A26-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death, and three others, including a woman, were injured in a scuffle that occurred during a party organised at a home near
Palestinian authorities said at least 14 Palestinians had been killed during a two-day raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. Israeli forces began the raid in the early hours of Friday in the Nur Shams area, near the flashpoint city of Tulkarm, where they exchanged gunfire with armed fighters. Israeli forces said a number of militants were killed or arrested during the raid and four soldiers injured. It marked one of the heaviest casualty totals in the West Bank in recent monthsMiddle East...
Israeli forces have killed more than a dozen Palestinians during a
More than 1,550 Britons with at least three A s have been refused a spot at medical school over the past five years, officials have revealed.
In another thriller of a finish at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Tyler
World Bank Report Highlights Advantage Of Central Bank Gold Revaluation Accounts By Jan Nieuwenhuijs of Gainesville Coins Recently the World Bank released a handbook for asset managers on why to invest in gold. At Gainesville Coins I have written numerous articles on gold revaluation accounts and how these can be deployed by central banks to absorb losses in case of emergency. The World Bank has taken notice of my research as they allude to this practice in a chapter on reserve...
Banks are increasingly carrying out checks to verify that their customers are not laundering money, financing terrorism or violating sanctions, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said on Monday. At the same time, the Dutch central bank noted that some banks are delaying or scaling back improvements to their controls and checks. As a result, they have to do more to get their controls in order.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it plans to close 18 of its 86 branches across Scotland – including three of its Edinburgh banks. The closures, which will see the loss of 105 jobs across the country, will leave 69 branches in Scotland. RBS, who are now under the NatWest Group banner, said the further reduction in branch numbers is due to declining use by customers – but insisted there will be no further closures before 2026. The closures include three branches in Edinburgh, three in...
The Judo Bank is now forecasting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024. This would see borrowers paying the highest rates in almost 16 years.
Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...
Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly higher at the start of the week, while Chinese stocks dipped in the negative territory as investors digested the People's Bank of China's (PBoC)
International media, citing authorities in Central Africa, have reported that over 50 people in the capital of the country lost their lives after a boat capsized. The incident occurred on Friday, April 19th, in the Bangui River, near the capital of the Central African Republic, on the occasion of a village chief’s funeral procession. However, […]