DAVOS, Switzerland -- Ensuring that science can continue to address social challenges for the years ahead will require greater investments in basic research and better use of existing talent, participants said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voting began on Sunday for a mayoral election in the Okinawan city that is home to a U.S. airbase whose planned move has set Tokyo and Okinawa at odds, with the central government giving strong backing to the incumbent.
The idea of organizing a bonanza of home advice and top-notch goods from remodelers, decorators and landscapers intrigued Tim Barkley for years.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge methane leak from the site.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge methane leak from the site.
LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge methane leak from the site.
(Reuters) - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has dismissed speculation linking him with Chelsea and said he was focussed on the Serie A title race ahead of Sunday's match against Roma.
Protesters march through the streets of Port-au-Prince, calling on outgoing President Michel Martelly to step down, even through authorities canceled a presidential election critics said was riddled with fraud. Diane Hodges reports.
Protesters march through the streets of Port-au-Prince, calling on outgoing President Michel Martelly to step down, even through authorities canceled a presidential election critics said was riddled with fraud. Diane Hodges reports.
Protesters march through the streets of Port-au-Prince, calling on outgoing President Michel Martelly to step down, even through authorities canceled a presidential election critics said was riddled with fraud. Diane Hodges reports.
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry begins a visit to East Asia on Sunday in which he plans to press China to put more curbs on North Korea after its nuclear test and to urge Southeast Asia to show unity in response to China's claims in the South China Sea.
A large bird settled on a top limb of an oak tree Tuesday on the 14th fairway at the Wild Dunes Harbor golf course.
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is well-known and well-loved in South Carolina Democratic circles. Her famous last name dates back decades in the pantheon of Democrats who have always stood with the black community, key to winning the Feb. 27 presidential primary.
Riding a three-game winning streak that evened their Big South Conference record at 4-4, the Charleston Southern men’s basketball team ran into perennial league powerhouse Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the CSU Field House.
The next time you’re craving a Big Mac, consider that those two all-beef patties might have traveled from the Land Down Under to get to your local McDonald’s.
Jan 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour CareerBuilder Challenge at the par-72 course on Saturday in La Quinta, California -23 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 64 65 64 -21 Jamie Lovemark (U.S.) 65 65 65 -20 Adam Hadwin (Canada) 66 66 64 -18 David Lingmerth (Sweden) 68 68 62 -17 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 67 66 66 Andrew Loupe (U.S.) 66 66 67 John Huh (U.S.) 69 64 66
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex said on Saturday that a fire broke out in a machine room on a platform located in the company's top producing oilfield, but added that it would not affect production.
MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex said on Saturday that a fire broke out in a machine room on a platform located in the company's top producing oilfield, but added that it would not affect production.
The Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark has been named pastor of Emanuel AME Church, where nine black worshipers were gunned down on June 17 by an avowed white racist. She will be the church’s first female pastor.
There are times when an ugly win can be a beautiful thing to watch.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks need to dedicate far greater resources towards securing their IT infrastructure and should have a designated board member overseeing the issue, a senior lawmaker said, following a string of high-profile technology failures.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks need to dedicate far greater resources towards securing their IT infrastructure and should have a designated board member overseeing the issue, a senior lawmaker said, following a string of high-profile technology failures.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state-run oil company Pemex said on Saturday that a fire broke out in a machine room on a platform located in the company's top producing oilfield, but added that it would not affect production.
(Reuters) - Wasps booked their place in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals with a crushing 51-10 home victory over Leinster on Saturday and defending champions Toulon joined them with a tight victory over Bath.
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Wasps booked their place in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals with a crushing 51-10 home victory over Leinster on Saturday and defending champions Toulon joined them with a tight victory over Bath.
