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Aramco raises $29.4 billion in world’s biggest initial public offering

NEW YORK/DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's Aramco raised $29.4 billion in the world's largest initial public offering, surpassing the oil company's original listing by $5 billion. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., one of the underwriters of the IPO, exercised the option to place 450 million additional shares that were initially separated to avoid price swings, according to a statement. The shares at $8.53 were placed with investors during the book-building process. The stabilization period ended Friday. "The 450 million […]

todayJanuary 12, 2020 48

AccuWeather

Weather Events

AccuWeather: Bahamas has potential for tropical development

THE BAHAMAS (UPI) -- AccuWeather meteorologists and National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring the southwestern Atlantic Ocean for potential gradual tropical development later this week. The Atlantic basin has been quiet since Barry slammed onto the Louisiana coast as a hurricane on July 13. The National Hurricane Center gives the disturbance a 10 percent chance of formation over the next 48 hours and 20 percent through five days. "A weak area of low pressure just to the east of the […]

todayJuly 21, 2019 41

Astronomers

Business & Lifestyle

Astronomers spot a circumplanetary disk for the first time

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (UPI) -- With the help of the ALMA Observatory, scientists have identified a circumplanetary disk in a distant star system -- a first. Astronomers found the moon-forming disk of dust and debris circling an exoplanet in orbit around PDS 70, a low-mass T Tauri star located 370 light-years from Earth. T Tauri stars are a class of young stars characterized by their optical variability. During an earlier survey, scientists discovered two new Jupiter-like planets orbiting […]

todayJuly 12, 2019 45

Ronald Reagan

National

Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Australia

BRISBANE, Australia (UPI) -- The USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier permanently based outside the United States, and its accompanying ships and planes arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port visit ahead of an exercise. The USS Ronald Reagan and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville pulled into Brisbane on Friday for the visit, days before it will participate in the Talisman Sabre 2019 exercise. One day earlier, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell docked in […]

todayJuly 8, 2019 70

Women's World Cup

Entertainment

US wins fourth Women’s World Cup title, defeating Netherlands 2-0

LYON, France (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The women's team representing the United States has secured its fourth FIFA Women's World Cup title and second consecutive title, attaining victory against The Netherlands by a score of 2-0 Sunday. The title match between the defending champions and the northern European team was scoreless at the end of the first 45 minutes, but would not remain deadlocked at 0-0 for long. A video review revealed that Netherlands player Stefanie van der Gragt kicked the […]

todayJuly 7, 2019 44

U.S. Cuba

National

U.S. limits how much money Americans can send to Cuba

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The United States is restricting travel to Cuba and how much money Americans can send to family members in the Caribbean nation, national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday. The announcement, made at a Bay of Pigs Veterans Association event in Miami, is a reversal of President Barack Obama's attempts to loosen restrictions and normalize relations with Cuba. Under the new policy, Americans may send up to $1,000 per person every three months. Under the Obama administration, […]

todayApril 17, 2019 40

Quetta Pakistan market blast

World

PAKISTAN: 16 dead, dozens injured in Quetta market blast

QUETTA, Pakistan (UPI) -- At least 16 people were dead and dozens injured Friday after an improvised explosive device exploded at a vegetable market in western Pakistan, police said. Police chief Abdul Razzaq Cheema said that among the dead were one soldier and eight members of the persecuted Hazara community, who were the target of the attack. "The attack took place in a shop," Cheema said. "An improvised explosive device was planted in a gunny sack of potatoes. Whether it […]

todayApril 12, 2019 57

Chelsea FIFA

FIFA News

FIFA bans Chelsea from signing players until 2020

LONDON (UPI) -- FIFA has banned Chelsea from signing new players until 2020 after finding that the Premier League club broke regulations of signing players younger than 18. FIFA also issued a $600,000 fine for the London-based franchise. FIFA found Chelsea breached the regulations by signing 29 underage players. "The Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Chelsea with a ban on registering new players at both national and international level for the next two complete and consecutive registration periods," FIFA said in a […]

todayFebruary 22, 2019 43

North Korea South Korea Seoul Olympics

Olympics News

Seoul preps bid to co-host 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea

SEOUL (UPI) -- North and South Korea could soon be co-bidders for the 2032 Summer Olympics, according to South Korean press reports. The city of Seoul, selected to be the country's Olympic Bid City on Monday, could be pursuing a joint bid with Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea, according to Yonhap News Agency. The decision to select Seoul, over Busan, was made at the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee on Monday, News 1 reported. Seoul received higher marks […]

todayFebruary 12, 2019 39

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