By Jim Finkle, Arjun Panchadar (Reuters) – Marriott International said on Friday hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack that began four years ago, exposing personal data of customers including some payment card numbers. Logo of Marriott hotel is seen in Vienna, Austria April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader […] Read more
More than 6,000 migrants who traveled to the northern Mexican city by caravan are camped out hoping to apply for asylum or sneak into the United States, fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries (AFP Photo/PEDRO PARDO) Tijuana (Mexico) (AFP) – Ten Central American women taking part in the migrant caravan camped on the […] Read more
An animal trapper killed the bear when it charged at him, before discovering the bodies of his wife and infant child. A mother and her 10-month-old baby have been killed in a grizzly bear attack in Canada. Valerie Theoret, 37, and her daughter Adele Roesholt died in the attack on Monday in a remote area […] Read more
At least 22 people have died and 22 more were injured in a blast outside a chemical factory in northern China. A vehicle carrying chemicals exploded while waiting to enter Hebei Shenghua Chemical Co plant in Zhangjiakou, north of Beijing, initial reports suggest. Photos from the scene showed dozens of burned out cars and trucks […] Read more
On November 25, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) border guards fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait area. Kyiv says at least of its six sailors were injured in the gunfire. The seized ships were brought to Kerch, where the wounded men received medical attention. The FSB says the ships […] Read more
Over the past day, in total 760 people returned to the Syrian Arab Republic from the territory of foreign states: 109 people (33 women and 55 children) left Lebanon for Syria via the Jaydet-Yabus and Talkalakh CPs, and 651 people (195 women and 332 children) from Jordan via the Nasib CP. Since July 18, 2018, […] Read more
President Emmanuel Macron is once again finding that the French do not respond well to reform. Thousands of demonstrators known as “Yellow Jackets” due to their fluorescent garb descended into the streets across France over the weekend to protest planned tax hikes on gas. In Paris, the rallies turned violent Saturday with blazes set on […] Read more
This parachute testing for NASA’s InSight mission to Mars was conducted inside the world’s largest wind tunnel, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, in February 2015. The wind tunnel is 80 feet (24 meters) tall and 120 feet (37 meters) wide. It is part of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, operated by the […] Read more
The Ukrainian president said this is not “declaring war” against Russia. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks during a parliament session to review his proposal to introduce martial law in Kiev, Ukraine, on Nov. 26, 2018.Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters By Associated Press MOSCOW — Ukraine’s parliament voted Monday to impose martial law in the country to fight […] Read more
1. Russia seizes Ukrainian ships The United Nations Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia shot at and seized three Ukrainian naval ships. The incident on Sunday is a major escalation of tension between the two nations. Russia accused Ukraine of illegally entering into its territorial waters and blocked access […] Read more
