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The government has released provisional results for GCSE exams pupils sat this summer.

Overall industrial production, which includes mining and utilities, fell 0.2 per cent, also its second straight decline. It would mark the seventh time this year that this measure of the inflation-adjusted value of manufacturing output comes in negative. This included notable...

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty was down by 17.75 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 8,171.95.

In the alternate reality described at this past Tuesday’s Democratic debate, counteracting climate change and protecting African-Americans from police shootings are the most pressing moral imperatives.

Since taking office in February 2013, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has refused to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, arguing that Tokyo has yet to properly atone for abuses carried out during the colonial period.

United Kingdom regulator Thursday held firm on a law to force banks to segregate their retail and investment banking operations, setting the stage for more painful restructuring at British lenders.

The visit, during which Mr Xi will stay at Buckingham Palace as a guest of the Queen, is expected to herald the announcement of significant Chinese investment in British infrastructure projects, including the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear plant and the HS2 high-speed rail link...

“Our cargo business is facing a similar dynamic to our passenger business, with domestic performing well, while the worldwide business is facing significant currency and related demand headwinds”, explained the Delta’s president, Ed Bastian.

Cablevision Systems, which in September agreed to be purchased by European Telecom giant Altice in a deal worth $17.7 billion, said it has settled its litigation with programmer Viacom.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday advanced 194.90 points to 18,291.80 by the close, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares rose 1.01 per cent, or 15.12 points, to 1,505.84. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.8 percent on Thursday.

Broadway Macau, which does not have a VIP component, recorded revenue of HKD189 million for its first full quarter of operation, including HKD57 million of non-gaming revenue. This period includes Golden Week holidays in China.

The Lebanon-based pro-Syrian Al-Mayadeen TV quoted an unidentified Syrian military official as saying that no Syrian or Russian warplane or drone was shot down over Turkey.

A 36 year-old Harrison Township woman was arrested Tuesday evening after becoming involved in a road-rage incident with another driver.

The prospect of a delayed rate hike boosted US Treasuries, which saw the benchmark 10-year note yield fall to a 6-month low of 1.85 per cent. The dollar fetched 119.01 yen after hitting a 5-week low of 118.56 yen. “Recent weakness in the Chinese economy and a few other...

The country kept investment grade status, but it is only a step away from losing it. Standard & Poor’s stripped Brazil of its investment-grade credit rating in September. The main risk factors that could, individually or collectively, trigger negative rating action...