Disasters - SERIES 381 {10 articles}

Fall's first nor'easter brings heavy rain and strong wind to East Coast

10/27/2018, 12:03:33 PM
What’s likely the fall's first nor'easter is bringing gusty winds, heavy rains and flood warnings to many parts of the East Coast. Kenneth Craig reports from Manasquan, New Jersey.

Quebec forest 'BREATHES' during storm - Locals describe 'scariest thing seen this month!'

10/27/2018, 1:24:15 PM
LOCALS in the municipality of Sacre-Coeur in rural Quebec were stunned when strange activity in a nearby forest was caught on camera after a storm. ✔ Arborist Mark Vanderwouw told The Weather Network the eerie breathing motion is caused by ground saturation after heavy rainstorms ✔ Depending on how other components of the carbon cycle might respond due to climate warming, these soil changes can potentially contribute to even higher temperatures due to a feedback loop

Trump declares major disaster after Super Typhoon Yutu strikes Northern Mariana Islands

10/27/2018, 3:29:14 PM
A major disaster declaration means the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is in line to receive individual aid to help residents fix their homes. ✔ Rick Cruz/PDN Fullscreen Roy Depamaylo, left, and Katrina Crisostomo sit in a space assigned to them and their son, Roygene Crisostomo, after checking into the temporary shelter at Astumbo Elementary School in Dededo on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018

What is thundersnow, how rare is it in the UK and is it dangerous?

10/27/2018, 12:37:59 PM
THE forecasted icy weather has struck Britain and Brits are facing a challenging few days as a result of the brutal Arctic conditions. While most people are used to seeing the white stuff, many do … ✔ THE forecasted icy weather has struck Britain and Brits are facing a challenging few days as a result of the brutal Arctic conditions ✔ It is incredibly rare in the UK, but it is still possible ✔ Take food, water, blankets, a torch, a first aid kit, a fully charged phone, a shovel, jump leads and de-icer fluid

Abe and Xi agree to promote new economic cooperation amid U.S. trade war fears

10/27/2018, 3:58:34 PM
Tokyo and Beijing agree to create a “new framework” to jointly move ahead with infrastructure projects in third nations ✔ In Beijing, Abe and Li also reached agreements to start talks about cooperation in state-of-the-art technology and protection of intellectual property rights as well as to resume their currency swap deal of up to ¥3.4 trillion for times of financial emergency

Lopetegui hopes to save Madrid's season_ and job_ at Barca

10/27/2018, 3:43:59 PM
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Julen Lopetegui heads into his first clasico against fierce rival Barcelona saying he still believes he can succeed as Real Madrid coach. Speculation of his imminent firing has been rampant in Spain since Madrid went on a five-game winless streak that included its longest ever scoring drought. An unconvincing 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen this week did little to change the mood that Lopetegui is in serious danger of losing his job. Lopetegui said on Saturday he still hopes to turn around Madrid's season a day before his team visits Barcelona's Camp Nou.

Mexico City is building what would be the world's third-largest airport. But a popular vote might kill it

10/27/2018, 3:46:34 PM
It’s supposed to be the third-largest airport in the world, but like many big projects in Mexico, it’s been dogged by allegations of corruption. Now, Mexico’s incoming president is putting the question of whether Mexico should build a new billion dollar airport to voters. ✔ As an alternative, he proposed continuing to use the existing airport while adding a second one at a Mexico City military base ✔ He has pledged to hold referendums on other issues, including Peña Nieto’s controversial energy reforms, which opened Mexico’s oil sector up to foreign investment

Prince Harry and Meghan, the couple who won our hearts and minds

10/27/2018, 1:02:21 PM
Even the cynical British press have declared the royal visit a resounding success. ✔ Meghan’s promise – to Daphne Dunne, 98-year-old war widow – to return next time to show her their baby also pulled on the heart-strings ✔ Most Viewed in National Loading Please explain Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation

Analysis | Nine days from Election Day, Trump stands at the center of the storm

10/27/2018, 3:53:04 PM
Republicans are worried about losing the House, but optimistic about holding the Senate, as the president tries to change the odds. ✔ Or could Democrats still fall just short of the net of 23 seats they need to win ✔ The reason is that America is two countries right now, a blue America and a red America ✔ And at the center of the storm stands the president, determined again to upend the experts

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10/27/2018, 12:09:19 PM
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Trade War - SERIES 269 {15 articles}

Trade war headwind blows into China's face 10/19/2018, 10:23:44 PM GDP growth slows to decade low as production and investment shrivel ✔ The trade war is decreasing Chinese production of mainstay products like smartphones and robots while making companies think twice about investing in the country ✔ The factory is mostly closed and no workers are here, the court-appointed administrator of Shandong Yongtai Group, a tiremaker that went bankrupt in August, said last month at its main factory ✔ Notably, growth dropped 0.2 percentage point from the April-June period China's economic growth slows to its lowest pace since early 2009 - Los Angeles Times 10/19/2018, 5:10:27 PM China's economy is growing at the slowest pace since the depths of the financial crisis, according to official data that heightens pressure on the leaders in Beijing navigating a trade dispute with the United States. And that doesn't even include trade-war effects, many economists say. ✔ The sl...

Autos - SERIES 119 {16 articles}

The electric car is here — if you’ve got the money 10/2/2018, 3:06:13 PM The rest of us will have to wait a little longer ✔ That won’t come for a few years, though; instead, much like Tesla, Lucid plans to sell a more expensive (and therefore higher-margin) spec of the car at the outset to help fund its efforts going forward ✔ But as with most futuristic technologies, people with money will get the first crack at living with them The Latest: BMW getting ready for 'worse options' in Brexit 10/2/2018, 3:56:03 PM PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris auto show (all times local): 1:25 p.m. BMW says its Mini and Rolls Royce factories in the U.K. will halt productio ✔ There will be a 4-week stoppage at the Mini plant from late March, when Britain officially exits the EU, and a two-week pause at the Rolls Royce factory ✔ Doubts about diesel, Brexit, trade worries, tighter emissions controls ✔ All-electric vehicles with zero local e...

Apple Inc - SERIES 156 {17 articles}

Apple buys team from UK chipmaker Dialog in $600m deal 10/11/2018, 1:17:14 PM Apple has used Dialog’s chips to manage battery life since the first generation iPhone was launched a decade ago ✔ Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested during a holiday with her toddler daughter in April 2016 ✔ The deal represents an expansion of Apple’s chip design operations, which kicked into high gear in 2010 when the company released its first custom processor for the iPad and iPhone Stolen Apple IDs in China Lead to Mobile-Payment Pilfering 10/11/2018, 1:02:21 PM China’s two mobile-payments giants, Alibaba affiliate Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay, said stolen Apple IDs were used to swipe customer funds, and called on Apple to address the issue. ✔ Both Alipay and WeChat Pay hold billions of dollars of customer funds in escrow to facilitate mobile and online transactions ✔ Some consumers in China prefer Apple devicesincluding the iPhoneand services over those of its Chinese rivals running on An...

Trade War - SERIES 283 {23 articles}

US-China trade war: MILLIONS of US jobs LOST because of China trade deficit - SHOCK data 10/24/2018, 1:25:32 AM MILLIONS of US jobs have been lost as a result of Washington’s increased trade deficit with Beijing since China joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 17 years ago, a new report has revealed. ✔ China has experienced rapid growth in its economy over recent years (Image: GETTY) Trump has enforced a series of punitive sanctions on China as he pursues his America First mantra (Image: GETTY) Trump added more tariffs to a further $200billion (£154billion) of Chinese imports in September, to which Beijing retaliated by introducing levies on an additional $60billion (£46billion) of US goods Trump's moves complicate Asia's adjustment to higher rates 10/24/2018, 6:56:31 AM Trade war and fiscal stimulus add to market stress, says chief of central bank group ✔ U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Houston, Texas o...

War Countries - SERIES 46 {10 articles}

US ready to boost arms supplies to Ukraine naval and air forces, envoy says 9/1/2018, 5:13:13 AM Exclusive: Former ambassador to Nato Kurt Volker tells the Guardian US and Russia still divided on how to deploy UN peacekeepers to end four-year war ✔ Volker appeared to make progress in January with his Russian counterpart, Vladislav Surkov, a Putin aide ✔ As long as the system itself remains unreformed, there is room for the Russians to make inroads … That is the other piece of it that only the Ukrainians can do The Rohingya crisis, a year on: four generations of one family on life in limbo 9/1/2018, 5:13:11 AM One year after being forced out of Myanmar, Nur Begum, 70, and 13 of her relatives are among the million Rohingya sheltering in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh ✔ The Rohingya were always keen to be considered distinct from the other communities in a country that is home to 135 ethnic groups ✔ If you would like to comment on this piece for Weekend magazin...

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