China's State Council calls for Shenzhen integration with Hong Kong, Macau

China's State Council has called for greater development of the southern city of Shenzhen and the integration of its culture and economy with neighboring Hong Kong and Macau.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HdZ0EN

Read More

Louisiana's first woman governor dies, led state through hurricanes

Trailblazing former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, whose tenure was dominated by the trauma of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, has died from complications of cancer, the state's current governor said on Sunday. She was 76.

from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2KEURvK

Read More

More mass protests planned in Hong Kong after peaceful weekend of rallies

Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KESwRI

Read More

'The bomb actually landed in the room I had been in'

Laila Pence fled war in Egypt to go on and become a multimillionaire US businesswoman.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZdKRBR

Read More

Paros - the Greek paradise island that wants to ditch plastic

Paros in Greece is at the centre of a drive to turn it into the world's first island free of plastic waste.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z5kJcv

Read More

The Nazi book of anatomy still used by surgeons

Eduard Pernkopf created an "atlas" of anatomy by dissecting the bodies of Nazi political prisoners.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZgtLDi

Read More

America and Britain's presence in Gulf region brings insecurity: Iran revolutionary guards navy chief

The presence of America and Britain in the Gulf region brings insecurity, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards navy, Alireza Tangsiri, was reported as saying by the ILNA news agency.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MrfVIb

Read More

New board to oversee completion of Ferguson ferries

The new board will try to secure the cheapest delivery of two CalMac ferries at the now nationalised shipyard.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2MlVJaX

Read More

Argentina's economy minister resigns as peso sheds value

Nicolas Dujovne quits as the currency plummets following the president's astounding poll defeat.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2P23WmQ

Read More

Hong Kong protests: Tens of thousands gather for major rally

Pro-democracy campaigners hold a new march in the face of warnings from the government in Beijing.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33BJgoV

Read More

Honduras football rioting: Three killed ahead of Tegucigalpa derby

Three people are killed and several hurt in fighting between fans, after a team bus is attacked.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z9LUyA

Read More

Thousands of Hong Kongers brave rain to join anti-government rally

Thousands of protesters, most clad in black, gathered under a downpour for an anti-government rally at a Hong Kong park on Sunday, in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TFuWHp

Read More

Argentina's economy minister resigns as peso sheds value

Nicolas Dujovne quits as the currency plummets following the president's astounding poll defeat.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P23WmQ

Read More

India reimposes movement curbs on parts of Kashmir's main city after clashes

Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir's biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two senior officials and eyewitnesses said.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Hep7vz

Read More

Far-right group Pround Boys rallies in Portland, Oregon

Far-right protest group held march in one of the United States' most liberal cities.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KDR9Cx

Read More

Peace with whom? After blast, enraged Afghans question talks

Outraged Afghans questioned on Sunday the point of negotiations with the Taliban aimed at getting U.S. troops to leave and ending the war, after 63 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in the capital, Kabul.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YYYwNG

Read More

Didcot power station: Last cooling towers demolished

The last three cooling towers at the Didcot A plant have been brought down in a controlled explosion.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Zas9qS

Read More

Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gunmen as they tried to cross the Gaza border, the military said on Sunday and Palestinian health officials said three of the men were killed.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/30fTjOa

Read More

Hong Kong braces for mass anti-government rally

Hong Kong braced for a major anti-government rally planned for Sunday after an unusually calm Saturday night in what has been a summer of violent protests in the Asian financial hub.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2H9ePN6

Read More

Old grudge between Honduras football fans sparks riot that kills three

Three people were killed and at least 10 injured in riots Saturday night before a football match between rival teams after suspected fans attacked a bus carrying one of the two teams to the game, wounding three players, officials and the team said.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NcjxgV

Read More

Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks

A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a U.S. troop withdrawal.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Z8tSwB

Read More

Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, wounds 182: ministry

A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/31O1hP3

Read More

Toll from suicide blast at Afghan wedding 63 dead and 182 hurt: ministry

A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Z7prlL

Read More

Paris waiter 'shot dead over slow sandwich service'

A customer opened fire reportedly because his sandwich wasn't prepared quickly enough.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KCV8iQ

Read More

Lime and soda? No thanks, say non-drinkers

Diageo's investment in alcohol-free spirit maker Seedlip shows how big firms want to reach non-drinkers.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2ZjcWIc

Read More

Can big investors save the world?

Will the big polluters clean up their acts if the people who actually own them say they must?

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Z81tHe

Read More

The New Yorker reviving Jewish life on a holiday island

Dani Rotstein arrived in Majorca knowing nothing of its hidden Jewish past. Now he's helping reinvigorate its Jewish community.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z3YCmL

Read More

Can big investors save the world?

Will the big polluters clean up their acts if the people who actually own them say they must?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z81tHe

Read More

MTV VMAs: How Missy Elliott's broke the music video mould

The rapper is set to win the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs next month.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TEXhh1

Read More