Instagram Won’t Pull These Racist, Violent, Russian-Inspired Accounts

American racists are reusing some of the ugliest elements of Russia’s election interference operation. Memes published by some of the worst Kremlin-backed trolls of the 2016 campaign are being echoed online by American neo-Confederates. The Russian accounts, overseen by the Russian Internet Research...

• Instagram
• Russian Internet Research Agency
• Social Media

Google wants US Fed Reserve to follow India's UPI example

New Delhi: In a thumbs up to the Indian government's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) scheme, Google has written to the US Federal Reserve Board detailing the successful example of UPI-based digital payment in India in order to build "FedNow" -- a new interbank...

• Federal Reserve Board
• Google
• Unified Payments Interface

Gold prices fall as easing trade worries lead to riskier bets

(Reuters) - Gold prices inched lower on Monday as investors moved to riskier assets following the announcement of an interim deal between the United States and China that cooled a 17-month-old trade dispute. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,473.88 per ounce, as of 0050 GMT. U.S. gold...

• Gold Price
• Trade War
• US Dollar

View: OPEC+ deal isn’t worth the paper it is written on

There was an elephant in the room during the recent OPEC+ meeting: The record-breaking initial public offering of Saudi Arabia’s mammoth oil company Saudi Aramco occurring at exactly the same time. The coincidence meant that the output cuts agreed by OPEC and its allies were designed as much to...

• Aramco
• Oil
• Opec

Eating disorder can lead to threats like obesity

Washington: Researchers have found that over-eating could be controlled through a brain circuit linked to feasting. The state of impulsivity has been linked to eating disorders that can lead to threats like that of obesity, which later can have several psychiatric disorders including drug addiction....

• Disease
• Eating Disorder
• Obesity

UK Study Tests Computerized Version of Talk Therapy

A new trial which tested a computerized version of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) suggests it may be an effective option for addressing depression in children and young adults, especially those who are reluctant to seek help, and may reduce long waiting lists for treatment in the UK. Around 2 to...

• CBT program
• Depression
• Talk therapy

Former world No. 1 Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open

Paris, Dec 6 (AFP) Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki announced on Friday that she will retire from tennis after next month's Australian Open. The 29-year-old Dane won her only Grand Slam singles title in Melbourne last year in her third major final. "I've accomplished everything I could...

• Caroline Wozniacki
• Retirement
• Tennis

Roger Federer coin proves too popular for Swiss mint’s webshop

A commemorative silver coin depicting tennis champion Roger Federer is proving so popular that it’s crippling the website of Switzerland’s mint. Advertising The coin, with a face value of 20 francs ($20), is the first by the federal mint with a living person on it. Featuring the 38-year-old Swiss...

• Marius Haldimann
• Roger Federer
• Swissmint

'I work for Madrid, what is said in France I don't listen to': Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema is finally filling the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo and on Wednesday his task will be to trump Lionel Messi. It will be the fifth Clasico since Ronaldo departed Real Madrid in 2018 and Spain's most prestigious fixture has not been quite the same without him, a duel lost between the...

Premier League: Kevin De Bruyne masterclass helps Manchester City beat Arsenal; Spurs edge past Wolves

London: Tottenham are enjoying a resurgence in the Premier League, while Arsenal and Manchester United are wilting. Only four points now separate the teams in the Premier League but their recent fortunes have been very different. Jose Mourinho has overseen Tottenham's climb from 14th to fifth. Jan...

• Arsenal
• Kevin De Bruyne
• Manchester City