August 23, 2016
FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016. FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA WAS…
August 23, 2016
TROPICAL STORM FIONA
NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016 … AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE…
August 18, 2016
VW to cut hours for workers at 3 German plants amid supplier dispute, report says
HAMBURG/BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group will cut working hours for more than 10,000 staff at its Wolfsburg base and reduce output at two more German sites, a source close to the company told Reuters, as the automaker faces supply problems caused by a…
August 18, 2016
Syria conflict: Image of injured boy in Aleppo draws outrage
Syrian activists have released striking pictures of a young boy rescued from a destroyed building after an air strike in the divided second city of Aleppo. Video and photos of the boy sitting dazed and bloodied in an ambulance were shared widely on…
August 18, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers ‘damaged petrol station door’
Four US Olympic swimmers who say they were robbed in Rio de Janeiro reportedly damaged a petrol station door during a night out, media reports say. One Brazilian security source said they were involved in a dispute with a security guard and asked to…
August 18, 2016
Rio 2016: Sakshi Malik, the female wrestler who got India’s first medal
Female wrestler Sakshi Malik has delivered India its first medal of the 2016 Rio Games, sending a nation into ecstasy. But her journey to the Olympic podium has not been easy. After a gritty performance at the 58kg women's wrestling category she won…
August 18, 2016
ITV to switch off its seven channels for an hour for Olympics event
ITV is switching off all seven of its channels for an hour to encourage people to get off their sofas and take part in sport following Team GB's Olympics success. ITV will stop broadcasting from 09:30 on 27 August as part of the I Am Team GB…
August 18, 2016
Toronto Film Festival to screen Birth of a Nation ‘as planned’
The Toronto Film Festival has said it will screen slavery drama The Birth of a Nation as scheduled, despite ongoing controversy concerning its director. In a statement, the festival said it would "present the film as planned". The film's release…
August 18, 2016
Federal Reserve split on timing of next rate rise
Minutes from the US central bank's last meeting show policy-makers divided over when the next rate rise should come. According to the minutes, some Federal Reserve members felt "economic conditions would soon warrant taking another step", while…
August 18, 2016
Asda has worst quarterly sales drop blaming food deflation
Asda has reported a drop in sales of 7.5% in the past three months, its worst quarterly performance on record. Walmart chief executive Doug McMillon blamed the dip on food deflation and "the competitive environment". Discount food stores such as…