Daily Archives: January 12, 2018
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Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, shown here at a 2017 Oscar party, are donating $33 million to a college scholarship fund for “dreamers.” David Livingston / Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stepped a bit deeper into politics Friday by announcing that he and his wife are donating $33 million to […]
Hospitals, shipyards and various transport hubs across Athens have been affected by the strikes, which mark the country’s first major industrial unrest of the new year. The Athens metro, which is used by almost one million people every day, was shutdown in the strike, prompting traffic chaos in the capital. […]
In an initial coalition agreement with Angela Merkel’s CDU, Mr Schulz’s SPD has backed an “investment budget” for the euro, as well as turning the ESM bailout mechanism into a European Monetary Fund under parliamentary control. Speaking to broadcaster ZDF, Mr Schulz declared: “The paper is a turnaround for European […]
WASHINGTON — China Great Wall Industry Corp. landed a new satellite order Jan. 11 on the back of a bilateral meeting between Chinese and Cambodian officials that included an agreement to increase trade between the two countries. The Chinese satellite manufacturer inked a “framework agreement” with the Royal Group of […]
There weren’t any foldable phones at CES 2018, and the Samsung Galaxy S9 won’t launch until next month, but there was still plenty of smartphone news and accessories to keep us busy all week. While CES is a fantastic springboard for all sorts of weird and wonderful gadgets, it’s been […]
China has become one of the world’s biggest sources of cryptocurrency mining but there are signs Beijing is increasing scrutiny of the sector’s players and may ask local authorities to regulate the vast amounts of power they use. Bitmain Technologies, operator of some of China’s biggest mining farms, is among […]
England yongster Brewster, 17, was subbed off before half time of the reserves game. Medical staff attended the Reds academy product, who is said to have been clearly in pain. He was replaced by Reds striker Liam Miller. Brewster was not the only player to go off in the U23s […]