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Barcelona mayhem: Clashes with police as ‘half a million’ pro-independence supporters rally amid general strike (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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A huge crowd with Catalan flags has paralyzed central Barcelona as people from all across the region protested the harsh prison sentences for pro-independence leaders by the Spanish court and called for parting ways with Madrid. The police estimated... Read More

Barcelona chaos: Scuffles with police as ‘half a million’ pro-independence supporters rally amid general strike (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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A huge crowd with Catalan flags has paralyzed central Barcelona as people from all across the region protested the...

Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with Chinese regulators after pulling controversial app

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has met with Chinese regulators after the tech giant pulled a controversial app from its app...

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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency should be prevented: German finance minister

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FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen on representations of virtual currency in front of the Libra logo in... Read More

Apple’s star-studded ‘The Morning Show’ joins #MeToo conversation

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc is jumping into the streaming video wars with a series that explores accusations... Read More

G20 agrees stablecoins give rise to ‘serious’ risks: press release

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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Group of 20 finance leaders agreed that global stablecoins give rise to a set of “serious”... Read More

‘Stablecoins’ could hinder efforts to stamp out money laundering: global watchdog

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LONDON (Reuters) – The spread of cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra could have serious repercussions for worldwide efforts to... Read More

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UPDATE 1-Sanofi pulls Zantac from U.S. and Canada after carcinogen found

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sanofi SA said on Friday it would recall popular heartburn medicine Zantac in the United... Read More

UPDATE 1-Banco do Brasil shares up over 2% after raising $1.39 bln

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FILE PHOTO: The Banco do Brasil logo is seen outside a bank office in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 9,... Read More

UPDATE 3-Kansas City Southern profit beats, signals strength in fourth quarter

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(Reuters) – Railroad operator Kansas City Southern (KSU.N) on Friday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by an increase... Read More

UPDATE 2-Schlumberger profit beats as international gains offset weak N.America

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(Reuters) – Schlumberger NV (SLB.N) beat Wall Street estimates for profit on Friday, in the first quarter under Olivier... Read More

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Exclusive: Boeing 2016 internal messages suggest employees may have misled FAA on 737 MAX – sources

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) turned over instant messages from 2016 between two employees that suggest the airplane maker may have misled the Federal Aviation Administration about a key safety system on the grounded 737 MAX, sources briefed... Read More

Opioid litigation talks can ‘get a long way’ to deal: lawyer

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare...

Judge’s unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach

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(Reuters) – From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the...

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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ release halted in China due to Bruce Lee’s negative depiction: report

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Quentin Tarantino’s film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” will see its release halted in China due to complaints... Read More

William H. Macy back to work as wife Felicity Huffman serves 14-day prison sentence

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William H. Macy returned to work on the set of his TV series “Shameless” days after his wife, Felicity Huffman,... Read More

Suzanne Somers on nude birthday snap backlash: ‘It was very hot’

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Suzanne Somers isn’t feeling the heat after some social media users expressed strong opinions about her recent Instagram snap... Read More

Nobel Literature Prize judges defend controversial award for Peter Handke

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Nobel Prize for Literature panel members have defended their decision to give this year’s award to controversial Austrian author... Read More

Health

Jennifer Garner partakes in Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sharing video of mammogram appointment

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Jennifer Garner wants you to get your breasts checked. This week, the 47-year-old actress posted a video of herself... Read More

At least 33 dead in vape epidemic; CDC says black market THC products playing ‘major role’

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At least 33 deaths across 24 states have now been linked to vape-related illnesses, with the Centers for Disease... Read More

Boosting women’s testosterone can increase muscle mass and endurance

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(Reuters Health) – Artificially raising women’s testosterone levels may result in improved physical performance, boosting endurance and muscle mass,... Read More

U.S. ramps up testing in search of vaping illness cause as cases near 1,500

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CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported another 180 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses and announced plans... Read More

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Erdogan sees ‘no problem for Turkey’ if Syrian forces enter areas cleared of Kurdish militia

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that it was not a problem for Turkey if Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, were to enter areas cleared of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. Ankara will continue its offensive into northeast Syria more rapidly than before if an agreement with the U [...]

Passengers look on in horror as their plane’s engine CATCHES FIRE prior to boarding

Passengers expecting to depart Seoul Incheon airport bound for Los Angeles were horrified to see a fire break out in one of the engines on their plane, just as they were waiting to board. The Asiana Airlines engine caught fire during refueling prior to takeoff. No one was injured in the incident and [...]

French resident arrested for allegedly threatening 9/11-style attack

A French resident flagged by the country’s counter-terrorism agency for expressing radical Islamic views has been arrested for allegedly threatening a 9/11-style plane hijacking and attack. The man, who is in his 20s, was taken into custody on Sept. 26. His plan was in the early stages, but authorit [...]

Judge’s unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach

(Reuters) – From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the country’s opioid epidemic, Judge Dan Polster has made one thing clear: he never wanted a trial. FILE PHOTO: Federal Judge Dan A. Polster, of the U.S. District Court’s Northern Distr [...]

Wall Street tracks flat open as earnings counter China data gloom

FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Friday, weighed down by Johnson & Johnson, while upbeat earnings reports limited losses and calmed nerves abou [...]

Nissan on recovery path, incoming CEO Uchida tells employees

FILE PHOTO:Nissan Motor Co. senior executive Makoto Uchida speaks to media at Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, China April 16, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co’s incoming chief executive Makot [...]

UPDATE 2-Schlumberger profit beats as international gains offset weak N.America

(Reuters) – Schlumberger NV (SLB.N) beat Wall Street estimates for profit on Friday, in the first quarter under Olivier Le Peuch, as higher international drilling activity boosted demand for its equipment and services and helped counter weakness in North America. FILE PHOTO: The exterior of a Schlum [...]

UPDATE 3-Protests grip Lebanon demanding government resigns

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters blocked roads and burned tires across Lebanon for a second day on Friday, demanding the demise of a political elite they say looted the economy to the point of breakdown. The nationwide protests, Lebanon’s biggest in years, brought ordinary people from all [...]

Wall St Week Ahead-Tech haves and have-nots face third-quarter tests

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Technology companies, which make up the largest swath of the U.S. stock market, are expected to post a nearly 8% drop in third-quarter profits as reports roll in next week from many of the sector’s biggest corporations. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock [...]

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SME study: Companies wish for new financing models

Nine out of ten medium-sized industrial companies would find a financing model attractive in which the loan conditions are not primarily determined by historical financial ratios and available collateral, but by data that substantiates the performance of the investment and makes it verifiable at any [...]

TeamUltra announces Strategic Consulting Service for the Now Platform

Press Release Dedicated practice ensures Now Platform transformation projects deliver customer success TeamUltra – a Computacenter Company – today announced the launch of a newly formed practice, dedicated to providing strategic ServiceNow consulting services. The service will help companies to esta [...]

Francis Crick Institute selects TeamUltra to accelerate Now Platform enterprise roll out

Press Release TeamUltra to support on-going digital transformation program to automate and modernise business processes TeamUltra – a Computacenter Company – today announced that it has been selected by the Francis Crick Institute as its strategic ServiceNow partner. Working with TeamUltra’s accredi [...]

EMGS – Vessel update and activity for the third quarter 2019

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (the “Company” or “EMGS”) releases information on vessel activity and utilisation 4-5 working days after the close of each quarter. The Company defines vessel utilisation as the percentage of the vessel charter period spent on proprietary or multi-client data acquisit [...]

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK Luxembourg – 04 October 2019 – Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen. The contract scope involv [...]

PGS ASA: Eight Vessels During Winter Season

October 4, 2019: Oslo, Norway, PGS has earlier disclosed that it is fully booked for seven vessels in Q4 2019. PGS has now committed to a MultiClient program in West Africa for the eighth active vessel. The program is expected to last more than 100 days and has strong industry funding. As a conseque [...]

California launches America’s first statewide earthquake early warning system

Officials in California unveiled the nation’s first statewide earthquake early warning system on Thursday. The California Earthquake Early Warning System utilizes a smartphone app as well as traditional alert and warning delivery methods, such as Wireless Emergency Alerts. “The system uses ground mo [...]

Vatican unveils ‘smart rosary’ activated by making the sign of the cross

Catholics can now use a smart rosary to pray for world peace. Vatican officials unveiled the eRosary wearable bracelet on Tuesday. The device, which is activated by making the sign of the cross, is connected to the ‘Click to Pray’ app. Click to Pray is the official prayer app of Pope Francis’s World [...]

New missile-armed Stryker unveiled by General Dynamics

General Dynamics’ Stryker A1 IM-SHORAD (General Dynamics) The Army has received its first Hellfire and Stinger Missile-armed Stryker vehicle to bring a new era of air and missile defense to fast-moving attack units by killing enemy drones, helicopters and incoming missiles. The vehicles, in developm [...]

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Jennifer Garner partakes in Breast Cancer Awareness Month by sharing video of mammogram appointment

Jennifer Garner wants you to get your breasts checked. This week, the 47-year-old actress posted a video of herself at her annual mammogram appointment in light of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which takes place in October. OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW “Hap [...]

At least 33 dead in vape epidemic; CDC says black market THC products playing ‘major role’

At least 33 deaths across 24 states have now been linked to vape-related illnesses, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that illegal or black market THC products are largely fueling the outbreak, but stopping short of identifying these products as the main cause. Of t [...]

Boosting women’s testosterone can increase muscle mass and endurance

(Reuters Health) – Artificially raising women’s testosterone levels may result in improved physical performance, boosting endurance and muscle mass, a new study finds. In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, researchers found they could improve young women athletes’ abilities by hav [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]