange's continued asylum

Whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can stay at the Ecuadorean embassy in London could depend on the winner of Sunday's presidential election in the South...

Daily Star Lebanon | 2017-02-17

Cyclone Dineo batters southern Mozambique, killing 7

Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and displaced more than 100,000 as it battered southern Mozambique, natural disasters agencies said Friday. ......

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Alternet | 2017-02-18

Has Donald Trump Finished Off Conservative Thought Once and for All?

The movement once had a coherent philosophy. After the neocons, bigots and neo-fascists, there's...