July 2018

SHANGHAI, July 23 (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Monday that it lent 502 billion yuan ($74.36 billion) to financial institutions via its one-year… Via: China c.bank unexpectedly injects 502 bln yuan through…

July 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Iran “is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government,”… Via: Pompeo compares Iran's leaders to "mafia"

The couple, who share three-year-old daughter Maddie, exchanged vows at the Saratoga: Jungle Palace after being engaged for six and a half years. Via: MAFS relationship expert Melanie Schilling ties the knot with longtime partner Gareth

NEW YORK (AP) – The scheduled Subway Series finale between the New York Mets and New York Yankees has been postponed because of rain.The game will be made up… Via: Mets-Yankees game postponed by rain, to be made up Aug. 13

Bodyguard Alexandre Benalla indicted for ‘gang violence’ after assaults on May Day demonstratorsA high-ranking security officer for the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has been officially put under investigation for allegedly assaulting protesters at a May Day demonstration.Alexandre Benalla appeared before a magistrate on Sunday along with a member of Macron’s Read more

‘Buzzer teams’ are a growing part of politics, helping to churn up religious and racial dividesTo pass them off as real, Alex would enliven his fake accounts with dashes of humanity. Mixed up among the stream of political posts, his avatars – mostly pretty young Indonesian women – would bemoan Read more

The Foxtel-Sky UK production will follow two misfits and a cherished piano on a road trip across AustraliaMusician, writer and comedian Tim Minchin – the creator of Matilda: The Musical – has added a new string to his bow, landing a starring role in his first TV series, Upright, which Read more

Online retailer becomes first company to issue such a warning Via: No-deal Brexit could spark civil unrest 'within two weeks' warns UK head of Amazon