BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: February 24, 2016

2016年2月24日星期三

Reuters Morning Digest: February 24, 2016

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Exclusive: U.S. airfares to Puerto Rico slide; debt crisis, Zika weigh

NEW YORK/SAN JUAN (Reuters) - U.S. airlines have slashed leisure fares to Puerto Rico in recent months to lure travelers to the debt-strapped island, hit by economic turmoil and lately the arrival of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Greece says faced with crisis from cutbacks in migrant flows

ATHENS (Reuters) - A decision by Balkan states to limit the flow of migrants through the region is creating a 'mini humanitarian crisis' in Greece, Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas said on Wednesday.

Lowe's quarterly sales rise better-than-expected 5.6 percent

(Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc , the world's No.2 home improvement chain by market share, reported a better-than-expected rise in sales, as unseasonably warm weather in the holiday quarter and a steady improvement in the U.S. housing market encouraged customers to continue outdoor activities and home renovations.

Thousands of apps running Baidu code collect, leak personal data: research

SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of apps running code built by Chinese Internet giant Baidu have collected and transmitted users' personal information to the company, much of it easily intercepted, researchers say.

Telescope used on Armstrong's moon landing finds new galaxies

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian telescope used to broadcast live vision of man's first steps on the moon in 1969 has found hundreds of new galaxies hidden behind the Milky Way by using an innovative receiver that measures radio waves.

Blatter book on hold for final chapter on FIFA debacle: publisher

ZURICH (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter has postponed publishing his book on 18 years at the top of scandal-plagued FIFA because he wants to squeeze in the final chapter on his ban from soccer, his publisher said on Thursday.

Philippine bishop tells Catholics to boycott Madonna concert

MANILA (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines on Wednesday urged the faithful to stay away from American pop singer Madonna's two-night concert in Manila, calling her music "suggestive" and her clothes "vulgar".

Mysterious high-pitched tone keeps Oregon residents up at night

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - An unexplained high-pitched tone has kept residents of a Portland suburb awake at night for at least a week, confounding the best efforts of police and firefighters to pinpoint its source, officials in the community said on Monday.