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Russia says EU mustn't re-export gas to Ukraine: report
Frankfurt (AFP) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak warned Friday that Europe is contractually not allowed to re-export gas to Ukraine and could see its supplies cut if it did so.Ā In an interview...
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Mayhem Breaks Out In Ferguson Again After Police Arrest Protestors
(Reuters) - Several protesters were arrested on Thursday night after police clashed with demonstrators at a rally inĀ Ferguson,Ā Missouri, where black teenagerĀ Michael BrownĀ was shot to death by a white...
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Meet Dan 'Beast' Ivascyn, PIMCO's New CIO
Daniel J. Ivascyn, a 45-year-old star fund manager who has been described by colleagues as a "beast," has been named CIO of PIMCO.In recent months, Ivascyn has been seen as the heir apparent at...
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Larry Ellison Has Secured $10 Billion Worth Of Credit For His Personal...
Larry Ellison just increased his personal credit line to nearly $10 billion, according to documents filed with the SEC, as spotted by Bloomberg's Caleb Melby and Laura Marcinek. That's like having a...
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19 Of The Most Expensive Substances In The World
Gold is an incredibly expensive substance.But many things are worth more than their weight in gold.Ranging from foods to creams to gems to things the average person can't fathom, we pulled together a...
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Here's How You Should Look And Sound To Succeed At Work
In gorilla society, power belongs to silverback males. These splendid creatures have numerous status markers besides their back hair: they are bigger than the rest of their band, strike space-filling...
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This Explains Why Samsung Has Twice The Number Of Engineers That Google Has,...
In 2013, Samsung Electronics had a whopping 275,000 total employees, or more than five times the size of Googleās, Ars Technica reported Friday.Thatās more than Google, Apple, and Microsoft...
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Another Round Of Nude Celebrity Photo Leaks Hits The Internet
Yet another round of presumably nude photos of celebrities has hit the internet, according to The Daily Beast. This time, the targets include supermodel Cara Delevingne, actress Anna Kendrick, and once...
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The Invention Of Fire Could Explain Why We Love Watching TV At Night
The invention of fire may explain the preference for evening entertainment.It seems a universal human rule that the day is for work and the night for play. So a study showing this applies to Kalahari...
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Uber Driver Accused Of Smashing A Passenger With A Hammer And Driving Away
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a driver for UberX is being accused of seriously injuring one of his passengers in San Francisco.His name is Patrick Karajah. He pleaded not guilty to the...
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The Fabulous Life Of Marc Newson, Apple's New Genius Designer (AAPL)
At the beginning of September,Ā Apple announced the hire of industrial designer Marc Newson, a close friend of SVP of Design Jony Ive.Newson, like Ive, has had his fair share of success leading up to...
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US flight chaos after Chicago air-traffic control arson
Chicago (AFP) - Hundreds of flights were grounded at two major Chicago airports after an employee at an air traffic control center lit a fire and tried to commit suicide, officials said.Air transit...
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Tequila and cigars: Clooney's stag party in Venice
Venice (AFP) - George Clooney said goodbye to bachelorhood in Venice on Friday with a stag party at his favourite restaurant with a host of Hollywood chums.The actor had swept into the floating city on...
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Money swamp: Billions spent in battle for US Congress
Washington (AFP) - Huge individual donations, aggressive party spendingĀ and untraceable "dark money" are flooding this year's mid-term campaigns, fueling concerns that the financial impact on America's...
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'Serious gaps' remain in Iran nuclear talks: US
New York (AFP) - World powers and Iran remain at loggerheads over differences blocking a nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline, a senior US official warned Friday despite days of talks in New...
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Union makes offer to end marathon Air France strike
Paris (AFP) - Air France's main pilots' union offered to lift its crippling strike if an independent mediator were named to run negotiations in a bitter battle over the fate of the company's low-cost...
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Springboks, Wallabies fight to be second best
Johannesburg (AFP) - Second place in the world rankings and probably second place in the Rugby Championship are up for grabs when South Africa host Australia in Cape Town Saturday.The Springboks are...
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Liverpool and Arsenal seek Premier League derby lift-off
London (AFP) - Age-old derby rivalries will take centre-stage in the Premier League on Saturday, with Liverpool hosting Merseyside neighbours Everton and Tottenham Hotspur visiting sworn north London...
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Chelsea Clinton gives birth to daughter
New York (AFP) - Chelsea Clinton announced Saturday the birth of her first-born child, daughter Charlotte, in comments promptly retweeted by her parents and fellow White House occupants."Marc and I are...
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Venezuela announces 'temporary occupation' of US firm Clorox
Caracas (AFP) - The Venezuelan government announced it was temporarily taking control of a Clorox factory, after the US-based firm said this week it was leaving the country and selling its assets.Vice...
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