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Stocks fall after FedEx warns of a global recession

Stocks fall after FedEx warns of a global recession

US - The Dow closed down 140 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.9%. US stocks tumbled on Friday after FedEx gave investors harsh preliminary reports on the

Floods and rains kill at least 10 people in Italy overnight

Floods and rains kill at least 10 people in Italy overnight

Italy - Heavy rain that fell late Thursday night caused rivers and streams to burst their banks and flood coastal towns around the regional capital of Ancona. In just a few hours, about 400 mm

Migrants who flew to Martha’s Vineyard move to a US military base

Migrants who flew to Martha’s Vineyard move to a US military base

US - About 50 migrants, including about half a dozen children, boarded buses Friday to take the ferry to Cape Cod, where Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said they would be temporarily housed at Joint Base

China join forces against west-weaponization of human rights

China join forces against west-weaponization of human rights

China - The US and some other Western nations frequently use such tactics, including using the topic of human rights to criticise developing nations, forming small circles to disparage nations with different systems, spreading untrue

5 ways to get SEO for job posting right

5 ways to get SEO for job posting right

While you always want to value quality over quantity, there are ways to market a job to a large but niche group. How do you do it, you ask? The answer is simple: SEO for

Father preserves the rape victim’s body in the salt pit for 44 days in hope of a fair autopsy

Father preserves the rape victim’s body in the salt pit for 44 days in hope of a fair autopsy

India - A man preserved the body of his deceased daughter in a salt pit in his agricultural field in the Nandurbar district in Maharashtra for 44 days, claiming she was gang-raped and murdered. The

Texas sent two buses with migrants to the house of US Vice President

Texas sent two buses with migrants to the house of US Vice President

US - Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, said Thursday that 100 migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela have landed near the Harris residence. Two busloads of migrants and asylum seekers

Dengue cases soaring after record monsoon

Dengue cases soaring after record monsoon

Pakistan - Thirty-three million people were affected by the flooding, which has killed about 1,500 people since mid-June. Pakistani health officials are warning of a looming health crisis in the country following recent devastating floods.

Rail strike deal averts travel nightmares for train commuters

Rail strike deal averts travel nightmares for train commuters

US - Unions and railroad officials, including Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern, entered into a tentative agreement early Thursday to prevent a strike that would have destroyed much of the US economy. It would

Where will the power struggle between boss and worker go?

Where will the power struggle between boss and worker go?

Global - Employers, for the most part, have been keen to push workers back to their desks or jobs, whether full-time or part-time. However, not all pushes have been successful because many employees want to