BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: February 17, 2016

2016年2月17日星期三

Reuters Morning Digest: February 17, 2016

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

China sends missiles to contested South China Sea island: Taiwan, U.S. officials

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, Taiwan and U.S. officials said, ratcheting up tensions even as U.S. President Barack Obama urged restraint in the region.

T-Mobile profit nearly triples

(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc , the No.3 U.S. wireless carrier, said its quarterly profit nearly tripled as aggressive discounts helped it add more subscribers.

Cyber attack snarls Los Angeles hospital's patient database

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating a cyber attack that has crippled the electronic database at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center for days, forcing doctors at the Los Angeles hospital to rely on telephones and fax machines to relay patient information.

Europe launches satellite to help track global warming

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe launched a satellite on Tuesday that will help predict weather phenomena such as El Nino and track the progress of global warming as part of the multibillion-euro Copernicus Earth observation project.

Fall from grace: Philippines' Pacquiao faces vote boycott for anti-gay comments

MANILA (Reuters) - Gay and lesbian groups have called on voters in the Philippines to boycott boxing icon Manny Pacquiao as he bids for a Senate seat, after he described gays as "worse than animals".

Composed Morricone hopeful for sixth time lucky Oscar

LONDON (Reuters) - Ennio Morricone is hoping it will be sixth time lucky at this year's Oscars, where he has been nominated for the musical score for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight".

Egypt orders arrest of Facebook administrator after unfaithful wives comments

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a Facebook page administrator whose assertion on a popular television talk show that a third of married women in the conservative country are unfaithful caused a social media uproar.