BitGou: Morning Digest: Ukraine PM Azarov offers to resign 'to help end conflict'

2014年1月28日星期二

Morning Digest: Ukraine PM Azarov offers to resign 'to help end conflict'

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01/28/2014

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Ukraine PM Azarov offers to resign 'to help end conflict'

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov offered his resignation to President Viktor Yanukovich on Tuesday, saying he hoped his departure would help towards a peaceful settlement to two months of unrest which has convulsed the former Soviet republic..

Thailand to go ahead with February 2 election, despite warnings of chaos

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister has confirmed a general election will go ahead on Sunday despite a warning that it could end in chaos in the face of months of at times violent anti-government protests..

Apple's iPhone sales, revenue forecast fall short; shares slide

(Reuters) - Lower-than-expected holiday iPhone sales and a weak revenue forecast by Apple Inc renewed fears about Chinese demand and a tepid global market, wiping 8 percent off company stock..

American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger dies at 94

(Reuters) - Pete Seeger, who helped create the modern American folk music movement, co-wrote enduring songs like "If I Had a Hammer" and in turn became a leading voice for social justice, died on Monday at the age of 94..

Seahawks' Bennett hopes to cause Super Bowl havoc for Manning

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Claiming a first Super Bowl crown for the Seattle Seahawks could come down to whether the NFL's leading defense can put pass-rush pressure on Denver Broncos record-setting quarterback Peyton Manning..

U.S., British spy agencies exploit 'leaky' apps for intel: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and British intelligence agencies have plotted ways to gather data from Angry Birds and other smartphone apps that leak users' personal information onto global networks, the New York Times reported on Monday..

NASA puts out call for commercial lunar landers

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, U.S. space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers, officials said on Monday..

Flatulent cows start fire at German dairy farm - police

BERLIN (Reuters) - Methane gas from 90 flatulent cows exploded in a German farm shed on Monday, damaging the roof and injuring one of the animals, police said..