August 2017
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Rimini, donna stuprata in spiaggia e fidanzato picchiato
[ad_1] RIMINI – Lei violentata ripetutamente da quattro uomini dinanzi al fidanzato inerme, lui aggredito, picchiato e rapinato dei suoi averi. E’ il dramma verificatosi la notte scorsa sulla spiaggia di Rimini, sulla battigia del…
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Islamic State stronghold Tal Afar about to fall, says Iraqi military
[ad_1] TAL AFAR, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces raised the national flag on Saturday in the heart of Tal Afar, Islamic State’s stronghold in the country’s northwest, and said they were poised to take full…
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Food delivery creates tech headache for some U.S. restaurants
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Four tablets from various delivery companies crowd the front counter of Proposition Chicken in San Francisco, each calling out with its own ring when an order arrives. When there is…
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Roma, non si placa la tensione sulla questione dello sgombero dei migranti
[ad_1] (ANSA) di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – Dopo gli scontri avvenuti tra la polizia e i migranti sgomberati dall’immobile di Via Curtatone si alzano le polemiche, in un rimpallo di responsabilità tra l’amministrazione capitolina, la Regione,…
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Fiscal stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: researchers
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Government spending in a recession can boost a country’s economy without permanently bloating its public debt, even if the debt is already quite large, researchers told an influential group of…
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Motor racing: Hamilton equals Schumacher's pole record in 200th race
[ad_1] SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) – Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equaled Formula One great Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 pole positions on Saturday with a dominant performance in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying. The Mercedes…
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Man with sword injures police outside Queen's palace
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) reached for a four-foot sword in his car and assaulted police officers outside Britain’s Buckingham Palace on Friday night, police said. Two officers suffered…
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Migranti sgomberati, Parolin: violenza inaccettabile
[ad_1] (Foto: A.Carconi/ANSA) ROMA – “Quelle immagini non possono che provocare sconcerto e dolore, soprattutto dalla violenza che si è manifestata. E la violenza non è accettabile da nessuna parte”: a dichiararlo il segretario di…
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More landslides expected in Swiss valley, search for hikers halted
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss police said on Saturday they were expecting more landslides in the remote valley near the Italian border where eight people went missing in a massive rock fall this week. Rescuers…
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Three Indian police killed in Kashmir's biggest militant attack in a year
[ad_1] SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants killed three Indian policemen in the Kashmir valley after storming into a police camp on Saturday in their biggest strike on a government compound in the disputed region in…
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Several killed in motorway crash – police
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Several people died when two lorries and a minibus collided on Britain’s main north-south motorway early on Saturday at the start of a busy bank holiday weekend, police said. Four others…
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Bruxelles, attacca pattuglia con machete
[ad_1] (ANSA/EPA) BRUXELLES – Attimi di paura al centro di Bruxelles per un somalo con un machete che ha attaccato una pattuglia della polizia ed è stato colpito dal fuoco degli agenti, due dei quali…
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New mudslide hits Swiss town, eight hikers still missing
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – A fresh mudslide swept into a remote mountain town in eastern Switzerland on Friday where an earlier huge landslip this week dumped rock, rubble and mud meters high and left eight…
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Londra, aggredisce poliziotti dinanzi Buckingham Palace
[ad_1] LONDRA – Momenti di paura a Londra, dinanzi a Buckingham Palace, dove un uomo ha aggredito e ferito in modo lieve due poliziotti prima di essere arrestato. I due agenti hanno riportato ferite lievi,…
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Harvey barrels into Texas as Category 4 hurricane
[ad_1] CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 storm on Friday, bringing life-threatening winds and the likelihood of catastrophic flooding as the most powerful storm in…
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Ostuni: Enzo Avitabile con i Bottari diPortico & Black Tarantella Band, chiudono le celebrazioni in onore di Sant’Oronzo
[ad_1] Con Enzo Avitabile e i Bottari, domenica 27 agosto alle 21,00, si chiudono le celebrazioni in onore di Sant’Oronzo, santo patrono di Ostuni . Per ragioni di ordine pubblico,in ossequio alle prescrizioni della recente…
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Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of vote
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied for marriage equality in Australia’s second-biggest city of Melbourne on Saturday ahead of a postal survey on same-sex marriage which could lead to its legalisation. Australia is…
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Boxing: Yamanaka to retire if unable to secure Nery rematch
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Shinsuke Yamanaka will retire from boxing if he is denied a rematch with WBC bantamweight champion Luis Nery, the man who took his title, the Japanese fighter’s promoters have said. Nery…
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China's R&F Properties roars back into the spotlight on Wanda deals
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Once the leader of the elite group of developers known as the “Five South China Tigers”, Guangzhou R&F Properties (2777.HK) gradually became overshadowed by bigger beasts, but it’s now back…
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Philippines says will lift Uber suspension if hefty fine paid
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine transport regulator said on Friday it would lift a one-month suspension on Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] if it paid a penalty of 190 million pesos ($3.7 million), a fine…
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More than a thousand join funeral procession for slain Philippine teenager
[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – More than a thousand mourners attended a funeral procession in the capital Manila’s northern suburb on Saturday for a high school student, whose killing last week by anti-drugs officers has caused…
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Gorka, a Trump adviser and Bannon ally, is out: White House
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump, the White House said…
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Trump pardons ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday granted a pardon to controversial former Arizona lawman and political ally Joe Arpaio less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt in…
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Trump slaps sanctions on Venezuela; Maduro sees effort to force default
[ad_1] CARACAS/WASHINGTON/ (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings in new debt from the Venezuelan government or its state oil company on Friday in an effort to halt financing…
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Holding keys to debt limit, Democrats weigh tax demands
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress wield little clout nowadays, but they will likely have plenty of influence on the looming issue of the U.S. debt ceiling and party leaders are considering…
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Brazil government fires back at activists, supermodel on Amazon decree
[ad_1] BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government defended the opening of a vast Amazon area to mining on Friday after criticism from lawmakers, environmental groups and supermodel Gisele Bundchen that it threatened the world’s largest rainforest.…
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Mayweather, McGregor poised for history-making fight
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – After months of hype and profanity Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor take their war of words into the ring on Saturday for a boxing mismatch that is poised to become…
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Investors seek gems among unloved small-caps
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. small-cap stocks, highly sensitive to the fate of President Donald Trump’s policy ambitions, may face more selling pressure, leaving small-cap investors scrambling for quality names and more resilient sectors.…
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Arkansas may bar dicamba herbicide use after April 15
[ad_1] CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Arkansas task force has advised the state to bar sprayings after April 15 next year of agricultural herbicides containing the chemical dicamba, which has been linked to crop damage across…
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U.S. opposes changing NJ Senator Menendez's corruption trial schedule
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday opposed a last-ditch effort by New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez to allow periodic delays in his federal corruption trial in Newark, New Jersey, next month so that he…
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