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New York might be the financial capital of the world, but China is home to the planet’s mightiest banks. The top four banks in the world are from China, according to the latest annual rankings by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Despite the trade war and currency troubles, China’s “Big Four” banks grew their total assets by 1% in 2018 to ...

The military council in charge of Sudan has asked activists to nominate an independent candidate for the position of Prime Minister in the transitional government, Al Jazeera reports. The portal’s journalist covering the Sudan uprising confirmed that on day two of military – protester groups talks, the military said it was only interested in two security related portfolios. “He said ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United have the attacking players to frighten Barcelona at Camp Nou. United are looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg, and the manager insists the Spanish giants will be wary of facing Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba with a place in the Champions League semifinals on the line ...

Mohamed Salah scored a wonderstrike as Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a crucial victory against Chelsea on Sunday. After a closely fought first-half, Sadio Mane headed the hosts in front shortly after half-time following a superb chipped cross from Jordan Henderson. Just two minutes later, Salah picked up the ball from 25-yards and unleashed a ...

“Game of Thrones” fans, always on morgue alert, can relax for one week. Nobody died in the Season 8 premiere. One major murder would have been a sensational way to kick off the series’ final six episodes but director David Nutter and scriptwriter David Hill mostly played it safe in this table-setting episode, using the first hour to gather the ...

Raheem Sterling scored twice against Crystal Palace to inspire Manchester City to a ninth straight Premier League win and send Pep Guardiola’s side to the top of the table – if only for a few hours. With title rivals Liverpool hosting Chelsea in the late kick-off (16:30 BST), City moved one point clear at the summit after a dominant performance ...

Manchester United’s powers of recovery carried them to a first Champions League quarter-final in five years but even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits beating Barcelona in the Camp Nou is maybe one mountain too many to climb. Unlike their experience in losing the first leg of their last-16 tie on home soil 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain, United were not outclassed by ...

The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Jussie Smollett, seeking three times the damages it said it ran up while investigating the actor. Prosecutors say Smollett staged a homophobic and racist attack to boost his career, but the 36-year-old has always maintained his innocence. Charges against him were dropped after Smollett forfeited a $10,000 (£7,600) bond payment and ...

Gunmen in the far north-east of Kenya have kidnapped two Cuban doctors and killed an armed policeman travelling with them. They are believed to have been taken to neighbouring Somalia, reports say. The police suspect the attackers were members of the Somalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab, a security source told the AFP news agency. Last year, more than 100 Cuban ...

Magic Johnson stunned the basketball world on Tuesday, abruptly resigning from his management role with the Los Angeles Lakers and plunging the ailing NBA franchise into fresh turmoil. In a dramatic announcement which came shortly before the Lakers’ final game of the season, an emotional Johnson said he was stepping down after a two-year reign as president of basketball operations ...