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Saudi Arabia to Spend ‘a Lot’ of Its Aramco IPO Proceeds Locally

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(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund expects to spend “a lot” of the $26 billion proceeds from the sale of shares in Saudi Aramco in the domestic economy as it shifts focus toward high-impact local investments, Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan said.Asked how the Public Investment Fund would use the windfall from the Aramco initial public offering, Jadaan told Bloomberg in an interview that “a lot of their allocation will go into the local economy, sectors that are promising, sectors that are large, require a large investment which the private sector cannot really invest on their own.”Selling a stake in oil giant Aramco is the first major government privatization since Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, announced plans for an overhaul of the Saudi economy in 2016. The sale is the biggest IPO ever, and means the world’s most valuable listed company will be an oil company traded on the Saudi stock exchange and not a U.S. technology giant.The ...

Brit Hume on DOJ inspector general's report on FBI probe

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Insight and analysis from Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2sfwUUY via Latest News

Russia tells UK court Ukraine should be forced to pay debt despite disputes

LONDON/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia told Britain's Supreme Court on Monday that Ukraine should not be allowed to use geopolitical arguments to dispute billions of dollars in debt, after Kiev argued it had been forced to borrow the money from Moscow. The case, being decided in London because the debt was structured as a $3 billion Eurobond under English law, could see British courts rule on some of the most contentious issues in the Russia-Ukraine feud that has divided Moscow from the West. After his fall, Russia seized Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and backed separatists in a war that has killed 13,000 people and brought Western sanctions against Moscow. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36jVao0 via Latest News

Millions Dead: You Won't Believe the True Horror of the Korean War

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Too often the conflict, and the people who fought it, are forgotten. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2E0LNgN via Latest News

The best iPad deals for 2019: Which one should you buy? - CNET

The best iPad deals for 2019: Which one should you buy?    CNET from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2t3OYCb via Technology

Google's new phone AR update can hide virtual things in the real world - CNET

Google's new phone AR update can hide virtual things in the real world    CNET View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/342Rci0 via Technology

'Hackable' karaoke and walkie talkie toys found by Which?

Strangers could connect to the toys via Bluetooth in certain cases, the consumer body claims. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/346deQS via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The secrets of 'food porn' viral videos

Is the fashion for filming calorie-saturated food videos encouraging unhealthy eating? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/342HZGb via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Global shipments of wearables nearly doubled in the third quarter - CNET

The rising popularity of hearables such as earbuds are credited for the surge. from CNET https://ift.tt/349q4xz via Mobiles

How to watch the Giants vs. Eagles game tonight without cable - CNET

The cord cutter's guide to watching Monday Night Football on ESPN. from CNET https://ift.tt/38mrUyF via Mobiles

Coolest Cooler shuts down, blaming rising tariffs for its demise - CNET

Five years after launch, many of the startup's backers have reportedly not received their promised cooler. from CNET https://ift.tt/2t1Yohu via Mobiles

Lebanon's Hariri reemerges as PM candidate as Khatib withdraws

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Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy to lead a government that must tackle an acute economic crisis. President Michel Aoun responded by postponing until Dec. 16 consultations with lawmakers that had been expected to result in Khatib being named prime minister on Monday. Hariri quit as prime minister on Oct. 29, prompted by mass protests against an entire political class blamed for state corruption and steering Lebanon into the worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38jeKT2 via Latest News

Passenger stung by scorpion which fell out of her trousers during United Airlines flight

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A woman was stung by a scorpion which climbed up her trouser leg during a United Airlines flight.The passenger was attacked by the eight-legged arachnid while travelling from San Francisco to Atlanta. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P04Aiv via Latest News

Consulting firm allows Buttigieg to release names of clients

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The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm said Monday that it will allow Pete Buttigieg to identify the clients he served more than a decade ago while the Democratic presidential contender also pledged to open his fundraising events to the news media and provide the names of key fundraising organizers. The moves reflect the growing pressure Buttigieg is under as his campaign gains traction in early voting states, particularly Iowa, less than two months before the Democratic contest begins. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is one of the party's most successful fundraisers this year — collecting more than $50 million so far in 2019 — in part by tapping the resources of big donors. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36iaTnj via Latest News

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

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At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside. The blaze was the worst in Delhi since 59 movie-goers died in a cinema in 1997. The cause of the blaze is not yet known, but the city's poor planning and lax enforcement of building and safety codes have often been blamed for such deadly incidents. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2rhRog2 via Latest News

Jury would convict Trump 'in 3 minutes flat': Nadler

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The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that if the impeachment case against President Trump were put to a jury, there "would be a guilty verdict in three minutes flat." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38iG8R5 via Latest News

Second Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment marked by partisan rancor

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Open political warfare on display as House Judiciary Committee hears from Intelligence Committee lawyers; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports from Capitol Hill. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/38wYT3s via Latest News

TV crew laugh at Ted Cruz in live interview after he endorses Trump's baseless conspiracy theory

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Ted Cruz was laughed at by a TV crew during a live interview after he endorsed Donald Trump’s baseless conspiracy theory about Ukraine.The Texas senator, who challenged Mr Trump to be the Republican nominee in 2016, was mocked for saying he believed there was “considerable evidence” that Ukraine meddled in the most recent presidential election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LyO5ry via Latest News

US Catholic priests describe turmoil amid sex abuse crisis

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More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges and sex abuse scandals complicating their lives and those of their fellow priests across the United States. The Rev. Mark Stelzer is among those trying to persevere. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2s9gNsa via Latest News

IDC: Apple's Wearables Shipments Surged Last Quarter on Popularity of Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats - MacRumors

IDC: Apple's Wearables Shipments Surged Last Quarter on Popularity of Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats    MacRumors Apple Dominates the Market as Wearables Shipments Surge    Motley Fool View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2LCyqaT via Technology

Business News Update BBC

Drax, which generates 5% of UK power, says it will capture more carbon than it produces by 2030. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36kIZY0 via Online Shopping

Business News Update BBC

Entrepreneur Mathias Mikkelsen was so desperate to get into a 'hacker house' he slept in a closet. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2qCyOii via Online Shopping

Our Google Pixel 4 video review is up

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Google's Pixel 4 is like the Pixel 4 XL, only smaller... is what Google wants you to think. Yes, that's true of most things, and whether that's a win or a loss is up to you. Where the two models differ is - obviously from the spec sheet - the screen and the battery. In our full video review of the smaller Pixel 4, we take a look at how the device makes do with the hand it's been dealt by its Google overlords. We also cover everything that makes this phone stand out from the increasingly crowded pack. In the end, though, we feel like Google wasted a lot of opportunities here to... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2P6GjHN via IFTTT