Thursday, September 10, 2015

Health News

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In trendy, hipster London or New York, it's all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak.

Health News

Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Thursday they were puzzled by a surge in the number of people who have contracted a rare bacterial disease usually found in rabbits that has already killed a Wyoming man and sickened dozens of people in Colorado, South Dakota and Nebraska this year.

Fiorina to join 10 other Republicans in CNN debate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carly Fiorina will join 10 other Republican presidential candidates in next Wednesday's presidential debate in California, the network said on Thursday.


Target to drop Cherokee brand products in U.S. from 2017

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Apparel retailer Cherokee Global Brands
 said Target Corp elected not to renew the
license of the Cherokee brand in the United States, sending the
company's shares tumbling 33 percent in extended trading.

Cargill CEO takes on additional role of executive chairman

CHICAGO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Cargill Inc's chief executive officer will take on the additional job of executive chairman in the latest shift among senior management at the commodity trading house.

PRESS DIGEST



The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers.

The Times

British taxpayers face a 90 million pound bill to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers between European countries in a scheme that David Cameron said could encourage more people to risk their lives travelling to the continent. (thetim.es/1i1SSAh)
Some of Britain's biggest retailers have warned that the proposal to introduce a national living wage could cost them tens of millions of pounds in higher wages and may force up prices. (thetim.es/1QrKQwk)

The Guardian

George Osborne has received a new warning about the potential impact of his new tax on banks amid concerns it will impede new entrants to the sector. Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury select committee, raised the potential competition threat on the eve of a meeting between Treasury officials and representatives of the challenger banks. (bit.ly/1gcWcqY)

The Telegraph

The survival of economic and monetary union will require the creation of new supra-national institutions, including a joint euro zone treasury and a separate euro parliament, according to the single currency's bail-out chief. Klaus Regling, head of the European Stability Mechanism, joined a clamour of voices in Brussels who are pushing for member states to cede sovereignty in a bid to establish a full-blown fiscal union on the Continent. (bit.ly/1iAB13S)
China's recent turmoil has not altered the Bank of England's plans to raise interest rates, even as UK growth is expected to slow, policymakers said on Thursday. (bit.ly/1L5aSoZ)

Sky News

Thousands of customers who have a Premier Account with Lloyds Banking Group Plc could be affected as a box containing all of their data has gone missing. (bit.ly/1LmqG2A)
A UK-bound plane which burst into flames at Las Vegas Airport suffered multiple breaches of the engine case, investigators have found. (bit.ly/1O4ntL5)

The Independent

Saudi Arabia has reportedly responded to the growing number of people fleeing the Middle East for western Europe - by offering to build 200 mosques in Germany. (ind.pn/1igDtwz)

EU, Cuba enter difficult phase of bilateral talks, focus on political pact

HAVANA (Reuters) - The European Union and Cuba entered the most difficult phase of their bilateral talks on Thursday when they started to discuss a new political agreement to replace a unilateral policy imposed by the Europeans 19 years ago.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Wind-powered 'Strandbeests' strut through Boston at start of U.S. tour

Wind-powered 'Strandbeests' strut through Boston at start of U.S. tour BOSTON (Reuters) - A pair of skeletal sculptures that harness the power of the wind to walk strutted around Boston's City Hall on Friday at the start of the U.S. tour of Dutch artist Theo Jansen's "Strandbeests."

Clive Owen makes Broadway debut in Pinter's 'Old Times'

Clive Owen makes Broadway debut in Pinter's 'Old Times' NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actor Clive Owen swaps Hollywood for the stage in "Old Times", making his Broadway debut in a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's 1971 play.

Cupcakes & time travel: Changing cities explored in Berlin show

Cupcakes & time travel: Changing cities explored in Berlin show BERLIN (Reuters) - If you could go back in time to change your city, what would you do? What kind of a place do you want to live in? Would you try to stop gentrification?

Mall developer Taubman's $500 million art collection up for auction

Mall developer Taubman's $500 million art collection up for auction NEW YORK (Reuters) - The art collection of late U.S. mall developer A. Alfred Taubman, who served prison time in an auction house price-fixing scandal, is being put up for sale in what was described on Friday as the most valuable private collection ever offered at auction.

ABBA piano seen raising money, money, money at auction

ABBA piano seen raising money, money, money at auction LONDON (Reuters) - The piano used to play the glissando that kicks off ABBA's disco hit "Dancing Queen" will be one of the star attractions at a rock and pop auction at Sotheby's next month where it is expected to sell for up to 800,000 pounds ($1.24 million).


British Museum celebrates three generations of manga artists



British Museum celebrates three generations of manga artists LONDON (Reuters) - London's British Museum takes a look at manga, Japan's widely popular graphic art form, in a new exhibition showcasing the works of different generations of artists

Botticelli painted modern beauties - in 1400s, show says

Botticelli painted modern beauties - in 1400s, show says LONDON (Reuters) - An exhibition that portrays the 15th-century Italian painter Sandro Botticelli and his blonde Venuses as an inspiration for the modern Western ideal of female beauty will open this month in Berlin and in March in London, curators said on Thursday.

FBI warns U.S. art dealers about antiquities looted from Syria, Iraq

(Reuters) - The FBI on Wednesday urged art dealers in the United States to be careful when buying antiquities from the Middle East, saying there is evidence collectors have recently been offered artifacts plundered by Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq.

Milan show depicts drama of modern motherhood

Milan show depicts drama of modern motherhood MILAN (Reuters) - A 1896 film of a woman plucking babies from a cabbage patch marks a whimsical start to a Milan exhibition that examines artistic representations of motherhood, but the mood turns more sinister as the show moves into the 20th century.

U.S.: New Jersey sports betting case appealed to full circuit court



New Jersey sports betting case appealed to full circuit court
Sep 8th 2015, 22:23
(Reuters) - New Jersey's horse racing industry on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to review its decision blocking legal sports gambling in the state.

U.S.: Three California jail deputies charged with murder of inmate



Three California jail deputies charged with murder of inmate
Sep 8th 2015, 22:15
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three corrections deputies were charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with the fatal beating of a mentally ill inmate at a California jail last month, officials said.

U.S.: Dead squirrel at Lake Tahoe in California tests positive for plague



Dead squirrel at Lake Tahoe in California tests positive for plague
Sep 8th 2015, 22:04
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A squirrel found dead at Lake Tahoe last month has tested positive for the plague, health officials said, marking the latest incidence of the disease in California that forced the temporary closure of two Yosemite National Park campgrounds.

Technology News: German shoe retailer Reno, feeling online squeeze, seeks buyer: CEO



German shoe retailer Reno, feeling online squeeze, seeks buyer: CEO
Sep 8th 2015, 22:03
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The family owners of German shoe chain Reno are seeking to find a buyer for the company by the end of the year, Chief Executive and co-owner Matthias Haendle told Reuters on Tuesday.

World News: New poll gives leftist Syriza thin lead in Greek snap election



New poll gives leftist Syriza thin lead in Greek snap election
Sep 8th 2015, 21:57
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's leftist Syriza party has a 0.5 percentage-point lead over the New Democracy conservatives ahead of a snap election on Sept. 20, according to a poll published on Tuesday.

Technology News: Autonomous cars shift insurance liability toward manufacturers



Autonomous cars shift insurance liability toward manufacturers
Sep 8th 2015, 21:53
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hacker attacks or faulty software could shift the burden of legal and regulatory liability toward makers of self-driving cars and away from customers, experts say, forcing regulators and insurers to develop new models.

U.S.: Adult son of missing Connecticut couple arrested on gun charge



Adult son of missing Connecticut couple arrested on gun charge
Sep 8th 2015, 21:52
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) - A Connecticut man named as a person of interest in the disappearance of his parents last month was arrested on Tuesday on a federal firearms charge, authorities said.

U.S.: Dog rescued from 200-feet mine shaft by Colorado firefighters



Dog rescued from 200-feet mine shaft by Colorado firefighters
Sep 8th 2015, 21:55
DENVER (Reuters) - Firefighters in Colorado rescued a pet dog that fell 200 feet (61 meters) down an open mine shaft, lowering two crew members down the hole before winching the canine safe and sound to the surface.

Technology News: Yahoo says IRS denies ruling on tax-free Alibaba spinoff



Yahoo says IRS denies ruling on tax-free Alibaba spinoff
Sep 8th 2015, 21:21
(Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said the Internal Revenue Service had denied the company's request for a private letter ruling on whether the spinoff of its stake in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd would be tax free.





U.S.: Texas woman charged with unlawfully concealing handgun in vagina



Texas woman charged with unlawfully concealing handgun in vagina
Sep 8th 2015, 21:19
DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas woman taken into custody in a suspected drug arrest has been charged with violating state concealed firearms laws by hiding a fully loaded, snub-nosed handgun in her vagina, police in Waco said on Tuesday.


U.S.: Religious groups want U.S. to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees



Religious groups want U.S. to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees
Sep 8th 2015, 21:16
(Reuters) - Religious groups in the United States have urged the White House to step up its response to the Syrian refugee crisis, with one on Tuesday calling Washington's efforts so far "disappointing."

U.S.: Costco sold counterfeit Tiffany engagement rings: U.S. judge



Costco sold counterfeit Tiffany engagement rings: U.S. judge
Sep 8th 2015, 20:44
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp willfully infringed Tiffany & Co's trademarks by selling counterfeit diamond engagement rings bearing the luxury retailer's name and must face a jury trial to assess damages, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.

U.S.: Colorado man accused of murdering wife in national park goes on trial


Colorado man accused of murdering wife in national park goes on trial
Sep 8th 2015, 21:09
DENVER (Reuters) - The murder trial of a Colorado man accused of shoving his wife off a cliff in a national park for insurance money began in U.S. federal court on Tuesday, with prosecutors saying he also may have killed his first wife.


U.S.: Jury awards $5.5 million to family of Cleveland man killed by police


Jury awards $5.5 million to family of Cleveland man killed by police
Sep 8th 2015, 21:06
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A federal jury on Tuesday awarded $5.5 million to the family of a 20-year-old man killed in 2012 by an off-duty Cleveland police officer who was cleared of wrongdoing by county prosecutors, attorney Terry Gilbert said.


Sunday, September 6, 2015

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