Travel - SERIES 135 {10 articles}

S Korean businesses embrace Mid-Autumn Chinese tourist rush - Travel

9/14/2018, 12:50:24 AM
undefined ✔ The shop New World took the lead by newly accepting UnionPay QR code mobile payment and setting up designated UnionPay counters at all of its stores ✔ Lotte, Silla and New World's duty free shops welcome code-scan mobile payment and UnionPay, which bring more convenience to shopping

The Latest: North Carolina TV news station evacuates studio

9/14/2018, 2:32:16 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 10:15 p.m. A North Carolina TV news station has evacuated its building du ✔ Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) Ocean water breeches to the dunes in Avon, N.C., as the first effects of Hurricane Florence reach Hatteras Island on Thursday, Sept ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina

The Latest: Utility crews from across US arrive to help

9/14/2018, 1:14:21 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 9:10 p.m. Utility crews from as far away as California and Canada have be ✔ Shepard will travel with a volunteer to South Carolina to help free up shelter spaces for local animals as Hurricane Florence approaches the area ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina

The Latest: Florence downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane

9/14/2018, 3:21:46 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 11 p.m. Florence has been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane with top s ✔ Shepard will travel with a volunteer to South Carolina to help free up shelter spaces for local animals as Hurricane Florence approaches the area ✔ 13) Officials say Hurricane Florence could bring not only flooding but also landslides to South Carolina

Lewis Hamilton says he 'wants kids' – but has no time for women

9/14/2018, 12:31:35 AM
FORMULA 1 race ace Lewis Hamilton admits he “wants to have kids” – but does not have time for women. ✔ His only long-term relationship of note with pop singer Nicole Scherzinger, 40, ended three years ago ✔ I want to have kids, but I want to be there for them ✔ The Hertfordshire-born driver, estimated to be worth more than £200million, has turned his attention to the catwalk and is pals with model Winnie Harlow ✔ He said: Rappers were wearing baggy clothes, so that was how I dressed as a kid

Evacuations underway as Typhoon Mangkhut nears Philippines

9/14/2018, 1:39:09 AM
Philippine authorities were on Thursday evacuating thousands of people from the path of Typhoon Mangkhut — the most powerful storm this year. ✔ NOEL CELIS | AFP | Getty Images Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (4th L, arm upraised) gestures while visiting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila on September 13, 2018, as Typhoon Mangkhut barrels toward the Philippines ✔ A change in the typhoon's track prompted authorities to rapidly reassess where to redeploy emergency teams and supplies, Mamba said

Forget fidget spinners, painting rocks is the new craze kids are loving

9/14/2018, 3:12:08 AM
THE latest craze to entice kids and adults involves none other than the humble rock. With fidget spinners well and truly over, parents will be pleased to hear its replacement is easy on the wallet.… ✔ Tassie Hobden Facebook 6 You can be as intricate or as simple as you like It’s basically a massive game of hide and seek for rocks where everyone is a mini rock artist! It doesn’t matter if you can’t paint for toffee even just some colourful stipes on a stone are nice to find

Bali hotels: A dozen excellent choices in paradise

9/14/2018, 12:53:46 AM
When it comes to choosing a hotel in Bali, the choices can be overwhelming. Here are a dozen excellent choices in a range of prices and offerings. ✔ The Colony Hotel Bali: Jalan Laksmana 22, Seminyak, Bali 80361 Indonesia; +62 361 736160 Hoshinoya Bali Hoshinoya is a Japan-based resort group that's branched out of the country only twice so far: Tahiti and Bali ✔ Drupadi 234, Seminyak, Bali Indonesia; +62 361 737711

Friday's TV highlights: 'Animals' on HBO

9/14/2018, 3:59:30 AM
TV highlights for Fri., Sept. 14, 2018 ✔ (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Carrie Underwood performs ✔ Parkland shooting survivors Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Pena; Grae Drake, Rotten Tomatoes; 3OH!3 performs ✔ Customized TV listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept

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Trade War - SERIES 293 {17 articles}

Australia boosts LNG output to feed China's growing appetite 10/25/2018, 8:07:27 PM Beijing's energy shift and US trade war provide an opening ✔ We recognized more than three years ago that the period of oversupply would not last and set about lining up projects to progress when the market rebalanced, Coleman said in June ✔ Santos was also founded in 1954 as an oil exploration company and entered the LNG business in 2006 China may wait it out rather than deal with Trump 10/26/2018, 1:55:31 AM Trump better start thinking about an exit strategy from a trade war that is showing no signs of easing, writes David Andelman ✔ MUST WATCH The real cost of Trump's tariffs 09:02 David A ✔ Author of A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today, he was formerly a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News in Asia and Europe ✔ And indeed, there has been a degree of impact in China, even beyond its stock markets Google corporate ...

Disasters - SERIES 315 {23 articles}

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake recorded east of New Caledonia: USGS 10/16/2018, 1:04:02 AM An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 was recorded east of New Caled... ✔ The epicenter of the quake was 190 km (120 miles) east of Tadine in the Loyalty Islands at a depth of 33 km (20 miles), the USGS said ✔ There was no immediate threat of a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Information in English about earthquake in Hokkaido 10/16/2018, 3:16:12 AM Information in English about the earthquake in Hokkaido(Update Oct. 16)Local governments Life of people from landslide-hit area at temporary settlement 10/16/2018, 1:34:50 AM A landslide that caused the formation of a barrier lake near a section of the Jinsha River, struck Bolo township on Oct 11, with several bridges, fields and villages affected. ✔ People from landslide-hit area herd the cattle at a temporary settlement in Bolo township of...

War Countries - SERIES 384 {26 articles}

America's Syria Proxies Withdraw From the Fight Against ISIS 11/9/2018, 11:43:45 AM undefined ✔ The halt of the SDF operation there will likely contribute further to ISIS expansion in the direction of the Iraqi border ✔ Surprise! The Kurds think they need to go fight the Turks rather than serve the US desire to keep one of the two land routes from Syria to Iran closed Afghanistan peace conference kicks off in Moscow 11/9/2018, 10:18:10 AM The conference marks Russia's attempt to get the Afghan authorities and the Taliban together at negotiating table. ✔ Russia's first attempt to hold the conference in September fell through after the Afghan authorities refused to attend ✔ The latest phase of Afghanistan's decades-old war began in 2001, when the US-led troops overthrew the Taliban government in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States Soldier who rescued dog from Syria sends This Morning fans wild 11/9/2018, 11:52:12 AM TV viewers coul...

Autos - SERIES 101 {14 articles}

August’s auto-unlock tech is coming to other smart locks 9/25/2018, 1:07:21 PM It’s still making new products, too. ✔ We have a core philosophy in August that if we’re in doubt of your position to not unlock the door, he says ✔ We’re not going to ask them now to make three decisions after they pick out a lock ✔ It’ll also begin selling two locks in the Assure line bundled with the August module for $279 and $299 Brits will need a Green Card when driving in the EU if there's a no-deal Brexit 9/25/2018, 3:42:49 PM BRITS will need to apply for a Green Card to prove their car is insured when driving in Europe should there be a no-deal Brexit. The government has warned that a car cover certificate must be shown… ✔ PA:Press Association 2 Green Cards will need to be checked upon entering the EU EU residents will also face the same situation when driving in the UK, although no detail has yet been released regarding how Green Cards will be checked here ✔ From what was an eas...

Trade War - SERIES 224 {17 articles}

US, China trade war could dent economic growth 10/9/2018, 4:38:20 PM The president said on Tuesday China is “not ready" to make a deal. ✔ The IMF predicts the global economy will grow by 3.7 percent in 2018 and 2019 – a 0.2 percentage point downward revision from previous forecasts ✔ In a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said China wants to make a deal and … they’re not ready yet, adding that is a reason his administration has canceled a couple of meetings with Beijing The Unknowable Fallout of China’s Trade War Nuclear Option 10/9/2018, 5:15:31 PM China holds more than a trillion dollars in United States debt, and an escalating trade war could tempt it to wield that debt in a way that has long been unthinkable. ✔ Over the weekend, China’s central bank, clearly nervous about a slowdown, pumped $175 billion into the economy by lowering the amount of money that some lenders are required to hold in reserve, allowing that money to circulate ...

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