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HSBC first-quarter profit falls 14%
03 мая, 2016
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HSBC first-quarter profit falls 14%

Banking giant HSBC has reported a 14% drop in profits for the first quarter following "extreme levels of volatility" in financial markets at the start of the year. Profit before tax came in at $6.1bn (£4.17bn) for the three months to March, down from $7.1bn a year ago. However, analysts had expected a far...

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China investigates search engine Baidu after student’s death
03 мая, 2016
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China investigates search engine Baidu after student’s death

China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found online. Wei Zexi, who died last month from a rare form of cancer, had sought the treatment from a hospital that came top of the list on his Baidu web search. Baidu has come under fire for...

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Is Indiana the last stand for Ted Cruz?
03 мая, 2016
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Is Indiana the last stand for Ted Cruz?

Indiana was supposed to be where Ted Cruz stopped Donald Trump's recent east coast winning streak. Like Horatius at the bridge, the Texas senator would turn back the Trump throng. Instead the primary on Tuesday could prove his final undoing. A Monday afternoon campaign event in the tiny town of Marion, Indiana (population...

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Trump trouncing in Calif. by 34 points: Poll
03 мая, 2016
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Trump trouncing in Calif. by 34 points: Poll

Donald Trump is leading Ted Cruz by a whopping 34 percentage points — 54%-20% — among likely Republican voters in California, a SurveyUSA poll for KUSA found. That’s a significant gain for the Republican frontrunner, whose lead was only 8 percentage points in the last SurveyUSA poll a month ago. And it’s...

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Two men killed in Yorkshire plane crash named as trainee RAF pilots
03 мая, 2016
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Two men killed in Yorkshire plane crash named as trainee RAF pilots

TWO pilots who died when their light aircraft crashed to the ground in North Yorkshire on Saturday have been named as trainee RAF pilots. Police tonight revealed the tragic students were Cameron James Forster, 21, from Sussex, and Ajvir Singh Sandhu, 25, from Essex. North Yorkshire Police identified the pair two days after they...

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Does size REALLY matter? Survey reveals women’s ideal penis, and it may surprise you
03 мая, 2016
LifeStyle

Does size REALLY matter? Survey reveals women’s ideal penis, and it may surprise you

PENIS size has long been the source of anxiety for many men around the world. Whether it’s from magazines, movies, friends or a combination of all three; many men have an underlying perception that penis size is somehow a measure of their masculinity. While the subject is discussed openly in popular culture, it remains an...

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World War Three? North Korea planning war with West which could leave ONE MILLION dead
03 мая, 2016
News of war

World War Three? North Korea planning war with West which could leave ONE MILLION dead

NORTH KOREA is planning to drag the West into World War Three by launching a murderous invasion of South Korea, it has been claimed. The devastating attack could leave one million people dead in "the most unforgiving battle conditions" according to former White House adviser Victor Cha. With the hermit state on the...

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Do the Japanese run the best meetings?
03 мая, 2016
Culture

Do the Japanese run the best meetings?

  If you want to get your point across in a meeting in Finland, keep quiet; and let your counterparts deliberate. Of course, that won’t work at all in, say, Canada. As more of us do business across cultures and far-flung offices, every meeting can feel like a riddle. What do the long silences, idle chitchat and...

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Migrant crisis: EU ‘to grant Turkey visa-free travel’
03 мая, 2016
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Migrant crisis: EU ‘to grant Turkey visa-free travel’

The European Commission will grant Turkey conditional approval for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen area. The move is part of a deal in which Turkey has agreed to take back migrants who have crossed the Aegean to Greece. But Turkey must still meet EU criteria, BBC Europe Editor Katya Adler says, and the deal must...

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The Indiana Primary’s Influence on Party Conventions
03 мая, 2016
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The Indiana Primary’s Influence on Party Conventions

Indiana's primary is poised to be a test of momentum for both parties. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are headed to the Hoosier state with a string of recent wins that could help them dramatically, while the inverse could lead to a bad day for Sen. Ted Cruz. "There's a lot of empirical evidence that voters and...

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The new clip of group «Leningrad» blew up the internet (video)
03 мая, 2016
Culture

The new clip of group «Leningrad» blew up the internet (video)

Director of the video "In Peter — drink" was Anna Parmas, which had previously shot a video for the song about LaBute "exhibit". "Leningrad" recently introduced the video for the song "In St. Petersburg — drink". Video is already seen on YouTube by more than 1.5 million...

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Boom! Trump’s foreign policy lands him an endorsement by a world leader!
03 мая, 2016
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Boom! Trump’s foreign policy lands him an endorsement by a world leader!

"DT's foreign policy is in Australia's national interest!" Aussie Leader Latham endorses @realDonaldTrump! #dtmag pic.twitter.com/x9t2Wez8M5 — The Forbes Group (@gqforbes) 2 мая 2016...

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