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China, the biggest holder of US government bonds, is reported to be considering a halt to purchases of US Treasuries and thereby the financing US government expenditure. Bond veteran Bill Gross says a bear market has begun, read about that here. "Given possible US protectionist measures, it makes sense for China to preemptively flag that it holds some important cards, which could restrain the USA actions", Alan Ruskin, global co-head of foreign exchange research at Deutsche Bank, said in a ...

Boston Scientific Corp now has $37.67B valuation. It closed at $1.65 lastly. It is down 19.12% since January 12, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 2.42% the S&P500. Trading volume for Boston Scientific Corporation was 8.98 Million in its previous trading session. The insider Pratt Timothy A . sold 10,000 shares worth $266,650.

Oscar victor Charlize Theron is set to star in upcoming film Tully that explores the realities of motherhood. While Marlo isn't too excited about the prospect of having a nanny at first, especially when the young babysitter proves to be a bit too headstrong for her own good, she eventually softens on the situation.

The anchor match saw Bernd Wiesberger partner Englishman Ross Fisher , a victor on Friday, against Haotong Li and Nicholas Fung but despite moving 2up at the par five 6th green Asia responded quickly and Li continued his strong putting display from the opening day's play to secure a 3&1 win and maintain Asia's slender advantage heading into Sunday's singles.

Trump reportedly referred to a series of nations as " shithole countries " during a closed-door Oval Office meeting with lawmakers Thursday about a deal on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, questioning why the United States was not welcoming more people from Norway , as opposed to Haiti , El Salvador and other African countries.

Speaking to news agency IANS, Additional Commissioner of Police BK Singh said,"Kharbanda, a California-based Non-Resident Indian ( NRI ), met the victim in the lounge and introduced himself to her". Police said the accused, 25-year-old Anmol Singh Kharbanda, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. Following the complaint by the victim, Kharbanda was arrested from the hotel after being interrogated.

The passenger - "a disorderly and possibly armed" man - was arrested when the bus came to a stop near Wadsworth, Illinois. Numerous police agencies from Wisconsin and IL are responding to an incident involving a Greyhound bus. Authorities announced the unidentified suspect was in custody after 12:30 a.m. Roadways opened back up at around 1:15 a.m. Initially, authorities reported a "possible hostage situation".

Speaking to the US CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel, the Pakistani Army Chief said "Pakistan is fully aware of US concerns on activities of Afghan nationals in Pakistan and we are already undertaking multiple actions through Operation "Radd ul Fasaad" to deny any residual capacity to terrorists of all hue and colour for which return of Afghan Refugees is an essential prerequisite".

But although a second vote could lead to the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union diplomats in Brussels were less than impressed with the news. An Efdd Group spokesman told The Independent: "There is a vindictive campaign by the European Parliament of selective persecution of Eurosceptic MEPs, parties and groups".

In a new interview with The Guardian , Steven Spielberg says he's all for Winfrey possibly coming for the White House . REPORTER: Hey, can you beat Oprah by the way? "I think Oprah Winfrey would make an absolutely brilliant president", the Oscar-winning director told the Guardian on Thursday.

I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made - a big setback for DACA!' Republican Lindsay Graham said he directly confronted the president on the matter. Tweeted Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona: "The words used by the president, as related to me directly following the meeting by those in attendance, were not 'tough , ' they were abhorrent and repulsive".

The North has yet to respond to that offer as well. At that meeting they agreed to hold military talks and send a North Korean delegation of officials, athletes, cheerleaders, journalists and others to the Olympics. Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence will lead the US delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Jarrod Agen, Pence's deputy chief of staff, said Pence would travel to the Olympics "to reinforce the strong USA presence on the Korean Peninsula and send a clear ...

Indian Coast Guard said some debris has been found and the search for missing persons is underway. The Coast Guard has fished out three bodies from the site. Meanwhile, a rescue operation to trace the remaining people is underway. The Dauphin helicopter lost contact with Air Traffic Control around 10.35 am almost 30 nautical miles off Mumbai .

The incident was the lastest in a series of insider attacks against US forces, including an attack in Achin district in June in which an Afghan commando opened fire, killing three USA personnel and wounding another. "We continue to strategically push IS-K back from their fighting positions taking seven kilometers and clearing much of the Mohmand Valley, Nangarhar", Gresback said.

At the White House on Wednesday afternoon, Donald Trump met with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg to discuss a variety of issues, including economics, as well worldwide security. but we also want businesses that can compete". Trump joined with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg , highlighting the two nations' deep roots.

Reports earlier quoted Trump, in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday , as asking why the USA would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "s**thole countries" in Africa rather than places like Norway . "Why are we having all these people from s**thole countries come here?" Pugh called upon all elected leaders, regardless of party, to condemn the president's comments.

According to news agency ANI , four students lost their lives, while 25 have been rescued. The children, from KL Ponda High School in Dahanu , were on a picnic, media reported. Helicopters from Daman, which is near Dahanu , have also been launched, a Coast Guard spokesperson said. The boat was capsized due to overcrowding and the boat tilted on one side while the children were having fun.

Haitians on the island and across the United States, where more than 600,000 Haitians live, offered prayers at ceremonies for those who were killed by the 7.0 magnitude natural disaster that struck on January 12, 2010. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt had earlier tweeted that, judging by Solberg's visit, "keys to success with Trump are personal charm, a solid trade deficit with the United States and buying tons of U.S.

Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello has criticized the USA federal government's response to Hurricane Maria , which devastated the US territory in September, leaving many in Puerto Rico without power and other basic services that still have not been restored.

Two of the supercomputers will be "world-class pre-exascale supercomputing machines", capable of at least a hundred million billion calculations per second. "A better European supercomputing infrastructure holds great potential for job creation and is a key factor for the digitisation of industry and increasing the competitiveness of the European economy".