By Rod Nickel and Jessica Resnick-Ault BILOXI/PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Reuters) – Hurricane Nate weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday after coming ashore in Mississippi, flooding roads and buildings but sparing the state from catastrophic damages. Maximum sustained winds from Nate, the fourth major storm to hit the United States in less than two months, dropped […]
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ZURICH (Reuters) – The Asian Champions League winners were handed a tough draw for this year’s Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi when they were placed on Monday in the same half as European champions Real Madrid. The AFC champions will meet either Oceania champions Auckland City or Al Jazira in the quarter-finals with the […]
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By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton smashed the Suzuka track record to seize a dominant Japanese Grand Prix pole position on Saturday with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel lining up alongside on the front row. The Mercedes driver produced a stunning fastest lap of one minute and 27.319 seconds for […]
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By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pharmaceuticals industry has thrown in the towel in a legal battle over new cost curbs imposed by the state-run health service, after failing to secure a judicial review. Drugmakers argue the curbs, imposed earlier this year, have the potential to cause significant delays for patients waiting for treatment […]
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s telecommunications regulator IFT on Thursday asked billionaire Carlos Slim’s company America Movil to modify a proposal to separate out its fixed-line services, the regulator said in a statement. (Reporting by David Alire Garcia)
Read More (Reuters) – Tropical Depression 16 in the Caribbean Sea could strengthen into a tropical storm before it moves inland over northeastern Nicaragua on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The depression was about 95 miles (155 km) south-southeast of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kmh), the NHC said. […]
Read More (Reuters) – A new tropical depression at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides over portions of Central America, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. “The depression should be nearing the coast of Nicaragua early Thursday, move across northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras late Thursday, and […]
Read More (Reuters) – A low pressure system over the southwestern Caribbean Sea has a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone and could intensify into a tropical depression in the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday. “The large disturbance should move slowly north-westward across or near the eastern […]
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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. solar manufacturers on Tuesday asked federal trade officials to impose tariffs on cheap foreign-made panels, clashing with companies who rely on those products to build low-priced projects that can compete with gas and coal. In a closely-watched case, the U.S. International Trade Commission is set to recommend measures to […]
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler dismissed speculation that he had suffered a heart attack or a seizure but did little to clarify the ailment that led the band to cancel the remainder of its South American tour. The rock band in September called off its last four shows in Brazil, Chile, Argentina […]
Read More JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Sun International is looking to sell certain assets it has in the Ocean Sun Casino in Panama and is planning to exit the Sun Nao Casino in Colombia, the casino and hotel operator’s chief executive said on Monday. Stiff competition, fewer available casino licences and consumers feeling the pinch in […]
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By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – Kimi Raikkonen deposed Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel at the top of the timesheets in the final practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday as Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton continued to struggle. Raikkonen, who was behind Vettel in a Ferrari one-two during Friday practice, […]
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