July 2017
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Box Office: 'Despicable Me 3' rules, 'Baby Driver' shows strong, Will Ferrell's 'House' collapses
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The tiny, yellow, animated blobs have done it again. Illumination and Universal’s “Despicable Me 3” is cruising to an easy box office win during a busy holiday weekend. The latest…
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Rapper arrested after Arkansas club shooting on warrants unrelated to melee
[ad_1] A rapper who was performing at an Arkansas nightclub when more than two dozen people were wounded in a burst of gunfire this weekend was arrested early on Sunday for outstanding warrants unrelated to…
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Cassazione: nessun risarcimento per Raffaele Sollecito
[ad_1] di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – La richiesta di indennizzo, circa 500.000 euro, avanzata da Raffaele Sollecito come risarcimento per i quattro anni di ingiusta detenzione scontati nel carcere di Capanne e poi in quello di…
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As anti-G20 protests begin, Merkel says growth must be inclusive
[ad_1] By Erik Kirschbaum | BERLIN BERLIN As anti-globalization activists took to the streets in Hamburg ahead of this week’s G20 summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday leaders will have to focus on…
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Britain says 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests after London fire
[ad_1] LONDON Some 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month, the British government said on Sunday. Officials are conducting tests…
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Torino: Appendino indagata per gli incidenti del 3 giugno
[ad_1] di ANTONIO GAZZILLO – La sindaca di Torino, Chiara Appendino, sarebbe indagata per quanto è successo la sera del 3 giugno in piazza San Carlo durante la finale di Champions League. Ad accusarla sono…
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China's new heavy-lift rocket launch fails in flight
[ad_1] BEIJING China’s launch of a new heavy-lift rocket, the Long March-5 Y2, carrying what the government said was its heaviest ever satellite, failed on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua said. The same rocket type…
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Fire kills three at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
[ad_1] BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon A fire tore through a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, killing three people on Sunday, officials said. Flames and thick clouds of black smoke rose from the site…
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Germany produced record 35 percent of power from renewables in first half
[ad_1] BERLIN Germany raised the proportion of its power produced by renewable energy to 35 percent in the first half of 2017 from 33 percent the previous year, according to the BEE renewable energy association.…
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Indonesia sets tariff ranges for online car-hailing services
[ad_1] By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Eveline Danubrata | JAKARTA JAKARTA Indonesia has set minimum and maximum tariffs for online car-hailing services, aiming to ensure comparable pricing with conventional transport providers whose drivers have…
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Germany's Aldi to invest 5 billion euros in stores: Bild am Sonntag
[ad_1] FRANKFURT German discount grocery chain Aldi North is planning to spend more than 5 billion euros ($5.71 billion) to revamp its stores around the world, which would be its biggest investment project ever, German…
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Britain should listen to pay bodies on public-sector rises – minister
[ad_1] LONDON Britain could abandon an across-the-board cap on pay for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses if review bodies said higher rises were needed to recruit and retain workers, Environment Secretary Michael Gove…
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Blatter plans to visit soccer World Cup in Russia
[ad_1] ZURICH Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter will travel to Russia when the country hosts the soccer World Cup in 2018, he told Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick. Blatter is currently serving a six year ban…
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Effetto Brexit, buco di 10 – 11 miliardi l’anno su bilancio Ue. "Saranno necessari tagli"
[ad_1] di MARCO MONGELLI – Con la Brexit “mancheranno 10-11 miliardi ogni anno al bilancio Ue perché, nonostante lo ‘sconto’, la Gran Bretagna era un contributore netto”. Lo ha affermato il commissario Ue al…
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ICL says level of damage caused by desert spill still unknown
[ad_1] JERUSALEM Potash and fertilizer producer Israel Chemicals (ICL) said on Sunday it cannot estimate the level of damage caused to the company or the environment by a spill at its fertilizer plant in Israel’s…
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Trump to speak with Xi, Abe as North Korea, steel issues loom
[ad_1] WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, calls that come as frustration builds in the White House over North Korea’s nuclear…
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La Germania vota a favore dei matrimoni gay, ma la Merkel non approva
[ad_1] di ILEANA CIRULLI – Dopo 10 anni di lungo dibattito e quattro anni dalla presentazione dal disegno di legge, in Germania viene approvato il matrimonio gay. Ci sono voluti 38 minuti, nel parlamento tedesco,…
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Usa: approvata dalla Camera la ‘Kate’s Law’
[ad_1] di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – Giovedì si è rivelata, dopotutto, una giornata proficua per il quaranticinquesimo presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald J. Trump, che ha visto passare alla Camera due provvedimenti chiave della sua amministrazione,…
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Trump to speak by phone with leaders of Japan, China
[ad_1] President Donald Trump will speak by phone on Sunday with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said on Saturday. The White House, which announced the calls in…
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Samsung Electronics to launch refurbished Note 7 phones in South Korea from July 7
[ad_1] SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Sunday it will start selling a refurbished version of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on July 7, using batteries different from those…
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Tokyo heads to polls in vote that could spell trouble for PM
[ad_1] TOKYO Voters in the Japanese capital cast ballots on Sunday in an election that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is suffering from slumping support because of a scandal over suspected…
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Trump praises veterans, hits media at Kennedy Center event
[ad_1] By Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump honored military veterans in Washington on Saturday at a Kennedy Center event that resembled both a political rally and an evangelical Christian religious service…
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Rugby: U.S. qualify for 2019 World Cup with big win over Canada
[ad_1] The United States punched their ticket to the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a 52-16 victory over Canada in San Diego on Saturday. The result means the United States will be grouped with England,…
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Gran Bretagna: il piccolo Charlie morirà
[ad_1] di MARIAGRAZIA DI RAIMONDO – A Londra il piccolo Charlie Gard, il bambino di 10 mesi affetto da una malattia, che secondo i medici é incurabile e gli causerà atroci sofferenze, sta per morire.…
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Big pharma turns to AI to speed drug discovery, GSK signs deal
[ad_1] By Ben Hirschler | LONDON LONDON The world’s leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline unveiling a new $43 million deal in…
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New York doctor sent email to paper before hospital rampage
[ad_1] NEW YORK A doctor who killed another physician at a New York City medical center and wounded six other people before taking his own life had sent an email to a newspaper blaming hospital…
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Omicidio Yara: Bossetti in aula per l’appello
[ad_1] di ANTONIO GAZZILLO – Si è svolto oggi a Brescia l’appello per l’omicidio di Yara Gambirasio. Per l’occasione sono state vietate in aula telecamere, computer o cellulari, per evitare una spettacolarizzazione del procedimento. Il…
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May could walk out of Brexit talks over exit bill – Telegraph
[ad_1] LONDON British business leaders have been told to brace for the possibility that Prime Minister Theresa May’s government may walk out of Brexit talks this year, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The move would…
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As new fiscal year dawns, hope for Illinois budget dims
[ad_1] By Dave McKinney | CHICAGO CHICAGO Risking a historic drop to junk bond status, Illinois began its third straight fiscal year without a budget on Saturday as political maneuvering dimmed hopes for a bipartisan…
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U.S. deaths by police gunfire on track to reach 1,000 in 2017: paper
[ad_1] Police officers across the United States shot 492 people dead in the first half of 2017, on track to approach 1,000 such incidents for the third year in a row, the Washington Post reported…