Beijing, April 7 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.25 percent, at 3,058.34 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.33 percent higher at 10,719.27 points, Xinhua news…
London, April 7 (IANS) Louis Tomlinson’s grandfather Len says the One Direction star is “learning very quickly” how to be a “great father to his two-month-old son Freddie. Len feels Tomlinson will be a “better…
Beijing, April 7 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 47 basis points to 6.4707 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) Two Hizbul Mujahideen guerrillas were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The militants were killed in Veehil village of…
New York, April 7 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against most major currencies as the latest Federal Reserve minutes showed that many central bank policy makers expressed concerns over a global economic slowdown in their…
Madrid, April 7 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.13 percent to close at 8,398.60 points, up from the 8,387.70 points of the previous session. On Wednesday’s session, AENA shares led rises climbing…
Toronto, April 7 (IANS) Canada’s main stock market in Toronto worked its way into positive territory to end Wednesday trading after four days of declines, as healthcare and energy issues rose. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s…
Berlin, April 7 (IANS) The first-half goals from Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilian Arnold reaped the “Wolves” a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at the first leg in Champions League quarterfinal. During the match on Wednesday,…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Actor and musician Jared Leto is on board to star in action thriller “The Outsider”. The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman, who won an Oscar for his appearance in “Dallas…
Frankfurt, April 7 (IANS) The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange went up and closed at 9,624. 51 points. The economic data from China and Germany as well as the rising oil prices were…
New York, April 7 (IANS) Oil prices surged on Wednesday as US crude stockpiles contracted surprisingly. The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery moved up $1.86 to settle at $37.75 a barrel on the New…
New York, April 7 (IANS) US stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street assessed the newly-released minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting amid a strong recovery in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Helsinki, April 7 (IANS) Finnish communication giant Nokia said that it plans to slash about 1,300 jobs in Finland by 2018. Nokia said in a press release on Wednesday that it is set to start…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Singer Janet Jackson has postponed her world tour because she is “planning a family” and been ordered to rest by her doctor. The 49-year-old singer, who is married to businessman…
London, April 7 (IANS) FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge rose by 1.16 percent, or 70.40 points, to 6,161.63 points. Share price of Shire increased by 5.16 percent, topped the gainers of the…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Singer Nick Jonas wants to date actress Jennifer Lawrence. Jonas says he would like to be linked up the The Hunger Games star for sure, reports eonline.com. During an…
New York, April 7 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against most major currencies as the newly-released Federal Reserve minutes showed that many central bank policy makers expressed concerns over a global economic slowdown in their…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Model Blac Chyna is considering to take her fiance Rob Kardashian’s last name once they get married. Hours after news about their engagement broke, Us Weekly said that the model,…
Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Singer Taylor Swift has been accused of undergoing unnatural treatments to make her derriere fuller. The “Bad Blood” made an appearance at the iHeartRadio Music Awards last weekend where…
Jakarta, April 7 (IANS) A critically endangered Sumatran female rhino, captured a few weeks ago, has died. Indonesian conservation experts in Borneo said the female rhino named Najaq had a severe infection from wounds they…