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ITALY: FAO HIT BY "I LOVE YOU" COMPUTER VIRUS
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The U-N Food and Agriculture Organisation (F-A-O) has been struck down by the "I Love You" computer virus.
The Rome-based agency is one of the worst-affected organisations in the Italian capital.
Complications caused them...
Bloomberg
Hacked: Sony Cancels Interviews With 'The Interview' Crew
Dec. 12 -- Sony film executive Amy Pascal said she retains the support of CEO Kazuo Hirai even after being criticized for racial jokes that targeted President Barack Obama. Bloomberg's John Dawson takes a look at the fallout from the...
Bloomberg
Matthew Stays Offshore: Did Florida Dodge a Bullet?
Oct. 7 -- Hurricane Matthew battered Florida’s East Coast while remaining just offshore, sparing the state a direct hit as millions of people in its path were ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm that left hundreds dead in Haiti....
Curated Video
Attorney: VW Settlements Send 'Strong Message'
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus058325Volkswagen is going to pay up to $15.3 billion to settle consumer lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions tests.Up to $10 billion will go to 475,000 owners of...
Bloomberg
Enki Research Says Hurricane Cost May Reach $49 Billion
Sep.10 -- Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida's west coast, making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami. The Peebles Corporation Founder and CEO Don Peebles weighs in on the economic impact on...
Bloomberg
Amazon Flips #Primedayfail to Win
Jul.17 -- Amazon seems to have overcome technical glitches and shopper criticism to report soaring sales on its Primeday promotion. Problems on its website and apps sparked complaints on social media under the hashtag #primedayfail....
Bloomberg
Free Trade Best for the World, Says Chilean President Pinera
Sep.27 -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera used his UN General Assembly address to condemn Venezuela's government's call for more action on climate change and urged an end to the tariff war. The trade disputes matter since China is...
Curated Video
Strong Winds Could Help Spread California Wildfires
Large parts of the state were under red flag warnings Wednesday, meaning an increased risk of fire danger.
Bloomberg
Historically, Impeachment Will Damage President Trump: United States Studies Center
Dec.18 -- Kim Hoggard, non-resident fellow at United States Studies Centre, discusses the impeachment proceedings against President Trump and how it could impact him politically. She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
Bloomberg
Hong Kong to Post First Budget Deficit in 15 Years, Government Says
Dec.02 -- Hong Kong is expected to record its first budget deficit since 2004 with the economy sustaining damage equivalent to 2 percentage points of output growth, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said. Stephen Engle reports on "Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
U.S. Launches New Strategy to Battle Cybersecurity Threats
Jan.10 -- Paul Triolo, practice head of geo-technology at Eurasia Group, discusses global cybersecurity risks for 2019. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Central Gulf Coast Residents Drying Out After Tropical Storm Claudette
The storm is expected to move toward the North Carolina coast over the weekend.
Bloomberg
Japan's Luxury Hot Spring Resorts Operator Eyes U.S. Spots
Apr.04 -- Japan's hotel operator Hoshino Resorts remains positive in expanding its business despite the huge drop in foreign visitors to the country. The 107-year-old company opened 4 new resorts since last March, and plans to open three...
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Scientists Give Earth 50-50 Chance Of Hitting Key Warming Mark By 2026
The World Meteorological Association reports that the planet could potentially pass the 1.5 degrees celsius threshold as soon as this year.
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UN sponsored seminar on tsunami early warning system
1. Various of UN-sponsored three-day seminar on Japan''s advanced warning system
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jan Sopaheluwakan, Deputy Chairman for Earth Sciences, Indonesian Institute of Sciences:
"Of course this symposium is quite...
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A plane full of communication supplies and other aid left California for American Samoa which was devastated by a tsunami.
HEADLINE: Coast Guard sends aid to Samoa
CAPTION: A plane full of communication supplies and other aid left California for American Samoa which was devastated by a tsunami. (Sept. 30)
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UK: DISCUSSIONS OVER BANANAS AND US THREATS OF TRADE BAN - REACTIONS
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The British government has issued a new appeal to the Americans to back down in the banana row.
The Trade Minister Brian Wilson said the World Trade Organisation (W-T-O) was within touching distance of solving the...
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RR7712A ROMANIA AFTERMATH OF THE QUAKE
It is now thought the final toll in Romania's earthquake
disaster will be about 4,000 dead, 10,000 injured and
90,000 homeless. Central Bucharest resembles a
huge construction site, with many of the dead still
buried beneath the rubble...
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Attorney: VW Settlements Send 'Strong Message'
Volkswagen is going to pay up to $15.3 billion to settle consumer lawsuits and government allegations that it cheated on emissions tests.Up to $10 billion will go to 475,000 owners of Volkswagens or diesel Audis who thought they were...
Bloomberg
European Break Up Now Looks More Likely, Says Blond
November 10 -- If there’s one country with reason to resent the rise of populist movements, it’s Switzerland. Twenty-two months after it abandoned its 1.20-per-euro exchange-rate cap, the Swiss National Bank still finds the franc in...
Bridgeman Arts
Thunder Over Hungary - account of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Budapest, Monday, October 22nd 1956. Shots of protest against the Soviet occupation and for the evacuation of Soviet troops. Ammunitions, bullets, gun fights. Armed groups exchange shots with the army. Soldiers run and wounded evacuated....
Bridgeman Arts
Post-WWII Germany, Marienfelde refugee camp, contrast of the hardship in West Berlin and the wealth in East Berlin
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Cold War. Eastern Germany, East Berlin, poverty, remains of WW2, bombed buildings, rubble. Street scenes. Berlin zoo. Military presence in East Berlin, tanks. Leisure in West Berlin, people swimming in...
Bloomberg
China Selling Treasuries Would Be Self-Destructive, Strategas Strategist Says
May.14 -- Thomas Tzitzouris, Strategas fixed-income strategist, discusses China's threat to sell U.S. Treasuries with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets."