Wall St higher as Yellen vows to safeguard deposits

Wall Street has closed higher as market participants were reassured by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s reassurances that measures will be taken to keep Americans’ deposits safe. All three major US stock indices reversed an earlier rally on Thursday, turning red before clawing their way back to positive territory in …

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Nigerian senator trafficked man to UK to harvest kidney

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife have been convicted of trafficking a street trader from Lagos to the UK to illegally harvest his kidney for a transplant for their seriously-ill daughter. Prosecutors said Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, had brought the man to London in February …

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Messi eyes milestone as Argentina return post-World Cup

Having fulfilled a lifetime dream, Lionel Messi will get to celebrate with Argentina’s fans as the Albiceleste play their first match after winning the World Cup in Qatar last year. More than 80,000 fans will attend the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires for Thursday’s friendly against Panama (Friday AEDT). While …

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Victorian dad admits shaking, killing newborn son

For 12 minutes a Victorian mum performed CPR on her eight-week-old baby, giving her the chance to say a proper goodbye when she had to turn off his life support in hospital. Beside her as she tried to revive her baby was her then-husband, the father of her three children, …

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