September 2017
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Tree trimming firm pays biggest fine in U.S. immigration case
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A tree trimming company has been handed the largest penalty imposed in a United States immigration case, totaling $95 million, after pleading guilty to employing illegal immigrants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.…
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London house prices fall for first time in eight years – Nationwide
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – House prices in London have fallen for the first time since 2009 and prices across Britain overall rose at their slowest pace in more than four years in September, mortgage lender…
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Vietnam court sentences to death PetroVietnam ex-chairman in mass trial
[ad_1] HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnam court sentenced to death a former chairman of state -run PetroVietnam on Friday after finding him guilty in the mass trial of 51 officials and bankers accused of graft…
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Marines agree to improve Camp Pendleton water after dead animals found in supply
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it reached an agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring water systems at Camp Pendleton near San Diego up to code after the…
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Mexican judge orders soccer star's bank accounts unfrozen
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A judge in Mexico ordered on Thursday that bank accounts linked to businesses owned by soccer star Rafa Marquez be unfrozen, following a designation in August by the U.S. government…
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Twitter suspends Russia-linked accounts, but U.S. senator says response inadequate
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter (TWTR.N) said on Thursday it had suspended about 200 Russian-linked accounts as it probes online efforts to meddle with the 2016 U.S. election, but an influential Democratic senator slammed…
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Asia shares recuperate after rough week, dollar in better health
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares regained some poise on Friday after a tough week in which the gathering risk of a U.S. rate rise lifted Treasury yields toward nine-year highs and boosted borrowing costs…
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Hawaii approves telescope on volcano sacred to indigenous people
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A team of scientists won approval from Hawaii officials on Thursday to build a $1.4 billion telescope atop a volcano indigenous people consider sacred, but opponents vowed to continue fighting. The Hawaii…
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Cuts hurt Mexico quake response, outlook ahead of 2018 vote
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spending cuts and a failure by Mexico’s president to upgrade an earthquake alert system hurt life-saving prevention programs and amplified recovery costs after two major temblors this month, current and…
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Trump plays left and right in drive to protect 'Dreamers'
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and top aides have urged conservative Republicans in Congress to craft legislation protecting “Dreamers” brought illegally to the United States as children, a move that could jeopardize efforts…
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Apple sees sharp increase in U.S. national security requests
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has received more than four times as many national-security related requests from the U.S. government in the first half of this year versus a year ago, according to a…
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Behind the bombast: North Korea's genteel foreign minister
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – The man who called Donald Trump “President Evil” last week at the U.N. General Assembly is actually a genteel intellectual who studies the memoirs of former U.S. presidents and has taste…
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Kim Kardashian confirms third baby on the way
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian has confirmed reports that she and husband Kanye West are having a third baby, with the couple expected to use a surrogate for the birth. Kardashian’s confirmation, in…
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UK consumer confidence inches up to four-month high in September – GfK
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Confidence among British consumers unexpectedly edged up to a four-month high in September, although they became gloomier about the state of their finances, a monthly GfK survey showed. Market research firm…
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Ostuni: martedì 3 ottobre Dario Franceschini ospite di LibrInFabbrica
[ad_1] OSTUNI (BR). Proseguono gli eventi nella città di Ostuni: martedì 3 ottobre 2017, a partire dalle ore 18 presso le Officine Tamborrino, si terrà il secondo appuntamento con “LibrInFabbrica” organizzato da Librinfaccia e Officine…
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British PM May says Uber's London ban 'disproportionate': BBC
[ad_1] (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said the London transport regulator’s decision to strip Uber Technologies Inc of its license to operate in the capital was “disproportionate” and has put thousands of jobs…
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Oh, rats! Big tree-dwelling rodent found in Solomon Islands
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People living on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean long had spoken of a big, tree-dwelling rat called vika that inhabited the rainforest, but the remarkable rodent managed to elude…
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Toddler shoots two children at Michigan home
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A toddler shot and wounded two 3-year-old children with a handgun at a Michigan home where a woman was babysitting several youngsters, police and local media said on Thursday. The shooting on…
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U.S. envoy to U.N. demands Myanmar prosecutions, weapons curbs, over Rohingya
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS/YANGON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday called on countries to suspend providing weapons to Myanmar over violence against Rohingya Muslims until the military puts sufficient accountability…
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Senato unanime nell’approvazione del ddl sui Piccoli Comuni
[ad_1] di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – Il ddl sui Piccoli Comuni è ora legge dello Stato, dopo un percorso travagliato passato attraverso tre legislature e che si conclude, finalmente, con un “si” praticamente unanime a Palazzo…
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Monza, muore di meningite a 13 anni
[ad_1] MONZA – E’ deceduto all’ospedale San Gerardo di Monza, dove era ricoverato in gravi condizioni nel reparto di terapia intensiva e rianimazione, un ragazzino di 13 anni colpito da meningococco di tipo C. A…
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U.S. strike first against Internationals at Presidents Cup
[ad_1] JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) – Another Presidents Cup, another poor start by the Internationals as the United States won the first foursomes match on the opening day at Liberty National on Thursday. The…
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Florida says it has no indication O.J. Simpson moving there
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Florida corrections officials said on Thursday they had no indication from O.J. Simpson that he would move to the state after his upcoming release from a Nevada prison, amid speculation…
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U.S. appoints general to oversee military response to Puerto Rico disaster
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The Pentagon appointed a senior general to oversee military relief operations in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, even as President Donald Trump’s administration faced calls from lawmakers for a far…
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S&P ekes out record on healthcare gains, tax plan hopes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher on Thursday, as the S&P 500 eked out a record on gains in McDonald’s and healthcare names, while investors continued to hope President Donald Trump will be able…
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NY regulator says Equifax making progress on post-breach issues
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equifax has been cooperating with regulators on issues resulting from the credit reporting agency’s massive data breach and has addressed many of them, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office…
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Libia: Alfano in missione a Tripoli
[ad_1] ROMA – Annuncio del ministro degli Esteri, Angelino Alfano, che oggi sarà in visita a Tripoli. “Incontrerò i vertici delle istituzioni e avrò un’intensa giornata di appuntamenti e incontri che spero possano rafforzare il…
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McCain introduces bill to kill Puerto Rico shipping restrictions
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators John McCain and Mike Lee introduced a bill on Thursday to permanently waive shipping restrictions on Puerto Rico, saying a temporary waiver from the Trump administration is “insufficient” to…
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Happy 350,000th birthday: Study pushes back Homo sapiens origins
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Genetic data from the skeletal remains of seven people who lived centuries ago in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province is offering intriguing new evidence that our species, Homo sapiens, is older than…
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EU's Verhofstadt pokes fun at Theresa May over Brexit
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The lead Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament poked fun at British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday, quipping that she gave her Brexit speech in Florence because she was familiar…
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