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  A decade after financial crisis, Theresa May says UK government will end austerity policy, loosen public purse-strings

  October 03, 2018 17:45 IST

  A decade after financial crisis, Theresa May says UK government will end austerity policy, loosen public purse-strings

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  Dancing Queen: UK's May pokes fun at her limited dance moves

  October 03, 2018 17:30 IST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived on stage at the Conservative Party conference to the strains of ABBA's "Dancing Queen," taking a spin around and having a brief laugh at her own expense before a key speech

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  Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness

  October 03, 2018 17:30 IST

  Trump draws laughter, cheers as he mocks woman who alleges that his Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her

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  Toys R Us ... not dead yet

  October 03, 2018 17:15 IST

  A group of investors is planning a comeback for Toys R Us, in the latest twist for the troubled retail brand

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  Charities take digital money now – and the risks that go with it

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) Many large charities, despite being entrusted with accepting and managing funds that benefit the public, are accepting bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – volatile forms of digital money – as donations.Take, for example, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, one of the

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  Fishing forecasts can predict marine creature movements

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heather Welch, University of California, Santa Cruz; Elliott Lee Hazen, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Stephanie Brodie, University of California, Santa Cruz(THE CONVERSATION) Do you check the weather forecast before getting dressed in the morning? If you do, then you’re making a decision in real time, based on dynamic processes that can vary greatly over space

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  How should we judge people for their past moral failings?

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Khoury, Arizona State University(THE CONVERSATION) The recent allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have further divided the nation. Among the questions the case raises are some important ethical ones. Not least among them is the question of moral responsibility for actions long since passed. Particularly in light of the #MeToo movement,

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  50 years old, '2001: A Space Odyssey' still offers insight about the future

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College(THE CONVERSATION) Watching a 50th anniversary screening of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” I found myself, a mathematician and computer scientist whose research includes work related to artificial intelligence, comparing the story’s vision of the future with the world today.The movie was made through a collaboration with science fiction writer Arthur

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  4 things journalists can do to rebuild trust with the public

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lisa Heyamoto, University of Oregon and Todd Milbourn, University of Oregon(THE CONVERSATION) In August, nearly 400 news outlets made the case for the importance of journalism in response to President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the media is “the enemy of the people.”In #FreePress editorials published in newspapers across the country, writers stressed journalism’s role in a

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  Ted Turner has Lewy body dementia, but what is that?

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Melissa J. Armstrong, University of Florida(THE CONVERSATION) Ted Turner recently announced that he has Lewy body dementia, a diagnosis that the late comic and actor Robin Williams was given after his death.The disease is frequently unrecognized even by doctors, despite the fact that Lewy body dementia is the second most common dementia. In one study, almost 70 percent of people

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  UK's Theresa May says no-deal Brexit would mean tariffs and border checks and be "tough" for Britain.

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  UK's Theresa May says no-deal Brexit would mean tariffs and border checks and be "tough" for Britain.

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  Rights group says Egypt 'forcibly disappeared' lawyer

  October 03, 2018 17:00 IST

  An international rights group is urging Egypt to reveal the whereabouts of a well-known rights lawyer who went missing after being detained

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  India to begin deportations of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar

  October 03, 2018 16:45 IST

  Indian police say they plan to send seven Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar, in the first deportation of members of the Myanmar minority group since the Home Ministry ordered state authorities to deport them and other illegal immigrants

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  Syria hopes to jumpstart rebuilding despite massive hurdles

  October 03, 2018 16:30 IST

  With back-to-back trade fairs held in Damascus this month, Syria is hoping to jumpstart reconstruction of its devastated cities by inviting international investors to take part in lucrative opportunities

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  Ethiopia faces reforms' next steps as ruling coalition meets

  October 03, 2018 16:15 IST

  Ethiopia faces reforms' next steps as ruling coalition meets; PM hints he's not indispensable

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  Attacks on Afghan checkpoints kill 7 police

  October 03, 2018 16:15 IST

  Afghan officials say insurgents have killed seven police in separate attacks

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  The Latest: 3 scientists awarded chemistry Nobel Prize

  October 03, 2018 16:15 IST

  The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says the three researchers who were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry "harnessed the power of evolution" to develop enzymes and antibodies that have led to new pharmaceuticals and biofuels

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  Melania Trump visits ex-slave holding facility in Ghana

  October 03, 2018 16:15 IST

  Melania Trump is visiting a former slave holding facility on the coast of Ghana on the second day of her Africa tour

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  Germany celebrates 28th anniversary of its reunification

  October 03, 2018 16:15 IST

  Germany is celebrating the 28th anniversary of the reunification of east and west, a process that Chancellor Angela Merkel says still isn't complete

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  2 researchers from US and 1 in Britain have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  October 03, 2018 15:45 IST

  2 researchers from US and 1 in Britain have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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  World shares mixed on news that Italy may ease spending

  October 03, 2018 15:45 IST

  World shares mixed on reports Italy may ease spending

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  The Latest: Wife of Malaysian ex-PM to be charged

  October 03, 2018 15:30 IST

  Malaysia's anti-graft agency says the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak will be charged under the anti-money laundering act

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  UN court orders US to lift some Iran sanctions

  October 03, 2018 15:00 IST

  The United Nations' highest court has ordered the United States to lift sanctions on Iran that affect imports of humanitarian goods and products and services linked to the safety of civil aviation

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  US students learn of apartheid, art in visit to South Africa

  October 03, 2018 15:00 IST

  US students visit South Africa to learn about apartheid and art; 'opportunity to explode their minds'

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  Pope opens youth synod as confidence dips on abuse fallout

  October 03, 2018 15:00 IST

  Pope Francis is urging Catholic bishops to dream of a future free of the mistakes and sins of the past as he opens a global gathering of church leaders amid renewed outrage over the priestly sex abuse and cover-up scandal

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  Icebreaker tests out oil spill recovery system

  October 03, 2018 14:45 IST

  A Finnish icebreaker has conducted an oil spill response exercise in the Baltic Sea, testing a new, inbuilt oil recovery system _ a first for an icebreaker

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  Islamic State says senior militant in Egypt's Sinai killed

  October 03, 2018 14:45 IST

  The Islamic State group says one of its leaders in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has been killed

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  UN court issues interim order to United States to lift Iran sanctions linked to humanitarian goods, civil aviation

  October 03, 2018 14:45 IST

  UN court issues interim order to United States to lift Iran sanctions linked to humanitarian goods, civil aviation