SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country's Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27.
KARACHI (Reuters) - An intense heat wave killed more than 120 people over the weekend in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
KARACHI, June 22 (Reuters) - An intense heat wave killed more than 120 people over the weekend in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
* Markets nervous ahead of emergency euro zone summit on Monday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mission to promote nation's `gift to the world' raises hackles at home as some see hidden Hindu nationalist agenda.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's economy has not been immune to the slew of graft allegations plaguing the political and business elite which have undermined business and consumer confidence, Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said late on Sunday.
SANTIAGO, June 22 (Reuters) - Chile's economy has not been immune to the slew of graft allegations plaguing the political and business elite which have undermined business and consumer confidence, Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said late on Sunday.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country's Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington, June 21 (Reuters) - Masters champion Jordan Spieth added another chapter to golf's record books with a nerve-jangling, one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday after Dustin Johnson blew his chance to force a playoff by three-putting the last.
Татарстан Гидрометеорология һәм әйләнә-тирә мохитне күзәтү идарәсе хәбәр итүенчә, 22-28 июнь көннәрендә чамадан тыш эссе көннәр хакимлек итәчәк. Бүген, 22 июнь көнне аяз һава торышы. Яңгыр явып алуы ихтимал.
Читать дальше...(Reuters) - A California ruling requiring Uber to classify a San Francisco-based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing-economy companies operate, but it is unlikely to dent their value, investors said.
ATLANTA — It wasn’t an easy decision to order a pinch-hitter for Julio Teheran after the right-hander allowed only one hit in seven scoreless innings.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington, June 22 (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson's major dream was just 12 feet from reality on the final hole of the U.S. Open on Sunday before two misdirected putts turned it into a nightmare.
(Reuters) - D.C. United increased their lead in the Eastern Conference to seven points when two late goals helped them come from behind to beat New England Revolution 2-1 at home on Sunday.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two septuagenarians who have lived through countless ups and downs in Argentina's rollercoaster economy may have different views on the government's latest schemes to spur consumption, but they both think it's time to go shopping.
Taylor Swift has Apple changing its tune.
June 22 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index rose on Monday on hopes that political tensions in the city were easing after lawmakers vetoed a Beijing-backed electoral reform package last week.
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - East Asian neighbours South Korea and Japan marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties on Monday with a push to mend relations strained for years by a territorial dispute and a feud over Japan's wartime past.
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The days of watching a fellow airline passenger hold up a flight as he tries to stuff a suitcase into a packed overhead bin might soon be over. The International Air Transportation Association, an airline trade association representing 83 percent of global air traffic, recently announced a new guideline that reduces the...
The United States is notorious for having one of the lowest voter participation rates in the industrialized democratic world, and there is no shortage of proposals for increasing it. President Barack Obama recently floated the idea of compulsory voting. Hillary Rodham Clinton, running to succeed him, has a plan for national automatic...
Assembly line workers have long feared losing their jobs to robots, and many have.
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