Discover Financial shares sink after profit miss, buyback pause
By Sinéad Carew Shares in Discover Financial Services tumbled more than 13% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after
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Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
New discoveries in the buried ancient city shed fresh light on Roman life before Vesuvius erupted.
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A Florida wildlife center says it lost 'nearly all' of its animals in a fire: 'We are devastated'
A Florida wildlife center was badly damaged and "nearly all" of its animals were killed in an overnight fire, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the wildlife center said.
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Marshall Islands media guide
An overview of the media in the Marshall Islands, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
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Syrian government cancels BBC press accreditation
The move follows a BBC documentary that linked the president's family to the drug trade.
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Construction workers uncover remains of Munich's main synagogue, destroyed by Nazis
Remnants of Munich's main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have resurfaced -- much to the amazement of the city's Jewish community.
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Statue unveiled in honour of Polish World War Two hero in Newark
General Wladyslaw Sikorski was buried in Newark before his body was returned to Poland in 1993.
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News directors at Michigan TV station ousted after telling staff to 'get both sides' of Pride coverage
Two news directors at a Michigan NBC affiliate were ousted following the circulation of an internal memo calling for scaled-back coverage of Pride Month events and directing station's journalist to "get both sides" on LGBTQ issues, a source told CNN.
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Chinese spy balloon did not collect information, says Pentagon
The balloon floated across the US early this year before being shot down off the South Carolina coast.
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Plan to slice New York pizza oven emissions by 75% causes backlash
The mayor weighed in over pushback on plans to reduce emissions from wood and coal-fired pizza ovens.
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Myanmar army cuts off aid to cyclone survivors
The BBC speaks to families trying to rebuild their lives in one of the country's poorest regions.
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Ukraine conflict: Who's in Putin's inner circle and running the war?
Russia's president relies on small but deeply loyal group of people when he makes key decisions.
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