By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Every day, through eyes clouded by glaucoma, Peter witnesses the spending power generated by Singapore’s economic success, knowing he can only afford to look. The 54-year-old shopping mall security guard is part of Singapore’s […]
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the clock winds down on the first year of California’s carbon trading market for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, state officials say
BY PATRICK TEMPLE-WEST WASHINGTON Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:45pm EST (Reuters) – The U.S. Tax Court has dealt a setback to young MBA students with little work experience who try to claim their tuition costs as a tax-deductible business expense, lawyers […]
ISLAMABAD Thu Dec 26, 2013 7:06am EST (Reuters) – A U.S. development worker kidnapped in Pakistan by al Qaeda two years ago appealed to President Barack Obama to intervene and help negotiate his release, in a video released on Thursday. In a 13-minute […]
BY LAURA ZUCKERMAN Thu Dec 26, 2013 9:43pm EST (Reuters) – The tally of unexplained bald eagle deaths in Utah this month rose to 20 on Thursday as state wildlife officials looked for possible links to diseases suspected in a […]
Monsignor William Lynn walks from the courthouse as the jury deliberates in his sexual abuse trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this June 4, 2012, file photo. CREDIT: REUTERS/TIM SHAFFER/FILES BY DAVE WARNER PHILADELPHIA Thu Dec 26, 2013 6:22pm EST (Reuters) – […]
BY EDITH HONAN NEW YORK Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:39pm EST (Reuters) – Connecticut state police plan to release a trove of documents on Friday tied to their investigation of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year that […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will expand its presence in Antarctica by building a fourth research base and finding a site for a fifth, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as the country steps up its
A man plays a violin in front of a shop window decorated with Christmas sales signs in Prague December 24, 2013. REUTERS/David W Cerny (Reuters) – Sales during the 2013 U.S. holiday season grew from a year earlier as retailers […]
Former New York State Governor and Democratic candidate for New York City Comptroller Eliot Spitzer speaks during his Democratic primary election night event in New York, September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) – Former New York […]
Seagram Company Limited President and CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. (C) is flanked by his father Edgar Bronfman (L) and uncle Charles Bronfmam as they arrive for the company’s annual shareholders meeting in Montreal, December 5, 2000. NEW YORK (Reuters) – […]
Bronx Park East Community Association “B-PECA” Representing the Pelham Parkway North, Bronxdale & Allerton Communities Wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! We Hope that these days bring you Happiness, Peace & Spiritual Nourishment. You and your Family are […]
Spanish King Juan Carlos speaks during his traditional Christmas message at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid December 24, 2013. REUTERS/Andres Ballesteros By Fiona Ortiz MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish king’s traditional Christmas Eve address did not air on Catalonia’s public television […]
Pope Francis waves during his Angelus prayer in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican December 26, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday denounced discrimination against Christians, including in countries where religious freedom is in […]
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama greet military personnel during a Christmas day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii December 25, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Ros Krasny KANOEHE BAY, Hawaii (Reuters) – U.S. […]
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