Worker groups will conduct a unity protest on November 20 to ask for higher minimum wage.
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Administration garners favorable satisfaction ratings for the third quarter
According to the Social Weather Station, the Administration was able to gather higher satisfaction ratings for the third quarter of 2014.
Islamic State claims it has beheaded U.S. hostage Kassig
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria claimed in a video posted online on Sunday that they had beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig. The video did not show the beheading but showed a masked man standing with a decapitated head covered in blood lying at his feet. Speaking in English in a British accent, the man says: “This is Peter Edward Kassig, a U.S. citizen.” Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the footage, which […]
Australia says G20 will exceed extra 2 percent growth target
(Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said on Sunday the Group of 20 countries will exceed a target to boost global growth by an additional 2 percentage points over the next five years. “The 2 percent target that we announced in Sydney has been met,” Hockey told ABC television ahead of Sunday’s meetings of the G20 leaders in Brisbane. “It will go further.” Hockey did not specify by how much the G20 would exceed the target. He said there […]
Fiat Chrysler CEO ordered to give deposition in Jeep fire lawsuit – WSJ
(Reuters) – A judge has ordered Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) (FCAU.N), to give a deposition in a Georgia lawsuit involving a 4-year-old boy killed in a Jeep fuel-tank fire, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. According to a civil suit filed by the boy’s family two years ago, he died while sitting in the rear seat of a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee which was hit from behind, it […]
Federer hangs tough to set up Djokovic showdown
(Reuters) – Six-times champion Roger Federer survived a late-night Swiss semi-final thriller against Stanislas Wawrinka on Saturday to set up an ATP World Tour Finals showdown against Novak Djokovic. After a week of one-sided group stage action at London’s O2 Arena, the season-ender burst to life with world number one Djokovic battling past Japan’s Kei Nishikori after a mid-match meltdown before Federer saved four match points in a near three-hour duel with compatriot Wawrinka. Federer […]
Dominant Klitschko knocks out Pulev to retain IBF crown
(Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko knocked out Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev with a fierce left hook in the fifth round on Saturday to retain his IBF title and end his opponent’s unbeaten record. The 38-year-old Klitschko, who also holds the WBO, IBO and WBA titles, knocked down the 33-year-old twice in the opening round as Pulev initially struggled to keep his taller opponent at a distance. The Bulgarian, who had won his previous […]
G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
(Reuters) – Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West andRussia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit in Brisbane early as U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of invading Ukraine and Britain warned of a possible “frozen conflict” in Europe. Several Western nations warned Russia of further sanctions if it did not […]
U.S., Japan and Australia vow to oppose Russian action in Crimea
(Reuters) – The leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia lined up together against Russia on Sunday, vowing to oppose Russian incursions into Crimea during a rare trilateral meeting held at the G20 summit in Brisbane. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said they would oppose “Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea and its actions to destabilize eastern Ukraine,” and were committed to “bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Flight MH17.” […]
Comet lander shuts down after sending data
BY IRENE KLOTZ (Reuters) – A pioneering robotic spacecraft shut down on Saturday after radioing results of its first and probably last batch of scientific experiments from the surface of a comet, scientists said. Batteries aboard the European Space Agency’s Philae comet lander drained, shutting down the washing machine-sized probe after an adventurous and largely unscripted 57-hour mission. Carried aboard the orbiting Rosetta mothership, Philae floated to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Thursday, but […]
Eartquake triggers panic but little damage in Indonesia’s Sulawesi
(Reuters) A magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Saturday (November 15) sent people scurrying in panic in Indonesia, but caused little damage. A tsunami warning was issued after the tremour hit off Moluccas in Indonesia but was later lifted. In northern Sulawesi’s Gorontalo city, college students ran out of their university building after feeling the strong jolt which was measured at a depth of 47 km (34 miles), with epicenter 134 km (83 miles) northwest of Ternate, an island in eastern Indonesia‘s Moluccas. Another […]
INC Unity Games championship in Visayas set on Nov. 17-18
Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members from all over the Visayas are set to converge in Cebu on November 17-18, 2014 for the inter-regional championships of INC’s multi-sports league known as the “Unity Games.” Competing in 11 sports events ranging from ball games to track and field events are four teams representing regions 6A (Northwestern Visayas), 6B (Southwestern Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas) and 8 (Eastern Visayas). The upcoming Unity Games in the Visayas is the last […]
