Monthly Archives: November 2016

Dollar weakens, Asian stocks down sharply and gold prices rally, but victory speech reassures traders Global markets were rocked on Wednesday by the president-elect made conciliatory remarks in his victory speech. As the scale of Trumps success became clear, Asian stocks fell sharply, the dollar weakened and gold prices rallied as investors raced for cover […]

The powerful earthquakes that rocked New Zealand’s South Island Sunday night saw business’ and homes damaged.Image: AAP After earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 7.5 struck New Zealand’s upper South Island just after midnight on Monday, two people were confirmed dead and extensive damage was done to buildings and roads. With more than 250 […]

Image: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncell Recreational marijuana won big at the polls on Tuesday, with California, Massachusetts, and Nevada approving those laws and Maines measure leaning toward yes, tripling the U.S. population living in pot-friendly states. The laws allow adults to grow, consume, and give away marijuana but the patchwork of laws and marijuanas federal status […]

Hacked, again.Image: AdultFriendFinder UPDATE: Nov. 15, 2016, 9:17 a.m. AEDT FriendFinder Networks told Mashable the company has received a number of reports regarding potential security vulnerabilities. “Immediately upon learning this information, we took several steps to review the situation and bring in the right external partners to support our investigation. Our investigation is ongoing but […]

(CNN)Myanmar’s government says Air Force helicopters opened fire on attackers in troubled Rakhine State Sunday after two soldiers were killed in clashes with men armed with guns, knives and spears. As many as 500 men ambushed troops as they tried to carry out “clearance operations” in Maungtaw and Yathedaung townships near the border with Bangladesh, […]

(CNN)Human Rights Watch is accusing Iraqi Kurdish forces of unlawfully targeting and destroying Arab homes in regions they have retaken from ISIS fighters. Kurdish Regional Government forces, also known as the Peshmerga, is a 100,000-strong military force, backed by the United States in its mission to drive out ISIS from Iraq. The US-based human rights […]

He added: “It’s hard to explain to people the threat level they have against you and your family. If you walk away, they’ll torture the life out of you . “They will damage your property. They’ll attack members of your family, they’ll attack you. It’s impossible. You just can’t get out.” Image caption Former Ass […]

A post-mortem test on Friday confirmed she had been strangled. ‘Confused scene’ Last week, a spokesman for the NHS trust described her as a “kind, caring and compassionate nurse and an absolute credit to her profession”. Det Supt Mark Payne, head of homicide investigations at West Midlands Police, said officers were alerted to her death […]

chief strategist and senior counselorDonald TrumpJulia Jones, a screenwriter who had a working relationship with Bannon, told on Sunday that the chief executive of Breitbart News would discuss the genetic superiority of certain people and expressed that perhaps it wouldn’t be bad to disenfranchise people who didn’t own property. Allowing only property owners to vote […]

xAd, thead network that servesyou ads in apps and mobile web pages based on your location, is today announcing another hefty round of funding, as well as its first acquisition in the world of consumer apps to grow its audience and data set. The company has raised $42.5 million, and its buying WeatherBug, the popular […]