Month: December 2019

AP Starting next year, Oracle will move its annual OpenWorld conference from San Francisco to Las Vegas, CNBC’s Ari Levy first reported. Oracle has reportedly signed a three-year agreement to host its event at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. An email viewed by CNBC cited expensive hotel rates in San Francisco and “poor street conditions”…

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was on track to become the world’s youngest university graduate has terminated his studies at the Dutch university of Eindhoven following a dispute over his possible graduation date. Laurent Simons made headlines around the globe last month, as he looked set to complete a bachelor’s degree in…

The Hague (AFP) – A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was due to graduate in electrical engineering has dropped out of his Dutch university due to a dispute over the end date of his degree, his father said Tuesday. Young prodigy Laurent Simons hit the headlines worldwide when it emerged he was on course to receive…

An international panel of experts hired to advise Hong Kong on the police response to huge pro-democracy protests announced on Wednesday they were quitting, saying the watchdog was not fit for purpose “in a society that values freedoms and rights”. The group’s damning conclusion is a blow to Hong Kong’s government, which has insisted its…

(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy supporters can chalk up another election victory. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey In a vote for seats on the council of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, all six pro-democracy candidates running won against a mix of pro-government and independent opponents. The other seat up for grabs was…

HONG KONG (AP) — Foreign experts recruited to add legitimacy to Hong Kong’s police watchdog quit Wednesday, saying the agency lacks teeth. The expert panel’s decision to stand aside is likely to increase pressure on the territory’s government for an independent probe of police behavior during six months of pro-democracy protests. Click Here: liverpool mens…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising temperatures and shrinking snow and ice cover in the Arctic are endangering habitats, fisheries and local cultures, according to a report issued Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “A lot of people think of the Arctic as being a faraway place, but the loss of ice is affecting people…

By Timothy Gardner and Yereth Rosen WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Climate change is causing chaos in the Bering Sea, home to one of America’s largest fisheries, an example of how rising temperatures can rapidly change ecosystems important to the economy, U.S. federal government scientists said in a report on Tuesday. Rising temperatures in the Arctic have…

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(Changes attribution, adds detail, background) MOSCOW, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A Russian court jailed 11 people on Tuesday for plotting a suicide bombing on the St Petersburg metro that killed 15 people and injured scores during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to his home city in 2017. One man, a Russian national from Kyrgyzstan,…