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Palestinians share appetite for traditional food
Palestinians share appetite for traditional food
HERBON, August 27: For people struggling to establish their own state, traditional food is an important part of the national heritage, and for Palestinians in the West Bank that goes well beyond the standard hummus (chickpea paste).
Aug 27, 2017
SPORTS, WORLD
Federer favorite as absentees offer hope to young guns
Federer favorite as absentees offer hope to young guns
LONDON, August 27: An injury-ravaged U.S. Open men’s draw offers the best opportunity yet for a young pretender to claim a maiden grand slam crown but in this most retro of seasons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will look to turn back time in New York.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants
Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27: Four tablets from various delivery companies crowd the front counter of Proposition Chicken in San Francisco, each calling out with its own ring when an order arrives.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
British Airways calls on UK to tackle long airport queues
British Airways calls on UK to tackle long airport queues
EDINBURGH, August 27: British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration controls ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Yellen to Trump: Don’t expect a flip-flop on financial reforms
Yellen to Trump: Don’t expect a flip-flop on financial refor...
JACKSON HOLE, August 27: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft of US financial reforms that Republicans want to roll back.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Foxconn’s Wisconsin plant raises environmental worries
Foxconn’s Wisconsin plant raises environmental worries
MILWAUKEE, August 27: Foxconn Technology Group is being enticed to come to Wisconsin with numerous regulatory waivers, raising concerns from environmentalists who are wary of the company’s reputation in China, where it has been accused of polluting rivers.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Chinese man supplied rare, malicious malware: FBI
Chinese man supplied rare, malicious malware: FBI
LOS ANGELES, August 27: A Chinese man has been charged in California with distributing a type of computer malware that has been linked to attacks on US businesses and to the theft of personnel records of millions of US government employees, authorities said.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: Researchers
Stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: Resear...
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27: Government spending in a recession can boost a country’s economy without permanently bloating its public debt, even if the debt is already quite large, researchers told an influential group of central bankers in Jackson, Wyoming, on Saturday.
Aug 27, 2017
ECONOMY, WORLD
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave border
Morocco’s ‘mule’ women scratch a living on Spanish enclave b...
MELILLA, August 27: In a winding early-morning queue, Jemaa Laalaoua hunches over with 50 kg (110 lb) of kitchenware on her back, waiting to cross back into Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
Aug 27, 2017
WORLD
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party members
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck flees to Dubai: senior party membe...
BANGKOK, August 27: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
Aug 27, 2017