| Latest worldwide news
| Anger in Norway as Breivik applies to university | | | Reports that Anders Behring Breivik, the man who killed 77 people in a bomb attack and gun rampage in 2011, has applied to study political science at the University of Oslo have prompted anger in Norway. |
| UPDATE 2-Rogers designs plan to thwart Verizon move into Canada | | | TORONTO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc , Canada's largest wireless company, is attempting to thwart Verizon Communications Inc's entry into the country by backing a private equity bid for two small carriers that the U.S. telecom giant wants to acquire. |
| Austrian GP to return? | | | Red Bull, whose Formula One team has won the drivers' and constructors' titles for the past three years, could have a home race in Austria from 2014. |
| UPDATE 3-Chevron profit drops on cheaper oil, slim refining margins | | | By Braden Reddall Aug 2 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp posted on Friday a steeper-than-expected 26 percent drop in quarterly profit on softer oil prices and thinner refining margins. Shares of the second-largest U.S. oil company slipped 2 percent as quarterly oil and gas volumes weakened to a level well below Chevron's full-year target. Achieving increased production from oil wells has been a struggle for Chevron and larger rival Exxon Mobil Corp, which reported disappointing results on Th |
| Singer Randy Travis sent to physical therapy center | | | DALLAS (Reuters) - Country singer Randy Travis has been moved to a physical therapy facility from a Texas hospital, where he had spent several weeks recovering from a viral heart infection and stroke, his spokesman Kirt Webster said on Wednesday. |
| Real Estate Q A | | | This weeks subjects include a rent-stabilized tenant being urged to buy; a proposal by co-op shareholders to renovate outdoor space; and a lawsuit over building flaws. |
| Your First Dance Crush | | | Times readers share the inspiration that made them devote their lives or careers to dance. |
| Goodbyes and Grief in Real Time | | | Scott Simon, the journalist and NPR host, posted Twitter updates from his mothers deathbed, connecting with a vast and supportive audience. |
| Surgeon brings hope to villagers | | | In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it. |
| U.S. declares new push to defuse Egyptian crisis | | | CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it would work with other nations to resolve Egypt's crisis peacefully, injecting new energy into a push to end a bloody standoff since the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. |
| Carlyle's CommScope files for IPO of up to $750 mln | | | Aug 2 (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment maker CommScope Holding Co Inc, which is owned by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $750 million in an initial public offering. |
| Fangio car sells for nearly $30m | | | A Mercedes more than a half-century old and driven by one of Formula One's most famous racers, Juan Manuel Fangio, became the most expensive car ever sold at an auction, according to the auctioneer. |
| Apollo 11 rocket engines found? | | | Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos rescued sunken treasure in the Atlantic this year components of two F-1 rocket engines. Now he says he has verified that they are engines from Apollo 11, the first mission that took U.S. astronauts to the moon. |
| |
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий