BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: March 4, 2016

2016年3月4日星期五

Reuters Morning Digest: March 4, 2016

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Friday, March 4, 2016

Facebook to ditch tax-reducing UK sales structure

LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook said it would stop booking sales to UK clients via Ireland, a practice which reduced its taxes, following the British government's introduction of a new tax on profits shifted offshore.

Gunmen kill at least seven in old people's home in Yemen, including four nuns

ADEN (Reuters) - Three gunmen attacked an old people's home in the Yemeni port of Aden on Friday, killing at least seven people, including four Christian nuns from India, local officials and residents said.

U.S. loses control of weather satellite, assigns backup: Air Force

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials have lost control over one of a series of satellites used to provide weather data to military aircraft, but the use of a backup satellite means there will be no change to service, the Air Force said on Thursday.

Quiet man Van Niekerk unconcerned by training disruption

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - World 400 meters champion Wayde van Niekerk is hoping disruptions to his training program will not stop him becoming South Africa's first Olympic gold medalist in the event for almost a century at this year's Games in Rio de Janeiro.

AMC Entertainment to buy Carmike in deal valued at $1.1 billion

(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings will acquire Carmike Cinemas Inc in a deal valued at about $1.1 billion, including debt, making the combined company the largest U.S. theater chain.

Ohio man who ate roommate's brain denied parole for sixth time

(Reuters) - An Ohio man who killed his roommate and ate part of his brain almost 40 years ago was denied parole for the sixth time, prison officials said on Thursday.