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TRUMP PICKS A SUPPORTER OF WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS FOR AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL
In an interview last summer with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, he said Trump would support Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank... READ MORE›
WORLD'S OLDEST BANK HAS RUN OUT OF TIME TO RAISE CASH, ECB SAYS
The Italian government is expected to intervene to recapitalize the bank to avert the risk of it being closed... READ MORE›
INDIA CENTRAL BANK WRONG-FOOTS INVESTORS AGAIN
The RBI is also shifting from an inflation target of 5 percent by March 2017 to 4-5 percent by 2018, he added... READ MORE›
ITALY READYING STATE BAILOUT FOR MONTE DEI PASCHI BANK
Rome wants to avoid losses being imposed on retail investors who hold 2.1 billion euros of the bank's junior debt... READ MORE›
RESCUE DEAL READY FOR ITALY'S MONTE DEI PASCHI BANK
Rescue deal ready for Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank -- RT Business... READ MORE›
CHINA'S YUAN JUMPS AS PBOC ACTS TO BREAK BEAR GRIP
The offshore yuan exchange rate in Hong Kong, known as CNH, also strengthened to 6.8670 to the dollar on Tuesday morning, from 6.8757 as of 4 30 p.m... READ MORE›
JARED KUSHNER'S FAMILY FOUNDATION DONATED TO WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS
Read more Israeli leaders urge Trump to move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem GOP Pushes U.S. citizens in Israel to vote for Trump... READ MORE›
ISRAELI SETTLERS PREPARE FOR CLASH WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT
Some people smile, some people don't, said Eli Greenberg, the Amona resident... READ MORE›
KERRY ASSAILS ISRAEL OVER WEST BANK, WARNS OF HEADING TOWARD 'A PLACE OF DANGER'
On Sunday, he warned that Israel's settlements on the West Bank are an obstacle to peace... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK, PRIVATE BANKS LOSE $31 MLN IN CYBER ATTACKS
Central bank official Artyom Sychyov discussed the losses at a briefing, saying that the hackers had attempted to steal about 5 billion rubles... READ MORE›
RUSSIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS INFLATION TO SLOW BY YEAR-END
Russian consumer price inflation will slow down by the end of this year, central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina told parliament on Friday... READ MORE›
AMAZING BASKETBALL SHOT FROM INCREDIBLE HEIGHT SMASHES WORLD RECORDA
A stunning basketball shot from the top of a huge dam in Switzerland has set a new Guinness World Record... READ MORE›
DUTERTE WANTS CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR TO STAY PAST LEGAL LIMIT
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wants the country's central bank governor to serve an unprecedented third term beyond July 2017, the finance secretary said on Tuesday... READ MORE›
WATCH A ROBOT SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SAY 'WORLD RECORD'
[Insanely fast teen sets Rubik’s cube world record at Maryland competition] Before the Munich expo, machines had previously cracked the 1-second mark, though not by much... READ MORE›
LIBYA ON BRINK OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
Libya's daily oil production before the 2011 uprising stood at 1.6 million barrels... READ MORE›
ULTRARUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 6-WEEK TREK ACROSS AMERICA
Photo Zandy Mangold Pete Kostelnick running through Yosemite National Park in September 2016... READ MORE›
CHINA CENTRAL BANK DEPUTY SAYS YUAN TO BE BROADLY STABLE
The yuan was less volatile than major reserve currencies, and its volatility was far below other emerging market currencies, Yi said... READ MORE›
CLOSURE OF RUSSIA TODAY BANK ACCOUNTS NOTHING TO DO WITH US - TREASURY
The sources said that four other Russian news agencies have had their accounts closed in London and been prevented from finding other sources of financial support... READ MORE›
BACKTRACKING FROM 'NO DISCUSSION'? UK BANK SAYS IT WILL REVIEW CLOSURE OF RT ACCOUNTS
An online petition was launched at Care2 website demanding the NatWest bank reinstate RT UK's accounts... READ MORE›
RUSSIA TODAY'S UK BANK ACCOUNTS BLOCKED
Hypothetically, this may have something to do with new British and American sanctions against Russia, which may be announced soon... READ MORE›
RUSSIA TODAY'S BANK ACCOUNTS IN BRITAIN FROZEN BYA NATWEST
The agency's head, Dmitry Kiselyov, is on an EU sanctions list related to Russia's actions in Ukraine... READ MORE›
NATWEST FREEZES RUSSIA TODAY'S BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE UK
NatWest bank has frozen the accounts of state-run broadcaster Russia Today RT, its editor-in-chief says... READ MORE›
NETANYAHU SAYS RIGHTS GROUP IS BESMIRCHING ISRAEL
Mr. Netanyahu denounced B'Tselem and Americans for Peace Now, a sister organization of the leftist Israeli Peace Now group, on Facebook... READ MORE›
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'WHO WILL TRUST GERMANY AFTER THIS?' NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST PAUL KRUGMAN MAKES HIS FEELINGS KNOWN
'Who will trust Germany after this?' Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman makes his feelings known... READ MORE›
BANKS TO STAY SHUT, CAPITAL CONTROLS IMPOSED
Speaking after the European Central Bank ECB said it was not increasing emergency funding to Greek banks Mr Tsipras said Greek deposits were safe... READ MORE›
JEWISH ARSONISTS SUSPECTED IN WEST BANK ATTACK THAT KILLED PALESTINIAN TODDLER
Witnesses quoted by Ma an a Palestinian news agency and Israeli news organizations said that Israeli settlers threw firebombs around 2 a.m... READ MORE›
THE WORLD ECONOMIC ORDER IS COLLAPSING AND THIS TIME THERE SEEMS NO WAY OUT
The IMF is profoundly concerned, warning at last week's annual meeting in Peru of 3tn ?1.95tn of excess credit globally and weakening global economic growth... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS SET FIRE TO A JEWISH HOLY SHRINE IN THE WEST BANK
There were no reports of injuries but the Israeli military said the structure was seriously damaged... READ MORE›
WORLD BANK SAYS PARIS CLIMATE GOALS AT RISK FROM NEW COAL SCHEMES
Jim Yong Kim said poor countries needed help to become more resilient to climate change... READ MORE›
UK SUPPORT FOR CHINA-BACKED ASIA BANK PROMPTS US CONCERN
International business times uk britain draws us criticism over move to join china-led asian infrastructure investment bank 6 hrs ago... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS BURN JEWISH HOLY SITE IN WEST BANK AS CLASHES KILL 4
More than 30 Palestinians have been killed, mostly in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and along the fence separating Israel and Gaza... READ MORE›
FOR THE FIRST TIME, LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF THE WORLD IS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY, WORLD BANK SAYS
For the first time less than 10 percent of the world is living in extreme poverty world bank says... READ MORE›
ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILL 6 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA AS WEST BANK UNREST GROWS
As the Palestinians rushed toward the barrier separating Gaza from Israel, he said, the whole area suddenly turned into a real confrontation... READ MORE›
GREECE DEBT CRISIS CREDITORS PRESS FOR NEW PROPOSALS
Eurozone finance ministers say they expect to hear fresh proposals from Greece after a referendum rejected the terms of an international bailout... READ MORE›
'EXTREME POVERTY' TO FALL BELOW 10% OF WORLD POPULATION FOR FIRST TIME
Extreme poverty has long been defined as living on or below 1.25 a day but the World Bank's adjustment now sets the poverty line at 1.90 a day... READ MORE›
NO VOTE WOULD MEAN EURO EXIT, LEADERS WARN
Talks between Greece and its creditors broke down last week leading to Greek banks having to shut this week... READ MORE›
VIGILANTE EFFORT AFTER A CHILDS DEATH UNDERLINES STARK CHANGE IN WEST BANK
DUMA West Bank Early one recent morning a few residents of this sleepy hilltop hamlet heard that Jewish settlers were hurling rocks at a house... READ MORE›
DAD BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY
EST November 30, 2014 Over 1 million lights have been set up in Canberra, Australia, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest LED image display... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN-BACKED REBELS MASSING TO ATTACK KEY UKRAINIAN TOWNS KIEV
Dalia Shurrab, 32, lives here in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, and Rashed Sameer Faddah, 35, in the West Bank city of Nablus... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN DIES AS UNDERCOVER ISRAELIS RAID A HOSPITAL
Mr. Shalalda, they said, stabbed an Israeli civilian in the chest in the West Bank last month, severely wounding him... READ MORE›
SHORTEST MAN IN WORLD DIED, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS SAYS
Shortest man in world died guinness world records says... READ MORE›
56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA
Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›
WORLD BANK TO SPEND 28% OF INVESTMENTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS
World Bank to spend 28 percent of investments on climate change projects... READ MORE›
JAPAN SAYS HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS WITH MILITANTS DEADLOCKED
Most of the world considers the settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to be a violation of international law... READ MORE›
DIY SUBMACHINE GUNS ARE POPPING UP ACROSS THE WEST BANK
Israelis say the majority of Palestinians killed were carrying out attacks... READ MORE›
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR COMPLETES 7,000 PULL-UPS TO SHATTER WORLD RECORDS
Andrew Shapiro's quest to set a Guinness World Record began seven months ago, with American Ninja Warrior and his father's cancer diagnosis... READ MORE›
WORLD BANK PLEDGES EXTRA $29BN TO POORER NATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT
Finance ministers from the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change, the V20, who held their inaugural meeting on Thursday, echoed calls to boost adaptation funding... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELI SOLDIERS CLASH IN WEST BANK
Ms. Fouqaha said Red Crescent medics had treated 465 Palestinians wounded in clashes throughout the West Bank since Friday, including 36 people for live fire... READ MORE›
AUTHORITIES BAN 83,000 PALESTINIANS FROM TRAVELLING INTO ISRAEL FROM WEST BANK AND GAZA FOR RAMADAN
Tel Aviv attack Authorities ban 83,000 Palestinians from travelling into Israel from West Bank and Gaza for Ramadan... READ MORE›
ISRAELI FAMILY ATTACKED IN WEST BANK AND 2 ARE KILLED
Knives rather than guns have been the usual weapons in recent Palestinian attacks on Israelis in October, there were seven recorded shootings, compared with 65 stabbings... READ MORE›
ISRAELI SOLDIER IS KILLED IN ATTACK BY PALESTINIAN
In clashes with Israeli security forces this month, more than 20 Palestinians have also been fatally shot... READ MORE›
54-YEAR-OLD TEXAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PULL-UPS
Mark Jordan, 54, of Corpus Christi, Texas, broke the previous record of 4,210 at around 1 a... READ MORE›
A BAR IN DUBAI BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DOMINO DROP SHOTA
A bar in Dubai broke the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot on Monday evening... READ MORE›
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BREXIT COULD LEAD TO POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN EU
Brexit could lead to political instability in EU ECB's Makuch... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK CORPORATE BOND BUYING STARTS
Other names being mentioned were Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, French carmaker Renault and German engineering firm Siemens... READ MORE›
ECB GIVES CENTRAL BANKS POWER TO ANNOUNCE EMERGENCY FUNDING
Central banks will still have to seek ECB approval to provide ELA and to make any announcement about it... READ MORE›
GREECE AND LENDERS AGREE ON BAILOUT TERMS
This would pave the way to aid disbursements by Aug 20, when a 3.2 billion euro debt payment is due to the European Central Bank... READ MORE›
GREECE LENDERS IN STRETCH RUN TO TO SEAL NEW BAILOUT
Greece and international creditors sought to put final touches on a multi-billion euro bailout accord on Monday to keep the country financially afloat... READ MORE›
GREEK DEBT CRISIS: PRICES FOR EVERYDAY ITEMS SHOOT UP IN GREECE
Transfers of money to other countries are allowed only with permission from the Greek central bank and the finance ministry... READ MORE›
FROM GERMAN VETERAN, A PLEA FOR UNDERSTANDING FOR GREECE
The former central banker also defended the role of the European Central Bank throughout the euro zone debt crisis... READ MORE›
GREECES BANKS ARE NEXT IN LINE FOR A EUROPEAN BAILOUT
The European Central Bank last week downgraded the value of Greek bonds when used as collateral for emergency loans... READ MORE›
ATHENS THE FOCUS BUT CHINA THE RISK
Greece entered the 11th hour of negotiations without a bailout deal, as markets remain focused on China's economy... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN LEADERS MEET ON WHETHER TO RESCUE GREECE OR CUT IT LOOSE
The meeting follows marathon talks by European finance ministers on whether to approve a third bailout for Greece... READ MORE›
BIG GREEK BANKS MAY CLOSE DOWN PERMANENTLY, BAILOUT OR NOT
Greek debt crisis Big Greek banks may close down permanently, bailout or not... READ MORE›
BIG GREEK BANKS MAY CLOSE DOWN PERMANENTLY, BAILOUT OR NOT
Greek debt crisis Big Greek banks may close down permanently, bailout or not... READ MORE›