BHP Billiton slumps to $8.3 billion loss, worst since 2001 merger
BHP's $US6.38 billion ($8.3 billion) loss is the worst since the company was formed in 2001 through a merger of BHP and Billiton.

BHP's $US6.38 billion ($8.3 billion) loss is the worst since the company was formed in 2001 through a merger of BHP and Billiton.
Tesla has failed to meet more than 20 projections made by its chief executive in the past five years, an analysis by the Journal shows. Tesla missed 10 of the stated goals by an average of nearly a year, including targets for the debut of two of Tesla’s past three models.
NSW Police are investigating an incident at Villawood detention centre following allegations that a male detainee was gang-raped by three other detainees.
The Congress holds Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha and Bharatiya Janata Party government in Chhattisgarh responsible for the dispute over the sharing of waters of the Mahanadi River.
'What a start to the day.'
Trump, who had previously called for an unprecedented temporary ban on immigration by Muslims, vowed Monday to overhaul the country's screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or don't embrace American values. The GOP presidential nominee has made stricter immigration measures a central part of his proposals for defeating the Islamic State — a battle he said Monday is akin to the struggle against communism during the Cold War. [...] he didn't say which countries or... Читать дальше...
As China flexes its muscles in the South China Sea, the risks of an inadvertent clash with the U.S. on the water or in the air are growing by the day.
Bolt is eyeing two more gold medals in 200-meter sprints, as well as the 4×100m relay at Rio Olympics for a rare triple treble.
Amnesty International India on Monday face the ire of authorities after anti-India slogans were raised at an event it organised here last week.
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen’s movement. Turkey accuses Gulen of being behind the July 15 failed coup, a claim Gulen denies. The Anadolu Agency says Tuesday’s raids in Istanbul’s Umraniye and Uskudar districts
We are not going to win the battle ("ANC's battle plan", The Times, August 15) if we do not identify the root cause of the problem.
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Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas has become the subject of some harsh social media criticism during the ongoing 2016 Rio Games.
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Despite her incredible, medal-winning performances in 2012's London Games and again as part of the "Final Five" in Rio this year, Gabby has been criticized online for her hair, called "Crabby Gabby" for the perception that she was not showing enough support for her teammates... Читать дальше...
Kelly Ayotte cannot escape the shadow of Donald Trump.
… Click to Continue »LOWER LAKE, Calif. — Fire crews gained ground on a massive Northern California wildfire that has destroyed 175 homes, businesses and other structures and charred nearly 7 square miles, fire officials said Tuesday. The fire in Lower Lake, about a two hour drive from San Francisco, was 20 percent Monday, California Department of Forestry and
DJIBOUTI - Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada disembarks from a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol air...
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On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley, the king of rock 'n' roll, died of heart failure at his home in Memphis at age 42.
Terrorism fatalities in the most dangerous countries in the world are falling. But deaths in North America and Western Europe, still rare, are up.
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Amazon has launched Kinesis Analytics, a new service for its AWS cloud platform, reports TechCrunch.
The Kinesis service will allow developers to use standard SQL queries to analyze data being streamed to their cloud-based servers in real time. The service will also allow developers to easily create windowed batches for analysis, providing for... Читать дальше...
The 86-year-old’s fund, Soros Fund Management LLC, disclosed in a regulatory filing it had increased its bet against the S&P 500, the main index used to measure big-stock performance in the U.S.,
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says police have launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says police have launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies suspected of providing financial support to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement.
So Gwede Mantashe has decided that the proportional representation (PR) electoral system no longer suits the ANC.
OCHTRUP/ENSCHEDE - Een 36-jarige vrouw uit Ochtrup werd in Gronau aangehouden omdat ze drugs uit Enschede naar Duitsland smokkelde. Dat was op 13 februari. Afgelopen week stond ze voor de rechter, samen met haar smokkelmaatje, een 42-jarige vrouw uit Ochtrup.
China stocks pulled back from seven-month highs on Tuesday as a sharp correction in bank shares offset sustained strength in the property sector.
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