Новости за 01.07.2015

Tomas Monzon
SEATTLE, July 1 (UPI) -- Beginning Wednesday, Amazon will begin paying its Kindle library program authors by the number of pages read.

Jon Hamm interrupts Jon Stewart's segment on "tea appreciation" to celebrate the "Daily Show" host's 16 years of busting out into song.

A new 3D imaging technique of fingerprints through an ultrasonic sensor promises to take the security of smartphones to another level.

San Andreas actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has spoken about the time he received fan mail from his biggest inspiration, director Steven Spielberg.

BEATRICE — A judge has dismissed charges that had been filed against a southeast Nebraska woman accused of stealing nearly $45,000 from her boyfriend's mother.

On her way to the hospital, a pregnant Amber Pangborn ran out of gas after getting lost in the woods. She gave birth to a baby girl. Two days later, she started a wildfire fire. Help came.

JIAN, China, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying about 20 South Koreans on Wednesday plunged off a bridge in the Chinese city of Jian, northeastern province of Jilin, a South Korean official said. The accident took place as of around 2 p.m., said th

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; AMENDS dateline) JIAN, China/SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying about 20 South Korean officials on Wednesday plunged off a bridge in the Chinese city of Jian, northeastern province of Jilin, a South Korea

Across just one week, starting late last month, eight black churches across America became a different shade of black, each of them charred by flames. Their denominations may be different, but perimeters of police tape temporarily unite them. In Georgia a roof makes way for the sky, in North Carolina a piano sits unrecognisable, and in South Carolina a white cross gleams atop a pile of soot. Among all the ruins, the only thing that remain are unanswered questions.

*Haunting music*

Rupiah hits lows not seen since 1998 Asian financial crisis, squeezing margins

Rays Power Infra Pvt Ltd, a firm that is into engineering, procurement and construction of solar projects, has announced its entry into the wind and transmission sector.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a unique National Centre for Flexible Electronics under the Digital India programme in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Indian e-retailer Infibeam filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise 4.5 billion rupees

JIAN, China, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying about 20 South Koreans on Wednesday plunged off a bridge in the Chinese city of Jian, northeastern province of Jilin, a South Korean official said. The accident took place as of around 2 p.m., said th

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; AMENDS dateline) JIAN, China/SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying about 20 South Korean officials on Wednesday plunged off a bridge in the Chinese city of Jian, northeastern province of Jilin, a South Korea

The district magistrate had directed Kanpur Municipal Corporation to inform public before carrying out anti-encroachment drives.

Although the firm has invested in cybersecurity companies since 2000, historically, cybersecurity has been viewed as a niche.

Mayor Jagatveer Singh Drona adjourned the meeting held here on Monday to review water supply situation and progress of sewerage projects of Kanpur Nagar observing that Jal Nigam officials had come to attend the meeting without preparation.

Tony Abbott has warned people considering taking up arms against Islamic State to resist the urge, after a second Australian was killed alongside Kurdish forces fighting the extremist group.

Fire fighters were scrambled last night after reports of youths deliberately setting fires in Maidstone.

Announced layoffs rose to almost 45,000 in June, pulling year-to-date planned cuts to the highest mid-year tally since 2010, according to data released Wednesday by outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Employers announced 288,000 cuts during the first half of the year, up 17% from the same period last year. That gain was due to low oil prices, which "rippled through the energy and industrial goods sectors," Challenger reported.

The number of planned layoffs announced by U.S.-based companies ticked up nearly 10 percent in June from the previous month.

Long lines formed around Greece as 1,000 bank branches were ordered by the government to reopen Wednesday to help desperate pensioners without ATM cards get cash from their retirement checks.