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Beijing maintained an “orange” pollution alert, the second-highest level closing highways, halting or suspending construction and prompting a warning to residents to stay indoors. “If in a few years the situation does not change, we will consider leaving”,...

Walmart too noted that over 70 percent of visits to Walmart.com came from mobile devices.

“Our charge is clear: Try to rank those top four teams, 1, 2, 3 and 4, and we’re going to do that by who we think are the best teams”, Long said. If Iowa wins, Stanford’s not a threat to overtake the Hawkeyes.

Coulter-Nile will replace Mitchell Starc in the squad after the latter fractured his foot in the recent third Test against New Zealand and was ruled out for a few weeks.

Cleveland linebacker Karlos Dansby picked off Schaub and returned it 52 yards for a TD in the third quarter to give the Browns a 20-17 lead, the first time they’ve been ahead in a game since the first half against Arizona on November 1 – a span of more than 173...

“I have to figure it out”, Wilson said. The Seahawks eventually scored on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson to Jermaine Kearse, his second scoring catch of the day, with 12:17 to go in the game.

France dismissed Russian suggestions on Friday its air strikes against oil installations in Syria were illegal, saying they were “an appropriate and necessary riposte” to attacks by Islamic State.

Officials have filed charges today against four men accused of shooting into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis a week ago.

The perpetual hint of mumbling in his voice suits an ageing, lonely man and he acquits himself honourably as Rocky’s watchful, polite pessimism slowly clears as he works with Adonis. The film does this by introducing a new generation to the legend, as well as to a talented,...

Juneau mayor Stephen “Greg” Fisk was found dead one month into his three-year term.

A federal solicitation document posted Monday names December 10 as the date when the first flights are planned to carry refugees from camps in Jordan and Turkey to Canadian soil. “What is clear is that ISIS (the so-called Islamic State in Syria) has said they want to send...

But one Democratic leader is notably missing from the roster of women headlining the Women for Hillary endorsement event: Sen. Warren later clarified that while she supports Clinton running, she had not endorsed her. No matter what you do, no matter what you say, someone’s...

China’s factory activity hit a 39-month low in November as domestic and global demand remained sluggish, but the services sector shone, as expected, official data showed on Tuesday.

Xi was received at Harare International Airport by his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe with whom he was expected to hold a closed door meeting at State House in Harare later on Tuesday.

In the end he had to settle for a distant second place in a race dominated by Rosberg from pole position.