The world is entering an era that is "more dangerous" than the Cold War because of an increase in Russian military power, a former MI6 chief has said ... In pictures....
SEOUL. North Korea has purged its vice foreign minister as punishment for the recent defection of the nuclear-armed country's deputy ambassador to Britain, South Korean media reported Wednesday. The mass-circulation JoongAng Ilbo, quoting an anonymous source familiar with North Korean affairs, said that Kung Sok-Ung had been removed from his post and expelled from Pyongyang to a rural farming area with his family ... RELATED....
The latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll has Donald Trump falling behind Hillary Clinton by 8 points among likely voters as of Tuesday evening ... Reactions against the debate overall had Clinton winning at 53 percent with Trump at 32 percent but the results were even starker for party lines with Democrats at 82 percent feeling Clinton winning with only 68 percent of Republicans viewing Trump as the winner ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
LOWE'S NAMES 2016 INNOVATION AND VENDOR PARTNERS OF THE YEAR ... - Lowe's Companies Inc ... After entering into a strategic partnership with Bio-Lab to launch the first major national brand in pool chemicals, Lowe's became the exclusive home-channel retailer of Clorox ... 'Lowe's vendor partners provide the right tools, products and brands to help us meet customer expectations,'said Mike McDermott, Lowe's chief merchandising officer....
JoachimLow stressed Germany had little trouble with Northern Ireland due to their defensive approach. Germany coach Joachim Low was pleased ...Low was delighted his men got the job done after they beat Czech Republic 3-0 at the weekend....
Nordic Semiconductor today announces that Danish electric linear actuator system manufacturer, LINAK, has selected Nordic's multiple award-winning nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy (previously known as Bluetooth Smart) System-on-Chip (SoC) for its new TWINDRIVE® TD4 dual actuator, designed for use by manufacturers of electrically-adjustable comfort beds for private homes....
Light rain showers could return to the area on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service... The low at night will be around 48. THURSDAY ... High near 68 ... Low around 44. . FRIDAY ... Low around 40. SATURDAY ... Low around 45. SUNDAY ... The low at night will be around 52 ... ....
BruceLowe, David Tomlin, ScottFrancis, Gerald Mahin, and Daniel Mason, 5 ... R16-44 Alderman Mason moved, seconded by Alderman Lowe to grant the recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals that approved PerryHorn's variance request to add a roof to an existing deck with the roof being two feet from the sidewalk rather than twenty-five feet as written in the city's code The home is located at 708EastMyrtleStreet....
Sterling slumps to seven-year low of 91.4p against euro Mexico’s peso a bellwether of Trump’s chances Sterling falls to 31-year low against the dollar ... The effective exchange rate has broken fresh ground as the pound has fallen to new 31-year lows against the dollar on the back of Brexit jitters....
2303) ('UMC'), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced the availability of Faraday's PowerSlash fundamental IP cells on UMC's 55nm ultra-low-power process (55ULP) technology. The combination of PowerSlash with UMC's process technology, both engineered for very low-power wireless applications, is optimized to serve wireless Internet of Things (IoT) applications that require extended battery life....
Scotland is forecast to have 400,000low-paid workers in 2020, despite the UK government's introduction of the NationalLiving Wage ... Conor D'Arcy, policy analyst at the ResolutionFoundation, said "The National Living Wage is set to transform Scotland'slow-pay landscape. But it won't eradicate the problem altogether - Scotland will still have 400,000 low-paid workers in 2020."'Much uncertainty'....
An American Bankers Association index that tracks loan delinquencies in eight categories dropped to a record low of 1.35 percent in the April-June quarter ... It suggests to me that delinquencies will stay at these very low levels," said James Chessen, ABA's chief economist. Steady job gains, low interest rates, rising home values and consumer caution get some credit for the improvement, he said....
Low-paid workers are set to lose about 40p per hour from their pay packets as a result of the projected slowdown in economic growth, according to the ResolutionFoundation... It also found that in 2015, nearly one in five employees – or 5.7 million people – were low paid ... A chart showing that the proportion of workers on low pay is expected to more than double by 2020....