February2018
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The US job market barrelled forward in January
Feb 3, 2018US payrolls expanded by 200,000 last month, driven by hiring in construction, food services, and healthcare, the US Labor Department said. The US labor market barrelled forward in January, as employers added more jobs than expected and... -
Apple’s earnings in the final three months of 2017 set new records
Feb 3, 2018The California-based technology giant reported that profit climbed to $20 billion on revenue that increased 13 percent to $88.3 billion during the period. Apple on Thursday said its earnings in the final three months of last... -
Google parent company Alphabet reported a quarterly loss
Feb 3, 2018The California tech giant said revenues in the last three months of 2017 rose 24 percent from a year ago to $32.3 billion and cited “great growth” for the company. Google parent company Alphabet on Thursday... -
Astrophysics team discovered a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy
Feb 3, 2018Xinyu Dai, professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, with postdoctoral researcher Eduardo Guerras, made the discovery. A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team has discovered... -
Helen Mirren delves into the haunted mystery of ‘Winchester’
Feb 3, 2018With its 160 rooms and rumored ghosts hiding among the darkened corners, the mystery of Winchester House, built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of rifle company magnate William Winchester, still draws droves of people to San... -
Ekushe Book Fair attracts large number of visitors
Feb 3, 2018The Amar Ekushey Grantha mela-2018 today drew a large number of weekend crowds, including children, as sales of books on different genres of literature and other branches of knowledge soared, Reports BSS. With huge enthusiasm and... -
US, Mexico play up increased security cooperation
Feb 3, 2018Secretary of State Rex Tillerson insisted Friday the US and Mexico are bolstering cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, brushing aside concerns about the impact of his boss Donald Trump’s anti-Mexican barbs. The US-Mexican relationship... -
N. Korea flouts sanctions, earning $200 mln from banned exports
Feb 3, 2018North Korea is flouting sanctions by exporting coal, iron, steel and other banned commodities, earning nearly $200 million in revenue last year, a UN report said Friday. A UN panel of experts also found evidence of... -
Trump accuses Justice Dept, FBI of pro-Democrat bias
Feb 3, 2018US President Donald Trump on Friday attacked leaders of his own Justice Department and the FBI as politically biased in favor of Democrats. “The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have... -
Haas grabs two-stroke lead in Phoenix
Feb 3, 2018Bill Haas fired an eagle and five birdies to seize a two-stroke lead at the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open on Thursday, with plenty of big names within striking distance. Haas sparkled before the raucous crowds...
