Paris prepares for possible ‘flood of the century’
An emergency drill aims to test action plans in case of a disaster similar to the Great Flood of 1910. Angela Moore reports.
An emergency drill aims to test action plans in case of a disaster similar to the Great Flood of 1910. Angela Moore reports.
TORONTO, March 8 (Reuters) - Several of the world's biggest uranium producers say they are taking a cautious approach to building new mines, preferring to shave expenses and wait for higher prices despite forecasts for a supply shortfall by the end of the decade.
TORONTO, March 8 (Reuters) - Canadians may be purchasing cars they cannot afford, having been lured onto an "auto-debt treadmill" by offers of long-term loans with lower monthly repayments but higher overall interest, the federal consumer watchdog warned on Tuesday.
March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas production in 2016 was expected to reach a record high of 79.68 billion cubic feet per day, down a shade from the 79.69 bcfd forecast last month, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday
* German insurer Allianz to sue this month - source (Adds French investigation, Allianz lawsuit)
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded by a Palestinian wielding a knife in the popular Jaffa port area of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, authorities said, while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was in a meeting a few kilometres away.
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded by a Palestinian wielding a knife in the popular Jaffa port area of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, authorities said, while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was in a meeting a few kilometres away.
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc agreed to pay at least $19.5 million to compensate U.S. consumers harmed by a 2014 data breach affecting more than 50 million cardholders.
NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Tuesday that U.S. crude oil production next year is forecast to fall by more than double what it predicted just a month ago, the latest sign that a 19-month price rout is taking a deeper toll on drillers.
COLUMBIA — The best season in nearly two decades for the South Carolina men’s basketball team has resulted in three Gamecocks players receiving honors from SEC coaches.
LAGOS, March 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's president has approved a restructuring of the state oil company, Minister of State for Petroleum Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu told reporters on Tuesday.
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Global oil production exceeded consumption by just over 1 billion barrels in 2014/15, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
NEW YORK — It could be said that it’s where the magic and witchcraft began.
ATLANTA — When Rick Ross posted a photo of himself on Instagram posing with Diddy, a woman joked on his page about the burly, bearded rapper wearing shades inside a nightclub.
The Post and Courier has received first place honors in the prestigious Scripps Howard Awards for its coverage of the Emanuel AME Church massacre and South Carolina’s handling of police-involved shootings.
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley’s hoodie-wearing tech entrepreneurs are the poster kids of innovation. But the innovators who are really changing the world are more likely to wear labcoats and hold government-related jobs in Grenoble, Munich or Tokyo. That's the conclusion of Reuters’ Top 25 Global Innovators – Government, a list that identifies and ranks the publicly funded institutions doing the most to advance science and technology.
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley’s hoodie-wearing tech entrepreneurs are the poster kids of innovation. But the innovators who are really changing the world are more likely to wear labcoats and hold government-related jobs in Grenoble, Munich or Tokyo. That's the conclusion of Reuters’ Top 25 Global Innovators – Government, a list that identifies and ranks the publicly funded institutions doing the most to advance science and technology.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Canon Inc is front-runner to buy the healthcare business of Toshiba Corp with a bid of over 700 billion yen ($6.2 billion), Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported.
(Reuters Health) – - U.S. workers without paid sick leave are more likely to keep going to work when they’re sick and to forgo medical care for themselves and their families, compared to workers who do get paid for sick days, according to a new study.
(Reuters Health) – - U.S. workers without paid sick leave are more likely to keep going to work when they’re sick and to forgo medical care for themselves and their families, compared to workers who do get paid for sick days, according to a new study.
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration will announce further measures to ease travel and trade restrictions on March 17, ahead of his historic visit to Cuba later this month, U.S. congressional sources said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the Google self-driving car project and auto industry executives will testify before Congress next week on efforts to develop safe and effective autonomous cars.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A dozen civil liberties and digital freedom groups asked the White House on Tuesday to include them in ongoing discussions about how best to combat the spread of violent propaganda online by Islamic State and other extremist groups.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 8 (Reuters) - A Brazilian court on Tuesday sentenced Marcelo Odebrecht, the former chief executive of Latin America's largest construction company, to 19 years in prison for his role in a far-reaching corruption scandal that has implicated some of the country's biggest political and corporate chieftains.
ABUJA, March 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer, wants to remove the need for imported petroleum products within 18 months, Minister of State for Petroleum Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said on Tuesday.