WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering sanctions against both Russian and Chinese individuals and companies for cyber attacks against U.S. commercial targets, several U.S. officials said on Monday.
KIDAPAWAN CITY—For Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo, running for the country’s second highest post in the 2016 national elections is “never an option.” “Hindi ko siya pinangarap. I’m very vocal not wanting it,” Robredo said during a press briefing held on August 31, 2015. Robredo, wife of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse […]
* Weakness at China factories, services firms adds to economy fears
VIENNA/MUNICH - Trainloads of migrants arrive in Austria and Germany from Hungary as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration unprecedented in the EU. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ (WRAPUP 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Karin Strohecker and Katie Stephens, 880 words)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering sanctions against both Russian and Chinese individuals and companies for cyber attacks against U.S. commercial targets, several U.S. officials said on Monday.
After suspending the proposed traffic management plan dry run for the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) Masinag Extension project planned on August 29, 2015, transport officials are set to meet on September 1, 2015 to discuss when it will resume. Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) spokesperson Hernando Cabrera said representatives of Metro Manila Development […]
TAIPEI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday, in line with other Asian markets as expectations of more weak data from China spooked investors.
Manila, Sept. 1 (PNA) — Expect rains in most parts of the country including Metro Manila on Tuesday due to two weather system affecting the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Shaira Nonot said that as of 4 a.m. a low pressure area […]
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of Japanese nuclear reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards imposed in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a Reuters analysis shows.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of Japanese nuclear reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards imposed in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, a Reuters analysis shows.
Berlin, Sept. 1 (PNA/Xinhua) — The United Nations’ formal negotiations on climate change resumed in Bonn, Germany on Monday, three months before a new deal is to be signed in Paris to guide global efforts to control global warming. The new round of negotiations, the penultimate one before delegates travel to Paris, will last until […]
Washington, Sept. 1 (PNA/Xinhua) — People who sleep six hours a night or less are more likely to catch a cold, U.S. researchers said Monday. The findings, published in the U.S. journal Sleep, added to growing evidence of the importance of sleep for our health. “It goes beyond feeling groggy or irritable,” lead author Aric […]
Nicholas Hogg's third novel has all the ingredients of a classic noir. The city of the title is a blur of neon and love hotels; and with much of its culture hidden from view and above street level, to outsiders Tokyo is fascinating, mysterious and menacing.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and the clerk will arrive at work Tuesday morning to face…
Читать дальше...BEIJING, Sep 1 (Reuters) - Activity in China's manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August, an official survey showed on Tuesday, reinforcing fears of a sharper slowdown in the world's second-largest economy despite a flurry of government support measures.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - SpaceX plans to keep its Falcon 9 rocket grounded longer than planned following a launch accident in June that destroyed a space station cargo ship, the company president said on Monday.
A South Carolina mother who drove her three children into the Daytona Beach surf last year is being moved from a state psychiatric center to a South Florida medical center as part of a conditional release.
SHANGHAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - China's major stock indexes opened down on Tuesday.
Matt Robert and Ben Gelenberg tied for second place, and State College finished third as a team at the Iron Masters Interscholastic Invitational on Monday.
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Manchester United lost 2-1 to Swansea at the weekend. But much like Bank Holiday Monday, it never just rains – it pours.
Britain could soon see the lowest number of police officers since the 1970s, a previously private estimate shared among police chiefs reveals.
Footage filmed and released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty appears to show the suspect who hurled a grenade which killed one and injured scores more outside Ukraine's parliament as lawmakers back reforms to give more autonomy to rebel-held areas. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Footage filmed and released by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty appears to show the suspect who hurled a grenade which killed one and injured scores more outside Ukraine's parliament as lawmakers back reforms to give more autonomy to rebel-held areas. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Growth in China's services industry cooled in August from the previous month, an official survey showed on Tuesday, adding to concerns that world's second-largest economy may be a risk of a sharper slowdown than earlier feared.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a century after first-class passengers aboard the ill-fated Titanic ate grilled mutton chops and custard pudding in an elaborate dining room, the ship's last luncheon menu is expected to fetch up to $70,000 in an online auction, a curator said on Monday.
