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الاثنين، 9 يناير 2017

Pound falls on May"s Brexit comments

Image copyright Getty Images The value of the pound has fallen to a two-month low against major currencies after Prime Minister Theresa May signalled the UK would pursue a so-called “hard Brexit” from the EU.
Sterling fell about 1% across the board. The only currency that it gained ground against was the Turkish lira.
The Prime Minister told Sky News on Sunday that she wanted the best possible deal for leaving the EU.
However, she dismissed the idea that the UK could “keep bits of membership”.
She added: “We"re leaving. We"re coming out. We"re not going to be a member of the EU any longer.”
Commentators interpreted this as meaning that Mrs May would not seek to keep the UK in the EU"s single market, with radical consequences for the country"s economy.
"Populist politics"By late morning, the pound was down 1.06% against the dollar at $1.2155, while against the euro, it was 0.89% lower at €1.1561.
“Sterling is on the back foot on Monday after Theresa..

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Pound falls on May"s Brexit hint

Image copyright Getty Images The value of the pound has fallen to a two-month low against major currencies after Prime Minister Theresa May signalled the UK would pursue a so-called “hard Brexit” from the EU.
Sterling fell about 1% across the board. The only currency that it gained ground against was the Turkish lira.
The Prime Minister told Sky News on Sunday that she wanted the best possible deal for leaving the EU.
However, she dismissed the idea that the UK could “keep bits of membership”.
She added: “We"re leaving. We"re coming out. We"re not going to be a member of the EU any longer.”
Commentators interpreted this as meaning that Mrs May would not seek to keep the UK in the EU"s single market, with radical consequences for the country"s economy.
By late morning, the pound was down 1.06% against the dollar at $1.2155, while against the euro, it was 0.89% lower at €1.1561.
“Sterling is on the back foot on Monday after Theresa May"s comments were tak..

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السبت، 31 ديسمبر 2016

So near, yet so far: Ibrahimovic falls short of Messi"s 2016 goal record

The referee denied Zlatan the chance to draw level with his ex-Barcelona team-mate, as did Victor Valdes who helped keep the striker quiet at Old Trafford
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be ruing Lee Mason"s whistle as the Manchester United striker fell agonisingly short of equalling Lionel Messi&#039..

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Bulls late rally falls short in Indianapolis

By Sam Smith
The Bulls appear in transition, though the Indiana Pacers just about doubled them in fast break points Friday in the Pacers 111-101 win over the Bulls.
“We’ll evaluate,” said Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg. “Obviously we have some decisions to make moving forward with our team.”
That tran..

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الجمعة، 23 ديسمبر 2016

Smiths Falls residents fight for guaranteed income pilot project

While other Ontario communities are angling to be chosen as a test site for a dramatically different approach to alleviating poverty, members of the town council in struggling Smiths Falls, Ont., voted this week they don"t even want their town to be considered.

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الأربعاء، 21 ديسمبر 2016

Government borrowing falls less than expected in November

Image copyright Getty Images Government borrowing fell in November to £12.6bn, down £0.6bn from November 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics.
However, the fall was less than analysts had been expecting.
The monthly borrowing figure had been expected to shrink to £11.6bn, according to an economists" poll.
Borrowing for the financial year so far is down on last year. From April to November, borrowing, excluding state-owned banks, fell by £7.7bn to £59.5bn.
Despite the bigger-than-expected increase in November"s borrowing figure, economists said the government was on track to meet its less ambitious deficit forecast set out in November"s Autumn Statement.
Chancellor Philip Hammond said at the time the government was aiming for a higher budget deficit of £68.2bn for the full financial year, well above predecessor George Osborne"s £55.5bn target.
Image copyright AFP Image caption Chancellor Philip Hammond may have to borrow more, just to keep up the..

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الاثنين، 5 ديسمبر 2016

Euro falls to 20-month low after Italy vote

Image Caption: The euro decline was its sharpest since the UK"s vote to leave the EU became clear in June The euro dropped to its lowest point since March 2015 following the announcement that Italy’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, would be resigning.
Mr Renzi made the decision to step down after a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform..

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الأحد، 27 نوفمبر 2016

Third Aleppo district falls to Assad forces

Image Caption: The renewed bombardment in Aleppo Syrian government forces have reportedly retaken control of three key districts in rebel-held eastern Aleppo in two days, in what would be a major breakthrough in their offensive on the city.
Regime forces began a renewed bombardment on eastern Aleppo 12 days ago, advancing with a ground and air assault, and ..

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