Latest worldwide news
5 government shutdown shockers | | Yes, national parks and monuments will be closed and thousands of workers furloughed. But what about the panda cam? Here are some unexpected casualties of a government shutdown. |
Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation | | Sept. 19 - A group of Austrian students has designed a quadcopter which flies autonomously using only the computing power of a smartphone. The reasearchers say the drone could one day be used for search and rescue scenarios or fighting fires without putting humans in harm's way. Jim Drury reports. |
Italian political crisis threatens to split Berlusconi camp | | ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi's bid to push Italy into new elections faces a test on Monday when he meets lawmakers from his center-right party who have shown growing unease over his shock decision to pull support from Prime Minister Enrico Letta's coalition. |
Director abandons CNN documentary on Hillary Clinton | | (Reuters) - Cable news network CNN has canceled a documentary on Hillary Rodham Clinton after the director said pressure from the Clinton camp as well as Republican leaders made it too difficult to complete the film. |
Calpers concerned about Richmond, California's mortgage plan | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Richmond, California, moves forward with a plan to help struggling homeowners by using its power of eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages, the list of those concerned about it is growing - and now includes the pension fund for many of the very same city workers pushing the plan. |
Fossil fish find in China fills in evolutionary picture | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - An international team of scientists in China has discovered what may be the earliest known creature with a distinct face, a 419 million-year-old fish that could be a missing link in the development of vertebrates. |
Syrian FM likens fighting inside his country to 9/11 attacks | | Sept. 30 - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem compares militant attacks to the the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States during his speech to the UN General Assembly. Deborah Gembara reports. .In a speech to the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. |
George Michael sends his piano to US | | Nov. 11 - The singer bought John Lennon's old piano in 2000 for two million dollars, now he's sending it to the USA to be part of an anti-war exhibition. |
Lorie Kane Wins Legends Championship | | Canada's Lorie Kane won the Legends Championship on Sunday, closing with an even-par 72 for a two-stroke victory over Val Skinner and Laurie Rinker. |
Syria at U.N. compares militant onslaught to 9/11 attacks | | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister on Monday compared what he described as an invasion of foreign terrorists across his country to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, remarks that Washington dismissed as offensive and disingenuous. |
| |
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий