The European Central Bank is planning to allow customers to link their mobile number or email address to their bank accounts to reduce complications related to payment transfers. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Sharp board members have decided to give Foxconn preferred negotiating rights, a source familiar with the move said on Thursday. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he took refuge in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, on Friday and accept arrest if a UN panel investigating his case rules against him, he said in a statement on Thursday posted on the Wikileaks Twitter […]
EVA LONGORIA was red hot as she promoted Godiva chocolates ahead of Valentine’s day in California last night. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Flight 252 had set out of Nassau in the Bahamas en route to Heathrow, when the pilot took the decision to land at St John’s International Airport in Canada. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
The Zika virus rarely causes problems for the people who get it. Eighty percent don’t show any symptoms, others might have a rash or a slight fever. The disease seems insignificant, but it also seems to be having a devastating effect on babies whose mothers are infected with the virus. The Zika virus erupted in […]
How do you escape? Many people would say they’d mostly curl up with a good book, and so do we. Books are a way of getting away and seeing things from a new perspective no matter where you are, even more so if you don’t have the opportunity to do so otherwise. This is the […]
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Sharp Corp board members have decided to give Hon Hai Precision Industry Co preferred negotiating rights, choosing the Taiwan firm’s offer over a rescue plan from a Japanese state-backed fund, a source familiar with the move said on Thursday. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Sumner Redstone, the ailing 92-year-old media mogul who controls TV and movie powerhouses CBS and Viacom, has stepped down as executive chairman of CBS amid a courtroom battle over his health and mental capacity. CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves will replace him as chairman. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
The Zika virus rarely causes problems for the people who get it, but it seems to be having a devastating impact on babies whose mothers are infected with Zika. VOA’s Carol Pearson has more. read more >>> Source : VOANews.Com
Personal technology has come a long way over the past 25 years. Computers aren’t just for nerds and gamers anymore. Put-near everyone has a smartphone of some kind, which means they also have access to everything from a camera (for still photography and video) to a music player to hundreds of thousands of apps. Here’s […]
ARSENE WENGER has explained why Arsenal were unable to sign a world-class striker in the January transfer window. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif., Feb 3 (Reuters) – U .S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday the U.S. military was keeping a vigilant eye on North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, and was continually expanding its defenses against a possible missile attack by Pyongyang. read more >>> Source : Reuters
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, I moved to Chicago to pursue comedy, using a carefully and brilliantly devised strategy. By day, I’d find my inspiration in hip and trendy coffee bistros and on El trains, gazing out at the quickly passing cityscape. By night, I’d play at open mics, only to catch the […]
To access the newsletter, click on the link: http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_02042016.pdf FACTORS TO WATCH 9:30 am: Junior Finance Minister Jayant Sinha, World… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Mester had told Reuters in an interview early last month that she prefers a slightly quicker rate hike pace. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
The death of Australian singer-songwriter Audrey Auld shocked the country western music scene last year. Despite her passing, her fans continue to buy her CDs and visit her online memorial. Dallas music critic Mike Granberry, a contributor to OurPaths.com, wrote this remembrance: AUDREY AULD Jan 14, 1964 – Aug 9, 2015 By MIKE GRANBERRY Tasmanian-born […]
By Rebecca Howard WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough negotiations before it becomes a reality. The TPP, a deal which will cover 40 percent of […]
One of Australia’s largest energy says it is winding down its coal seam gas operations, citing falling oil prices and long development times. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc said Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its Internet search business, will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the technology giant’s artificial intelligence business. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Oil extended gains on Thursday, as a weaker dollar and unconfirmed talk of producers potentially meeting to discuss output cuts lifted the market. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
RITA ORA and Gerard Butler have reportedly spent the night together at a West Hollywood hotel. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Social constriction by touchy-feely aristocrats as depicted in the series, Downton Abbey, concluded with gusto on British TV screens over Christmas, partly because, like a fading rose, its demise was palpably near. To never hear again Maggie Smith’s capriciously funny lines delivered with bug-eyed indignation, or pause over the bedtime routines of Lady-God-forbid-I-dress-myself-Mary, unrolling miles […]
Twelve Pacific region trade ministers signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday — a broad free-trade deal that will cut taxes and trade barriers for nearly half of the world’s economy. Trade Representative Michael Froman signed for the United States. All the ministers said their goal is to “enhance shared prosperity, create […]
Serious about landing your dream job this year? Or at least, landing a more fulfilling and higher paying job than the one you’re in now? If you said, yes, then let’s do it! My last article in Huffington Post, 2016 Hottest Jobs, Highest Paying Companies and Fastest Growing Industries, helped many of you identify the […]
Seoul activists plan to take to the streets in a very 21st century way after South Korea refused to allow anti-government protesters to demonstrate outside the presidential palace. Members of Amnesty International Korea plan to call for greater freedom of speech and freedom of assembly by holding what they call a “ghost rally” on Feb. […]
If I had grown up under different circumstance, would I still have ended up with a degree, career, and a life with relatively no struggle? Frankly, I think it’s unlikely. I had every advantage in the world as a child. A stable family, including a stay-at home mom who catered to my every need, and […]
A Pennsylvania judge late Wednesday dismissed defense efforts to have criminal sexual assault charges against comedian Bill Cosby thrown out, ruling that his trial can proceed. Cosby’s lawyers argued that a former district attorney granted Cosby immunity from prosecution in 2005 so he could use Cosby’s testimony in a civil suit by an alleged victim. […]
Suncor Energy, Canada’s biggest oilsands player, has posted a net loss of $2 billion for the final three months of 2015 as it was walloped by the steep drop in crude prices. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life. Yeah, ok we get it. Our friends quote this to us after bad breakups, therapists line their office walls with poster versions, and parents pin it to their Pinspiration boards the world over. But deep down, it’s all a lie. Everyone knows the first […]
In today’s digital age billions of dollars in spending decisions are influenced by websites, but… most business websites are not ready for a mobile world yet, nor have been designed with ROI in mind. To make things worse, websites are still seen by a large group of companies as “must-have” cost centers not worthy of […]
South Korea’s telecommunications operator cited losses resulting from its stake in affiliate SK Hynix, and looks to expand as a media platform business to generate profit. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
YAYA SANOGO has admitted he spoke to Arsenal team-mate Francis Coquelin before joining Charlton. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sovereign debt settlement talks between the government of Argentina and holdout bondholders stemming from the historic default in 2002 made further progress on Wednesday, the court appointed mediator, Daniel Pollack, said in a statement. “Some progress was made today. Discussions will continue tomorrow,” Pollack said. Thursday’s discussions between Argentine Finance Secretary […]
Toshiba is examining whether to deepen its full-year loss forecast when it reports quarterly earnings later on Thursday. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff declares war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Activist investor Starboard Value LP disclosed a stake of about 7 percent in Marvell Technology Group on Wednesday, saying the U.S. chipmaker’s shares were “undervalued”. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Feb 3 (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday said President Ed Bastian would replace Richard Anderson as chief executive in May, a long expected move that will see one of the most successful and outspoken leaders in the airline industry retire. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Sumner Redstone steps down from his position as executive chairman of the CBS board of directors. read more >>> Source : BBC
Are there really more black males in prison than in universities? read more >>> Source : BBC
DAKOTA JOHNSON looked incredible as she promoted her film How To Be Single in New York alongside Leslie Mann, Rebel Wilson and Alison Brie. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
By now you’ve read 10 lists of the top 10 tech trends to watch for this year. Many touched on the focuses for investors and founders for the coming year. But what about the creatives and consumers? Digital is dominated by the millennials so I felt it was only right to identify the trends that […]
HTC believes its move into the virtual reality and connected devices market will help improve results, where for 4Q15 the company reported operating loss of NT$4.1 billion. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
This fall, an estimated 20.2 million students are attending American colleges and universities. Whether at two- or four-year institutions, the first step to fulfilling the American Dream is earning a degree that will provide a foot in the door to an amazing career, higher earnings and social capital. But year after year, that dream seems […]
A new exhibit at the oldest art museum in America is shattering attendance records. Thousands of visitors are lining up to see nine giant works of art that have gotten a much-deserved shot of viral marketing. The 150-year-old Smithsonian American Art Museum has never had a response quite like this. VOA’s Julie Taboh reports. read […]