Turkey’s lira plunges as Trump doubles metals tariffs
From Newsmax President Tayyip Erdogan told Turks on Friday to exchange their gold and dollars into lira, with the country’s currency in free fall after President Donald Trump turned the screws on Ankara by doubling tariffs on metals imports. The…
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2018 Scotiabank Concacaf League Quarterfinal matchups and kick off times confirmed
Eight clubs have advanced following a thrilling action-packed round of 16 Miami (Friday, August 10, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today confirmed the matchups and kickoff times for the quarterfinals of the 2018…
Highest core inflation in decade flattens real US wage growth
From Newsmax A gauge of U.S. consumer prices jumped by the most in a decade in July, eating into wage gains that have barely budged in the past four months and strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to keep…
Little girl on her first day of kindergarten is all of us realizing summer’s pretty much over
BY XAVIER PIEDRA From Mashable With the school year just around the corner (or, in some places, fully here,) kids and parents across the U.S. are mentally preparing themselves for another year of homework, projects, and exams. But this little…
US senators ask Assange to testify in Russia probe: WikiLeaks
By AFP From This Is Money UK WikiLeaks said Wednesday that its founder Julian Assange was “considering” a request by a US Senate committee to testify about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. The whistleblowing website posted on…
What happened to the billions China pledged the Philippines? Not what you think
BY ALVIN CAMBA From South China Morning Post Forget claims about duplicitous Beijing and the South China Sea. The delays in Chinese investment into the country are entirely predictable – and not evidence of something more sinister Here’s a quiz….
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Why music lovers should visit the Caribbean
By MARK ROGERS From TravelAge West For many travel agents, Caribbean music is probably considered to be a “value add” to a Caribbean vacation. For millennials, this isn’t necessarily the case. A new eye-opening survey shows many millennials note music…
Jamaica Independence Day
Happy Jamaica Independence Day! Here’s how long the Caribbean nation has been independent By Phil Haigh From METRO UK Last Monday (6) Jamaicans across the globe celebrate the independence of their home nation from British rule. 6 August is Jamaica Independence…
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Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, dies in fall from her Happy Valley flat
By Jeffie Lam From South China Morning Post Singer Ellen Joyce Loo was found dead outside her Happy Valley residence yesterday. She was 32. Police received a report of a person falling from a building on Sing Woo Road at…
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