Source: Reuters – Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:32 PM Author: Reuters * Biggest graft case involving foreign firm for years * GSK says it is cooperating fully with authorities * Lawyer says too early to say what punishment might be… Read More ›
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Egypt army says ready to die in “final hours” / Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country
EEV: UPDATE https://engineeringevil.com/2013/07/03/egypt-security-slaps-travel-ban-on-morsi-top-islamists/ 19:38 GMT: Egypt’s armed forces have banned the president and his entourage from leaving the country, ITAR-Tass reported. – Source: Reuters – Wed, 3 Jul 2013 01:21 AM Author: Reuters CAIRO, July 3 (Reuters) – Egypt’s high… Read More ›
Mursi not consulted by army, says plans own path
Source: Reuters – Tue, 2 Jul 2013 12:13 AM CAIRO, July 2 (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi believes a statement by the head of the armed forces setting a deadline for politicians to forge a consensus risks causing… Read More ›
Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity-judge
Source: Reuters – Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:19 PM Author: Reuters A Swiss guard walks in a hall leading to the Pope’s library at the Vatican May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile * Scarano had vast amounts of money… Read More ›
IRS accused of granting $500 mln in suspicious contracts to a small business called Strong Castle founded in 2011
Published time: June 26, 2013 16:47 Women walk out of an Internal Revenue Service office in New York (Reuters) A Virginia IT company inappropriately secured $500 million worth of IRS contracts based on false statements and ties to an… Read More ›
Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car crash
Source: Reuters – Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35 AM Author: Reuters LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) – Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S. military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to the general… Read More ›
The spy who came in for your soul – ” We are, like, that far from a turnkey totalitarian state.”
COLUMN – The spy who came in for your soul Source: Reuters – Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:00 PM Author: Reuters (Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer June 9 (Reuters) –… Read More ›
“Suspicious” death in France after medicine alert: ! Diuretic furosemide may contain the sedative zopiclone !
Source: Reuters – Sun, 9 Jun 2013 02:33 PM Author: Reuters (Adds Teva statement, ANSM inspection plan) MARSEILLE/PARIS, June 9 (Reuters) – French police are investigating the death of a 92-year-old man as “suspicious” after he was given medicine that… Read More ›
COLUMN – Why the government wants your metadata
Source: Reuters – Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:23 PM Author: Reuters (Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner are Reuters columnists but their opinions are their own.) By Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner June 7 (Reuters) – In the wake of The… Read More ›
US discloses Israel’s top-secret military base outraging Tel-Aviv
Published time: June 04, 2013 19:17 Edited time: June 04, 2013 21:05 An Arrow II battery, a U.S.-backed Israeli missile shield, is seen at Palmachim base, south of Tel Aviv May 29, 2013.(Reuters / Amir Cohen) The US government… Read More ›
US genetically modified wheat stokes fears, Japan cancels tender
Reuters — May 31 A strain of genetically modified wheat found in the United States fuelled concerns over food supplies across Asia on Thursday, with major importer Japan cancelling a tender offer to buy U.S. grain. Other top… Read More ›
INSIGHT-Why did Cypriot banks keep buying Greek bonds? ” Within minutes, 28,000 files were erased “
Source: Reuters – Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:30 AM Author: Reuters By Michele Kambas, Stephen Grey and Stelios Orphanides NICOSIA, April 30 (Reuters) – One day last October, a memory stick containing special software for deleting data was placed into… Read More ›
China calls Japan-U.S. island drill ‘provocative’
Reuters — Apr 25 China said on Wednesday that “provocative actions” would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed… Read More ›
Charities, insurers to be included in Cyprus bail-in: 27.5% of Savings will be taken violating previous arrangement
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:22 GMT Reuters NICOSIA, April 22 (Reuters) – Cypriot insurance companies and charity organisations will be affected by a bail-in on deposits in an attempt to minimize the broader impact on savers, the island’s central bank… Read More ›
Reuters accidentally publishes George Soros obituary
Reports of George Soros’ death have been greatly exaggerated, after Reuters accidentally published a story stating that the billionaire financier had passed away. Reports of George Soros’ death have been greatly exaggerated Photo: AFP By Andrew Trotman 12:15AM BST 19… Read More ›
French president finds loophole to impose 75% tax on rich
Saturday, 30 March 2013 The 75% super-tax on the mega-rich, which was rejected by France’s constitutional court might be imposed anyway. French President Francois Hollande suggests laying the burden on businesses rather than on individuals. In the interview with France… Read More ›
N.Korea says to enter “state of war” against South Korea – KCNA
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:21 GMT Reuters SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric against Seoul and Washington after… Read More ›
Money was already fleeing Cyprus while president fumbled bailout/ Bank of Cyprus — have units in London which remained open throughout the week and placed no limits on withdrawals
Annika Breidthardt, Luke Baker and Michele Kambas, Reuters | 13/03/26 | Last Updated: 13/03/26 1:26 PM ET More from Reuters Getty ImagesPeople withdraw money from Bank of Cyprus ATM’s while employees gather outside the bank’s headquarters in Athens Friday. BRUSSELS/NICOSIA… Read More ›
Russian businessmen succeeded in getting their money out of Cyprus before the Levy
Russian oligarchs have outsmarted the EU © Flickr.com/ranil/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Judging by the russophobic rhetoric of the European authorities and the European media, the rationale behind the artificially created Cypriot crisis was to expropriate the money from “Russian accounts” held in… Read More ›
Rapper gets jail for calling police dogs in song
Reuters Friday, Mar 22, 2013 TUNIS – A Tunisian court has sentenced a rap singer to two years in jail in absentia for insulting the police in a case likely to fuel debate over free speech under the Islamist-led government…. Read More ›
Banks saved, but may have lost an entire generation of young people in the process, the president of the European Parliament said.
Banks saved, but Europe risks “losing a generation” By Luke BakerPosted 2013/03/11 at 3:37 pm EDT BRUSSELS, Mar. 11, 2013 (Reuters) — Europe has spent hundreds of billions of euros rescuing its banks but may have lost an entire generation… Read More ›
Syrian rebels say seize UN convoy
EEV: Video Recently Added Mar 6, 2013 20:51 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Syrian rebels say they have seized a convoy of United Nations observers near the Golan Heights, according to a video posted on the Internet site YouTube… Read More ›
Egypt insists food supply secure as wheat imports dive : selling bread (less than 1 U.S. cent / loaf ) since last overthrow
By Yasmine Saleh and Sarah McFarlanePosted 2013/02/24 at 10:59 am EST CAIRO/LONDON, Feb. 24, 2013 (Reuters) — Egypt’s wheat imports are sharply down this year as it endures economic and political crisis, but state and private buyers insist they still… Read More ›
Anti-austerity strike to bring Greece to a standstill
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:36 GMT Reuters By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Greek workers walk off the job on Wednesday in a nationwide anti-austerity strike that will disrupt transport, shut public schools and tax offices and leave… Read More ›
Egypt to start rationing subsidised fuel in July
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:22 GMT Reuters CAIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Egypt will implement its delayed plans to ration subsidised fuel through a system of smart cards at the beginning of July, the country’s minister of petroleum and mineral… Read More ›
Foreigners arrested for trying to spread Christianity in Libya: ” We are a 100 percent Muslim country and this kind of action affects our national security”
Feb 17, 2013 01:43 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Four foreigners have been arrested in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on suspicion of being Christian missionaries and printing books about Christianity, a security official said on Saturday. “They were arrested on… Read More ›
Another nuke test on Pyongyang’s plans
Feb 15, 2013 18:41 Moscow Time Photo: EPA According to Reuters, North Korea has notified China of its plan to carry out another nuclear test this year, with a yield of about 10 kilotons TNT. Last Tuesday, it detonated a… Read More ›
‘Unusual seismic event’ in North Korea -atomic test monitoring body
Reuters VIENNA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – An international nuclear test monitoring agency said on Tuesday that it had detected an “unusual seismic event” in North Korea, following weeks of speculation that a nuclear test was imminent in the country…. Read More ›
Greeks’ purchasing power halved
Thursday, 07 February 2013 The purchasing power of Greeks has been halved, shows the survey of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE). According to survey results, 8 out of 10 Greeks have limited their shopping to… Read More ›
Egypt secures liberals’ homes after calls for their death
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:46 GMT Reuters * Cleric said sharia would sentence opposition to death * Egyptian Islamists condemn cleric’s statements * Jitters after opposition leader shot dead in Tunisia * Prime minister says cabinet looking into legal action… Read More ›
Egypt’s army chief cautions against ‘collapse of state’
Jan 29, 2013 12:45 Moscow Time Photo: EPA The head of the Egyptian military said political conflict in the country could lead to the collapse of the state and protecting the Suez Canal was one of the main objectives of… Read More ›
Office of Egypt’s Brotherhood torched in Ismailia
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Offices used by the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party were set ablaze in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday, witnesses said, as opponents of President Mohamed Mursi… Read More ›
Egypt protesters storm govt building in Ismailia-witnesses
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:41 GMT Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters broke into local government offices in the Egyptian city of Ismailia on Friday during demonstrations against President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said, as violence between… Read More ›
N.Korea says will boost nuclear deterrent after UN rebuke
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22 GMT Reuters * North Korea space agency will now be blacklisted * Council warns North against new nuclear test * China says sanctions alone don’t work, more diplomacy needed * Pyongyang continues work on… Read More ›
Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in N. Iraq – media
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:38 GMT Reuters ISTANBUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes have attacked militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq in the first such attacks since details emerged of talks between the state and the… Read More ›
US nuke lab drops Chinese networking kit
Report says Los Alamos ditched H3C kit over security concerns By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Posted in Security, 8th January 2013 02:31 GMT Free whitepaper – The Definitive Guide to Dispersed Storage The Los Alamos National Laboratory, home of some… Read More ›
Independent inquiry faults U.S. State Department in Benghazi attack
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:20 GMT Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – An independent inquiry into the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11, sharply criticized… Read More ›
China detains 93 for doomsday rumors
Chinese authorities have detained 93 people accused of spreading doomsday rumors and arrested a man who slashed 23 children at a school after he was “psychologically affected” by such predictions, the Xinhua state news agency reported on Monday. The 93… Read More ›
Illness leads Serb ambassador to NATO to suicide
Fri, 7 Dec 2012 15:05 GMT Reuters BELGRADE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Serbia’s ambassador to NATO who killed himself earlier this week had recently been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, a government official said on Friday. Branislav Milinkovic, 52, jumped… Read More ›
Acetaminophen tied to childhood wheezing and allergies
2010 report posted for filing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen — better known as Tylenol in the U.S. — may be fueling a worldwide increase in asthma. According… Read More ›
Wal-Mart India unit suspends CFO, others pending bribery probe
Posted 2012/11/22 at 11:41 pm EST MUMBAI, Nov. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The Indian joint venture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc <wmt.n> has suspended its chief financial officer and other employees as it investigates alleged violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws, a… Read More ›
Man arrested in Athens over ID theft of most of Greek population
Reuters – Tue, Nov 20, 2012 ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing the personal data of roughly two thirds of the country’s population, police officials in Athens said on Tuesday. The 35-year… Read More ›
Paris wants to ban old cars – Old being pre-1997
Paris wants to ban old carsDebate over proposal to ban pre-1997 cars from city centre. Sun, Nov 18, 2012 Reuters PARIS: Some of the most famous cars in French motoring history would be banned from Paris under a law intended… Read More ›
“What border?”: Syria war reaches Turkey
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:42 GMT Reuters * Bombs, gunfire from Syria close to Turkish homes * Rebels push into northeast, taking frontier towns * Growing concern in Turkey at spillover of violence By Jonathon Burch CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, Nov 12… Read More ›
Argentines flood streets in anti-government protest
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 01:54 GMT Reuters * Demonstrators say government restricting freedoms * Critics see Fernandez as arrogant, inflexible * President vows to stick to current policies By Helen Popper BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands… Read More ›
Dead candidates win elections in Florida, Alabama
1 hr ago By Barbara Liston and Verna Gates . The two apparently died of natural causes, which did not sway voters. . Florida Democrat Earl K. Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their respective elections but they will… Read More ›
S.Korea says forged nuclear certificates from unnamed parties
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 02:31 GMT Source: reuters SEOUL, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Most of the forged safety certificates submitted by eight firms under investigation for falsifying documents for equipment used in two South Korean nuclear reactors, purported… Read More ›
Turkish ex-president’s autopsy fuels poisoning speculation
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 15:11 GMT Source: reuters * Newspaper report of strychnine poisoning denied * Ozal’s son calls for investigation of “dark years” * Turgut Ozal helped shape modern Turkey By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – An… Read More ›
Pigeons set China Congress security plans aflutter, as authorities in China ban the words “death”, “die” or “down” from songs on television.
Pigeons set China Congress security plans aflutter By Sui-Lee Wee and Michael Martina BEIJING |Thu Nov 1, 2012 11:27pm EDT (Reuters) – Potentially sinister threats to China’s ruling Communist Party sit unnoticed in cages perched on a rooftop above a… Read More ›
Poland found explosives on wreckage of president’s plane: report ( TNT and nitroglycerin )
Polish investigators found traces of explosives on the wreckage of the government jet that crashed in Russiatwo years ago, killing Poland’s president and 95 others, daily Rzeczpospolita reported on Tuesday. Without citing sources, the newspaper said prosecutors and explosive experts… Read More ›
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