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Venezuelan Opposition, Regime Backers To Hold Rival Protests

International Business Times 

Venezuela's opposition and regime supporters will vie for the streets of Caracas Saturday in rival demonstrations amid a political crisis sparked by the election victory claimed by strongman Nicolas Maduro but widely rejected at home and abroad.

Half of EA Sports FC quarterfinal field set at EWC

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports) Portugal's Joao "jafonsogv" Vasconcelos, Australia's Mark "Mark11" Zakhary and Argentina's Nicolas "nicolas99fc" Villalba all won three consecutive matches on Friday and advanced to the EA Sports FC quarterfinals at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. jafonsogv, Mark11 and nicolas99fcall improved to 5-1 in group play entering the last match on Saturday. jafonsogv

Skid over, Pirates out to start win streak vs. Mariners

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) The Pittsburgh Pirates finally won a game. Now they will try to make it two straight for the first time in nearly three weeks when they host the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game series on Saturday. The Pirates snapped their 10-game losing streak with a 5-3 win in the openeron Friday, scoring five unanswered runs after trailing 2-0. Rookie Paul Skene

Tigers have youthful look in series with Yankees

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Tigers infield has a new look. The Tigers called up third baseman Jace Jung and shortstop Trey Sweeney from Triple-A Toledo on Friday. The prospects made their major league debuts in a 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Jung walked twice and struck out twice, while Sweeney had one hit in three at-bats. The teams will play the second game of the three-game series

Orioles hope for improved pitching vs. Red Sox

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) This isn't an ideal time for the Baltimore Orioles to have questions about their pitching. They've given up a total of 21 runs across the last two games they've lost. The Orioles will try to get back on track when they meet the visiting Boston Red Sox again Saturday. The four-game series istied at one game apiece after Boston's 12-10 victory Friday night that included

Analyst: Salary fund tax could slow down hiring

Err.ee (en) 

Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi is considering taxing 2 percent of companies' payroll funds instead of introducing a corporate income tax. According to LHV macroanalyst Triinu Tapver, a payroll tax is more predictable than a corporate income tax but may reduce employers' willingness to hire new employees and could also create pressure to slow down wage growth.

Injured Palestinians speak about tragedy of war in Gaza

BigNewsNetwork.com 

STORY: Injured Palestinians speak about tragedy of war in Gaza

SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 15, 2024

DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2024

LENGTH: 00:02:52

LOCATION: Baghdad

CATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:

1. various of Abu Taha crying

2. various of treatment center

3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): REEM MOHAMMED ABU TAHA, Palestinian from Gaza

4. various of rescue work after Israeli strike in Khan You

Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 34%

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

This week's movement of Nifty and Sensex, once again confirms the underlying sentiment on the Street, which is that for a week or few trading sessions, bears might strike, but it is bulls who are still in power in every corner of the Street. Which is why, one has to be bullish, but given that the valuations are not cheap, it would be better that while being bullish, one is cautious and selective also. These have to be applied at both the levels, on the amount of exposure one is taking and the stocks which one is buying. Читать дальше...