Gold down in biggest decline since 2013 on US dollar strength
October 5, 2016 by · Comments Off on Gold down in biggest decline since 2013 on US dollar strength
CHICAGO, Oct. 5 — Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell sharply on Tuesday as the US dollar strengthened significantly in the wake of the Brexit.
3 dead in S.Korean army chopper crash
February 15, 2016 by · Comments Off on 3 dead in S.Korean army chopper crash
SEOUL, Feb. 15 — Three South Korean military personnel have been killed on Monday when their helicopter crashed in the country's east region, Yonhap news agency cited military authorities as reporting.
Boeing 777 plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
September 11, 2015 by · Comments Off on Boeing 777 plane catches fire on Las Vegas runway
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 — A British Airways plane caught fire during takeoff on a runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, said local aviation authority.
Lufthansa pilots' strike to continue on Wednesday
September 9, 2015 by · Comments Off on Lufthansa pilots' strike to continue on Wednesday
BERLIN, Sept. 8 — A union representing German airline Lufthansa's pilots announced on Monday evening that it had called for pilots of the airline's short and medium-haul flights to strike on Wednesday, joining their colleagues flying long-haul and cargo flights who would walk out on Tuesday.
Gold down on stronger dollar
July 1, 2015 by · Comments Off on Gold down on stronger dollar
CHICAGO, July 1 — Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange went down Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened versus the euro in the wake of the worsening Greek debt crisis.
Death toll in nursing home fire in Mexican-U.S. border rises to 16
June 24, 2015 by · Comments Off on Death toll in nursing home fire in Mexican-U.S. border rises to 16
MEXICO CITY, June 24 — At least 16 senior citizens were killed in a fire at a nursing home Tuesday morning in Mexico's northwestern state of Baja California, local authority confirmed.
Update: Heavy casualties feared in fuel depot explosion near Kiev
June 10, 2015 by · Comments Off on Update: Heavy casualties feared in fuel depot explosion near Kiev
KIEV, June 9 — A huge fire and explosion on Tuesday at a fuel depot outside the Ukrainian capital of Kiev may have caused heavy casualties, authorities said.
Gold up on weaker U.S. dollar
April 23, 2015 by · Comments Off on Gold up on weaker U.S. dollar
CHICAGO, April 22 — Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened slightly.
Sympathy labor action strands passengers in Finland
March 10, 2015 by · Comments Off on Sympathy labor action strands passengers in Finland
HELSINKI, March 9 — Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport on Sunday after labor action forced low-cost carrier Norwegian to cancel flights, Finnish national radio Yle quoted the Finnish airport authority Finavia as saying.
UN Secretary General welcomes ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
February 16, 2015 by · Comments Off on UN Secretary General welcomes ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 16 — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the beginning of truce in Donbas region, UN press service said Monday.