Police consider manslaughter charges over London blaze as thousands evacuated British investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to fire risk. […]
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Trump, Putin and Erdogan behave like autocratic rulers The European Union must become stronger in response to a weakening of democracy in the United States, Russia and Turkey, the leader of Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats said in remarks published on Saturday. Martin Schulz, who is also a former president of […]
Even with Whole Foods, Amazon would need many more warehouses to reshape grocery delivery If Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) hopes to revolutionize grocery delivery, then its bid to buy Whole Foods Market Inc (WFM.O) for $13.7 billion will be just the start of a long and costly process. The e-commerce giant […]
Trump meets wireless, drone executives on new technologies U.S. President Donald Trump offered support for emerging technologies including unmanned aerial vehicles and next-generation wireless networks in a meeting on Thursday with the chiefs of AT&T Inc and General Electric Co and other business leaders. The White House brought together venture […]
India sends 31 satellites into space, some for foreign customers India fired a rocket carrying 31 small satellites into space on Friday, several of them for European countries looking for high resolution earth images, underlining its strength as a low-cost provider of services in space. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle […]
As Modi prepares for Trump meeting, U.S. expected to OK India drone purchase The United States is expected to authorize India’s purchase of a naval variant of the Predator drone, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday, ahead of a visit next week by Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries […]
North Korea tests rocket engine, possibly for ICBM North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday. The United States assessed that the test, […]
Amazon to charge $2.8 million for NFL ad packages Amazon.com Inc is looking to charge advertisers $2.8 million for packages that include 30-second spots during the Thursday night National Football League games it will stream live to its Prime customers this coming season, two people familiar with the matter told […]
Biggest U.S. banks clear first hurdle in Fed’s annual stress tests The 34 largest U.S. banks have all cleared the first stage of an annual stress test, showing they would be able to maintain enough capital in an extreme recession to meet regulatory requirements, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. […]
