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LONDON — There was a priceless moment when Gareth Bale showed his swiftness, and his opponents’ lack of it, as Wales advanced in the European Championships and Russia was eliminated. Bale’s thrilling athleticism and a burst of speed propelled him between Sergei Ignashevich and Igor Smolnikov as if the two ...

Reptiles rapidly invaded the seas soon after a global extinction wiped out most life on Earth, according to a new study led by University of California, Davis, researchers. Global climate change — likely triggered by massive volcanic eruptions — killed off more than 95 percent of all species about 250 ...

LONDON — With all of France on guard against terrorism as it hosts this year’s European Championships, the return of beer-fueled violence to the streets and the stadium of Marseille was the last thing the tournament needed. It happened, all the same, on Saturday. There was actually an engrossing soccer ...

 A file photo of a Vietinbank branch. Photo credit: Vietinbank Vietnam’s top lenders BIDV, Vietinbank and Vietcombank have made huge leaps on Forbes’ latest list of 2,000 biggest and most powerful public companies around the world. BIDV jumped 222 places from a year ago to rank at number 1,691. Its ...

Security researchers have tied the recent spate of digital breaches on Asian banks to North Korea, in what they say appears to be the first known case of a nation using digital attacks for financial gain. In three recent attacks on banks, researchers working for the digital security firm Symantec ...

Just how securely are banks moving money around the world? New details emerged on Friday about a pair of related attacks on banks that use the Swift message service, which allows financial firms and companies to transfer payments around the world. Computer security researchers briefed on the investigation into one ...

Thieves have again found their way into what was thought to be the most secure financial messaging system in the world and stolen money from a bank. The crime appears to be part of a broad online attack on global banking. New details about a second attack involving Swift — ...

Global Soccer By ROB HUGHES May 8, 2016 LONDON — The Leicester we have known and not always loved pulled off an entire season of tenacious victories as it blew away the established order of English soccer. After clinching the title last week, the club arranged a homecoming celebration to be remembered. ...

LONDON — Zinedine Zidane, a player who scored majestic goals on all the world’s biggest stages, is now a game away from winning the Champions League just four months into his transition as a coach. The job is not done yet. For the second time in three seasons, the final ...

Vietnam ratcheted up pump prices on Thursday and global oil prices recovered after a sharp decline last year.  That was the third hike in fuel prices this year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance review retail prices for adjustment every 15 days. The popular gasoline ...