August 2017
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EPA says climate scientists trying to 'politicize' Texas storm
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rejected a contention by scientists that the historic rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey was linked to climate change, calling it “an attempt to politicize an…
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American Express targets debt-leery consumers with new card features
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Express Co is unveiling a new option that could tempt young, budget-conscious consumers into taking on credit card debt. On Wednesday, the No. 1 U.S. card issuer by spending…
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U.S. spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. space agency’s Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, officials…
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Cultura: Espressioni d’Arte trionfa nel contest d’autore di Bufano Sirose
[ad_1] È terminato ieri, il magnifico Contest d’Autore indetto da Bufano Sirose, aperto a tutti gli appassionati di fotografia e pittura, professionisti ed amatoriali, per l’acquisizione di immagini da inserire nel sito E-commerce e sul…
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PM May seeks to ease Japan's Brexit fears during trade visit
[ad_1] LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will look to ease corporate Japan’s worries about Brexit during a three-day visit to the country from Wednesday focused on progress on a bilateral trade deal…
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Ostuni: mercoledì 30 agosto 2017 presentazione del libro "Giornalismi e società" di Francesco Giorgino
[ad_1] OSTUNI (BR). Proseguono gli eventi nella città di Ostuni: mercoledì 30 agosto 2017, a partire dalle ore 20 presso Piazzetta Sant’Oronzo (Ciccio in Piazza), si terrà la presentazione del libro “Giornalismi e società” del…
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Rubik's Cube maker sues Duncan Toys, Toys "R" Us over knock-off cube
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Rubik’s Cube has delighted and confounded millions of players since Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik created it in 1974. Now the company that makes the twisting puzzle wants to…
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Kardashians pledge $500,000 as celebs rally for Harvey storm relief
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian and her family on Tuesday donated a collective $500,000 to storm Harvey relief efforts, joining celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Dwayne Johnson, NFL player J.J. Watt and comedian Kevin…
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Trump Jr. to testify in Senate, Manafort lawyer subpoenaed: CNN
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has agreed to testify privately to the Senate Judiciary Committee as it looks into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election,…
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Tuglie: mercoledì 30 agosto 2017 concerto dell’Accademia di Musica Valente con il maestro Alessandro Ferrari
[ad_1] TUGLIE (LE). Proseguono gli eventi nella città di Tuglie: mercoledì 30 agosto 2017, alle ore 21 con ingresso libero, per la rassegna estiva delle notti tugliesi “Platea d’Estate…e dintorni” andrà in scena presso il…
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Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence face expulsion despite U.N. appeal
[ad_1] COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh from escalating violence in Myanmar face the growing danger of sickness and attempts by the Bangladesh authorities to send them home, despite a United…
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U.S. software coding school Galvanize to cut 11 percent of workforce
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Galvanize, a for-profit software coding school that has raised $63 million in venture funding, plans to lay off 11 percent of its workforce, the company said on Tuesday. The five-year-old startup said…
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Direzione Italia. Ciracì: "Bentornato, centrodestra! Ora la città di Ostuni può finalmente rinascere"
[ad_1] L’On. Nicola Ciracì (Direzione Italia) è soddisfatto della nuova Giunta di centrodestra varata sabato 26 agosto 2017 dal sindaco di Ostuni Gianfranco Coppola. “La Città Bianca” ha dichiarato il deputato “può finalmente rinascere dopo…
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Gentiloni: "Via libera definitivo al Reddito di Inclusione"
[ad_1] Una bella notizia per l’Italia: il Consiglio dei Ministri ha approvato definitivamente il decreto legislativo che introduce il reddito di inclusione. “Via libera definitivo al Reddito di Inclusione” ha scritto sul suo profilo Twitter…
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Harvey threatens more U.S. Gulf refineries, supply constraints emerge
[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Record rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey triggered more oil refining outages in Texas on Tuesday, bringing the total offline to more than 16 percent of overall U.S. capacity as…
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Confederate battle flag sales boom after Charlottesville clash
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Demand for Confederate flags at Chris Ackerman’s Civil War memorabilia shop in Pennsylvania has surged since violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia this month reignited the United States’ debate over…
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Juncker blasts Britain for 'huge' unanswered Brexit questions
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker blasted Britain’s failure to answer “huge numbers of questions” on its Brexit plans as negotiators held a new round of talks on Tuesday on a divorce…
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Calcio, Spinazzola: "La Juventus è un treno che va preso al volo"
[ad_1] TORINO – “La Juve è un treno che va preso al volo, un sogno da realizzare”, ha dichiarato l’esterno dell’Atalanta Leonardo Spinazzola, rompendo così il silenzio e ribadendo la volontà di trasferirsi a Torino.…
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Pliskova outclasses Linette to ease into U.S. Open round two
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number one Karolina Pliskova eased into the U.S. Open second round with a no-nonsense 6-2 6-1 victory over Poland’s Magda Linette as rain began to fall at Flushing Meadows…
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Taylor Swift's new music video makes biggest YouTube debut ever
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Taylor Swift’s vengeful new music video “Look What You Made Me Do,” is smashing records on YouTube, garnering more than 43 million views in its first 24 hours of release.…
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Nord Corea, Seul replica con 8 bombe
[ad_1] SEUL – Non si fa attendere la risposta di Seul dopo la nuova provocazione di Kim Jong-Un, leader nordcoreano. Le Forze armate della Corea del Sud – secondo quanto riporta il quotidiano britannico Independent…
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Alphabet's Google to inform EU antitrust regulators on compliance plan
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google (GOOGL.O) will inform EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday on its plan to comply with an EU order to stop favoring its shopping service, the company said, two months…
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Guatemala president must not impede anti-corruption body: U.N.
[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Tuesday said it was “disturbed” by the decision of Guatemala’s president to expel the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit investigating his campaign financing. It called for…
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Ostuni (BR): dal 31 agosto al 3 settembre 2017, si svolgerà il “Concorso Internazionale Arti Visive Trofeo Città Bianca”
[ad_1] Dopo 33 anni, la Città di Ostuni (BR), grazie all’opera dell’Associazione Culturale “Espressioni d’Arte”, si appresta nuovamente ad accogliere il “Concorso Internazionale Arti Visive Trofeo Città Bianca”, che si svolgerà dal 31 agosto al…
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Dramatic nighttime rescues in flooded Houston suburbs as Harvey rolls on
[ad_1] CYPRESS, Texas (Reuters) – The mayday call went out near midnight to all members of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department organizing rescue operations in the outskirts of Houston. There was a new emergency: Four…
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Istat: aumenta la fiducia dei consumatori e delle imprese
[ad_1] “L’indice del clima di fiducia dei consumatori aumenta a settembre 2015 a 112,7 da 109,3 del mese precedente. L’indice composito del clima di fiducia delle imprese italiane (Iesi, Istat economic sentiment indicator) sale passando…
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Francia, bimba sparisce a festa di matrimonio: interrogati tutti i 180 invitati
[ad_1] PONT-DE-BEAUVOISIN – La piccola è stata vista per l’ultima volta sabato sera nel grande parcheggio del locale di Pont-de-Beauvoisin, nell’Isère (sud della Francia), mentre i festeggiamenti delle nozze erano nel momento culminante. Il dj…
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Musica. Alexia: il 29 settembre 2017 uscirà il nuovo album "Quell’altra"
[ad_1] Grandi novità nel panorama musicale italiano: il 29 settembre 2017 uscirà il nuovo album di Alexia dal titolo “Quell’altra”. La copertina del tredicesimo album dell’artista mostra il viso sorridente di Alexia e svela un…
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Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspector visit to military sites
[ad_1] ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has dismissed a U.S. demand for U.N. nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely a dream” as Washington reviews a 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and six world…
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Back to normal? Re-opening of Britain's busiest rail station marred by delays
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Commuters at Britain’s busiest rail station faced yet another day of disruption on Tuesday, marked by delays and cancellations rather than the planned return to full service after a month of…