(LAS VEGAS) — The marquees on the glimmering Las Vegas Strip dimmed their lights for three minutes Monday night as officials slowly read the 58 names of the people killed one year earlier in the country’s deadliest mass shooting in modern history. The names of the 58 slain were recited […]
Daily Archives: October 2, 2018
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Earthquakes continued to rattle Indonesia Tuesday, with fresh tremors registered in disaster-wracked Sulawesi and in another island to the south, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The latest jolts come four days after a powerful quake and tsunami claimed at least 1,234 lives, officials say. Tuesday’s quakes struck in […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is set to post a hefty jump in third-quarter profit to record levels after its chip unit put in a sterling performance on demand from data centers and improved production yields. FILE PHOTO: Visitors in front of a Samsung logo during the […]
Mr Erdogan was speaking as the Turkish lira crisis continues to grip the country, sparked after the US President imposed a raft of sanctions as part of a diplomatic row. The currency has plunged a staggering 40 per cent since the start of the year, with fears Turkey is heading […]
Triple major winner Koepka, 28, hit a poor tee shot on the sixth hole on the opening day of the Ryder Cup. The ball went into the crowd and hit Corine Remande, 49, in the eye and left her needing medical attention. Blood was gushing down her face and she […]
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has become the third player to secure a berth at the season-ending WTA Finals later this month after the 20-year-old from Japan amassed enough points in the Race to Singapore to qualify for the eight-woman event. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Pan Pacific […]
BREMEN, Germany — A Russian space official said Oct. 1 that while his country is interested in lunar exploration, it’s not satisfied with participating in NASA’s lunar Gateway program as currently structured. Speaking on a panel at the 69th International Astronautical Congress here, Dmitri Loskutov, head of the international cooperation […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Production and trafficking of illicit drugs have reached unprecedented levels in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region and East Asia, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that oversupply increases the risks for younger users. FILE PHOTO: Thai narcotics officials put bags of methamphetamine pills into a bin during […]