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Seven migrants dead, 500 rescued in Mediterranean

Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 13:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Italian navy says it has recovered 7 bodies from an overturned migrant ship off the coast of Libya. A further 500 migrants who were on board were rescued safely. A statement from the Italian...

S&P says Britain's EU vote could jeopardize pound's standing

Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 12:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's says a vote to leave the European Union could jeopardize the pound's standing as an international reserve currency, potentially threatening the country's credit...

Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 20:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue pills that put...

European Union, Panama to discuss offshore accounts

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 15:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The European Union will have talks with Panamanian authorities on Wednesday in the wake of the offshore accounts scandal centering on people and multinationals stashing funds and avoid paying taxes,...

Report: says European banks to struggle, may need to cut costs

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 14:07 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

European banks are likely to struggle to make profits in months ahead and may need to cut costs, merge or change their business strategies to return to solid health, a report said Tuesday. In its...

Over 31,000 Chinese grandmothers set world dance record

Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 10:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

China's dancing grannies have taken their moves to the record books. Guinness World Records says more than 31,000 Chinese participants have set a record for mass plaza dancing in multiple...

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