Croatian town to showcase Mercedes love affair with monumenton May 21, 2019A town in southern Croatia whose citizens are obsessed with Mercedes-Benz cars plans to build a monument to the German car that symbolises success for its rural inhabitants. About half of the 16,000 registered cars in Imotski, which is close to the border with Bosnia, are Mercedes cars, according to Ivan Topic Nota, the main promoter of the plan to build the Mercedes monument."I can assure you … [Read more...] about Croatian town to showcase Mercedes love affair with monument
US men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeTooon May 18, 2019Women's careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women's rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday.Nearly two-thirds of male managers reported they would be uncomfortable taking part in a common one-on-one work activity with a woman, found a survey by the group and SurveyMonkey, a rise of a third on the … [Read more...] about US men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo
Iran court upholds Iranian’s death sentence for killing U.S. womanon May 18, 2019DUBAI - Iran’s supreme court has upheld the death sentence of an Iranian man for killing an American woman seven years ago to steal her car, the state-run daily Iran reported on Saturday.The mother of three, identified as Theresa Virginia, had been reported missing in 2012 when she had traveled to Iran to visit her Iranian husband’s family, the newspaper said.Police were able to arrest … [Read more...] about Iran court upholds Iranian’s death sentence for killing U.S. woman
Pakistan airspace restrictions extended to May 30on May 16, 2019ISLAMABAD, May 16 (Reuters) - Pakistan has extended airspace restrictions until the end of May, a civil aviation official said on Thursday, forcing foreign carriers to take costly detours since the country’s standoff with rival India.Pakistan closed its airspace in February after a suicide bomber from Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) attacked a convoy in Indian-controlled … [Read more...] about Pakistan airspace restrictions extended to May 30
Eleven pulled alive from rubble in China building collapseon May 16, 2019SHANGHAI - Rescue services pulled out 11 people alive from a collapsed building in China’s financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday, and about same number are believed to be still trapped in the rubble.The building in Shanghai’s Changning district was being renovated when it collapsed late in the morning, trapping some 20 people inside, the fire service said in a statement.More than 150 … [Read more...] about Eleven pulled alive from rubble in China building collapse
Saudi Arabia says oil facilities outside Riyadh attackedon May 14, 2019RIYADH/DUBAI - Saudi Arabia said armed drones had struck two oil pumping stations in the kingdom on Tuesday in what it called a “cowardly” act of terrorism two days after Saudi oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.The energy minister of the world’s largest oil exporter said the attack caused a fire, now contained, and minor damage at one pump station, but did … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia says oil facilities outside Riyadh attacked
Protester charged in Australia for striking PM with an eggon May 7, 2019MELBOURNE - A 24-year-old woman who struck Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with an egg on Tuesday as he campaigned for a May 18 general election has been charged with assault, police said.Security guards pounced on the protester, who was wearing a beanie and casual clothes, and dragged her away moments after the attack.“The prime minister was attending an event at Albury … [Read more...] about Protester charged in Australia for striking PM with an egg
Factbox: The work at one Facebook ‘labeling’ projecton May 6, 2019HYDERABAD, India/SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc has thousands of content labelers around the world who categorize content with the aim of creating large datasets that can be more readily analyzed by humans and software.One project at outsourcing vendor Wipro Ltd in Hyderabad, India, has seen as many as 260 workers over the last year look through a random selection of user-posted images, videos … [Read more...] about Factbox: The work at one Facebook ‘labeling’ project
Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbson May 6, 2019GAZA/JERUSALEM - A deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight and Palestinian officials reported that Egypt had mediated a truce early on Monday.The latest round of fighting erupted three days ago, peaking on Sunday when rockets and missiles from Gaza killed four civilians in Israel, and Israeli strikes killed 19 Palestinians, more than half of them … [Read more...] about Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbs
Suspected spy for UAE held in Turkey committed suicideon April 29, 2019ISTANBUL - One of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in prison, a justice ministry official said on Monday.The two suspects were arrested on April 19 and confessed to spying on Arab nationals, a senior Turkish official said at the time. Turkey was investigating whether the arrival in the country of one … [Read more...] about Suspected spy for UAE held in Turkey committed suicide
