SpaceX to reattempt US national security satellite launch
Science
December 20, 2018
SpaceX to reattempt US national security satellite launch
(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off on Thursday after two canceled launches…
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
Middle East
December 20, 2018
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria “will be buried in their ditches…
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Middle East
December 20, 2018
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, close to Atbara. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared in the…
US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
Middle East
December 20, 2018
US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers…
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
Technology
December 19, 2018
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission,…
Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Builders bruised by Dubai real estate market woes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s real estate downturn is forcing construction and engineering firms to cut jobs and halt expansion plans,…
India expected to order 2,300 planes over 20 yrs: Boeing
World
December 19, 2018
India expected to order 2,300 planes over 20 yrs: Boeing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) raised its projection for India’s aircraft orders to a record high on Wednesday,…
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
Middle East
December 19, 2018
UN World Food Programme announces cutbacks in food assistance in Gaza, West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The World Food Programme announced on Wednesday cuts in food aid affecting some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians…
Israel says Hezbollah shut precision missile plants, arsenal limited
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Israel says Hezbollah shut precision missile plants, arsenal limited
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hezbollah has “at most, a few dozen” precision-guided…
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria: Syrian Observatory
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria: Syrian Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly…