 | |
| Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 12:38 PM PDT | |
| Today's Reuters Science News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
| |
| | |
| Insight: Canadian train disaster a dark turn for rail veteran Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 12:38 PM PDT  By Karl Plume, P.J. Huffstutter and Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - A blinding flash of orange light jarred Weyauwega residents awake before dawn on March 4, 1996. An 81-car freight train had been barreling toward the farm town in central Wisconsin when it jumped a broken rail. The train's propane and petroleum cargo had caught fire and exploded. Gerald Poltrock II, a rookie local police officer, thought it was a prank when the dispatcher called to say the city "blew up." It was no joke. When he arrived at the Mill Street railroad crossing, Poltrock recalled, the scene was "mass chaos. ... Full Story | Top |
| Seven injured in explosion at Pemex pipeline in Mexico Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 08:44 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least seven people were injured by an explosion after an attempt to illegally tap a pipeline belonging to the Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex near Mexico City, officials said on Sunday. The early morning blast at the crude oil pipeline occurred in Tonanitla about 40 km (25 miles) north of the capital, and was now under control, Pemex said on its Twitter account. The government of the state of Mexico, a populous region that borders much of the capital, said seven people were injured by the explosion. Five were police and two worked for the fire brigade. ... Full Story | Top |
| GSK boss to address China scandal at quarterly results: sources Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 08:38 AM PDT  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive Andrew Witty will detail what action the drugmaker is taking in response to allegations of bribery against it in China when he presents quarterly results on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said. Chinese authorities are investigating GSK deals with travel agencies worth up to 3 billion yuan ($489 million) that they allege were used to facilitate bribes. The scale of the payments has fuelled debate as to whether GSK surveillance systems were up to the job of spotting wrongdoing. ... Full Story | Top |
| AFRICA INVESTMENT-China brings goods and roads, now Africa wants jobs Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 08:04 AM PDT By Daniel Flynn DAKAR (Reuters) - China has brought cheap consumer goods, roads and schools to many parts of Africa over the last decade but the continent's leaders are increasingly pushing for it to provide more of what many Africans want most: jobs. From Pretoria to Abuja, governments have begun voicing frustration that China's use of Africa as a source of natural resources and a market for its goods may be hindering the continent haul its billion people out of poverty. A recent report by the U.N. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Zealand hit by quake of magnitude 6.9, minor damage Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 11:08 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck New Zealand on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey's monitoring service reported, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The largest of a series of tremors that have shaken the region in the past few days, the quake knocked items off shelves, shattered some windows and brought trains in the capital, Wellington, to a halt. "We've had one report of structural damage so far, but as far as I know, power in the city is still on," said a spokesman at the capital's fire station. ... Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment