2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 Israel More Top Stories


Washington Post
   
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed   
Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer and injuring 122 people, the Interior Ministry said. It ...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   Firstpost
Violent Protest Follows Kiev Vote on Autonomy for East Ukraine   New York Times
Ukraine clashes: deadly protests in Kiev   Irish Times
Gawker   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Philly.com
   
Supreme Court Says Kentucky Clerk Must Let Gay Couples Marry   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow a county clerk in Kentucky who objects to same-sex marriage on religious grounds to continue to deny marriage licenses to all couples, gay or straight. In June, in Obergefell v. Hodges, the ...

2015-09-01 Israel Health


New York Times
   
An Outpouring of Reader Reflection After the Death of Oliver Sacks   
New York Times
When Oliver Sacks died at age 82 on Sunday, readers flocked to his obituary to pay their respects. Many wrote of their connections to the neurologist as patients, mentees and, largely, as readers. In his essay last February “My Own Life,” Dr. Sacks ...

2015-09-01 Israel Entertainment


TIME
   
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Is Miley as You've Never Heard Her Before   
TIME
Miley Cyrus is used to forcing her way to the center of attention. At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, she upstaged much-hyped, dueling performances from Lady Gaga and Katy Perry with the twerk heard 'round the world. Two years later, returning to the ...

2015-09-01 Israel Sci/Tech


The Indian Express
   
Android Wear smartwatches will now work with Apple iPhones   
The Indian Express
Google today broke down the wall between Android smart watches and iPhones, taking on Apple Watch on its home turf. A version of Android Wear smart watch software tailored for Apple's mobile operating system made its debut, paired for now only with LG ...

2015-09-01 Israel Business


CBC.ca
   
MarketsOil fever burns as WTI has 8% jump   
Financial Times
Forget the equity markets, on Monday the giddy price action is all in the oil market. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was up 7.5 per cent at $53.80 a barrel, in mid afternoon trading in New York. West Texas Intermediate, the US oil standard ...
Oil Sharply Lower in Volatile Trade, Weak China Data Weighs   Wall Street Journal
Oil rates drop 3% as investors retreat from overnight gains   Moneycontrol.com
Oil prices leap 8% on lower US output, OPEC signal   Channel News Asia
The Times (subscription)   
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
euronews   
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Haaretz
   
Energy Shares Tank at Tel Aviv Stock Exchange as Egyptian Gas Find Upsets ...   
Haaretz
Oil and gas shares post double-digit drops amid concerns that Leviathan won't have enough customers for its reserves. Eran Azran. and. TheMarker. Sep 01, 2015 12:58 AM. 0comments Print Zen Subscribe now · Share · Tweet. The Leviathan natural gas rig, ...

2015-09-01 Israel World


Washington Post
   
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; 1 officer killed   
Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament during a nationalist protest against a vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east, killing one police officer and injuring 122 people, the Interior Ministry said. It ...
Grenade explodes during Ukraine clashes; one officer killed   Firstpost
Violent Protest Follows Kiev Vote on Autonomy for East Ukraine   New York Times
Ukraine clashes: deadly protests in Kiev   Irish Times
Gawker   
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The Indian Express
   
Turkish Court orders arrest of two British journalists on terror charges   
The Indian Express
"Today the Turkish government has leveled baseless and alarmingly false charges of 'working on behalf of a terrorist organization' against three Vice News reporters, in an attempt to intimidate and censor their coverage," said Vice News head.
Vice News Journalists Detained in Turkey on Charges of 'Aiding a Terrorist ...   NBCNews.com
Turkey: Journalists Held in Terror Case   New York Times
Turkey Arrests Vice News Journalists on Terror-Related Charges   Wall Street Journal
Voice of America   
Jakarta Post   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Wall Street Journal
   
The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...
Mohamed Fahmy's only remaining hope lies with Ottawa   The Globe and Mail
UN chief 'regrets' sentence of Al Jazeera journalists   The Nation
The vile jailers of journalists   Chicago Tribune

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New York Times
   
Thai police award themselves $84K for arrest of bomb suspect   
Times of India
BANGKOK: Thai police congratulated themselves for making an arrest in Bangkok's deadly bombing and announced on Monday they would give themselves an $84,000 reward, though the man has not been charged — let alone convicted — and may not be ...

2015-09-01 Israel Middle East


NBCNews.com
   
Ancient Syrian Temple of Bel Destroyed After Reports of ISIS Blast: UN   
NBCNews.com
An ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra has been destroyed, a monitoring group with the United Nations said Monday after an explosion sparked speculation that ISIS had blown up the historic site. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research said ...
Blast at Syria's historic town prompts fears for famed temple   DAWN.com
UN: Satellite images show Temple of Bel in Palmyra destroyed   The Indian Express
Satellite image shows main building of Palmyra's Temple of Bel 'destroyed,' UN ...   CTV News
Fox News   
Huffington Post   
Reuters   
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Wall Street Journal
   
The Cry For Media Freedom in Egypt   
Huffington Post
This post was originally published on The Toolbox, a tech and social impact initiative of Humanise, Inc. Something exquisitely tragic happens when power and politics bind the hands and mouths of journalists. A lifeline between all sides of the truth ...
Mohamed Fahmy's only remaining hope lies with Ottawa   The Globe and Mail
UN chief 'regrets' sentence of Al Jazeera journalists   The Nation
The vile jailers of journalists   Chicago Tribune

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Consortium News
   
Schumer's Troubling Mideast Record   
Consortium News
Exclusive: In trying to torpedo the Iran nuclear deal, Sen. Charles Schumer is continuing his longstanding role as a front man for U.S. neocons and Israeli hardliners who favor a Mideast strategy of violent “regime change” over negotiated solutions, ...

2015-09-01 Israel Israel


Deutsche Welle
   
Mist showers cause outrage among Auschwitz visitors   
Deutsche Welle
With temperatures soaring in Poland, the Auschwitz memorial thought that installing mist showers to relieve visitors waiting in line would be a good idea. But visitors were shocked at the sight of the sprinklers. Entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The ...

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Jerusalem Post Israel News
   
Iran prepares fateful verdict on Jason Rezaian   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Rezaian, Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post, was detained on July 22, 2014 and imprisoned for nine months without charges. Jason Rezaian. (photo credit:TWITTER). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. WASHINGTON – A verdict has been ...

2015年8月30日 星期日

2015-08-31 Israel More Top Stories


Ynetnews
   
S. Korea resumes search for remains of war dead   
Yonhap News
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military launched another round of massive excavation work Monday in search of remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. More than 40,000 troops from 14 units will be mobilized for the ...

2015-08-31 Israel Health


Los Angeles Times
   
Neurologist Oliver Sacks dies   
DAWN.com
NEW YORK: Renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who explored the mysteries of the human brain in a series of best-selling books, died Sunday at age 82, the New York Times reported. Sacks' longtime personal assistant, Kate Edgar, told the Times ...

2015-08-31 Israel Entertainment


Fox News
   
Partial List of Winners of 2015 MTV Video Music Awards   
ABC News
Here is a partial list of the winners of Sunday night's 2015 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles: Video of the Year: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood." Male Video: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk." Female Video: Taylor ...

2015-08-31 Israel Sci/Tech


CBC.ca
   
Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them dating ones   
PCWorld
Russian-speaking hackers have breached 97 websites, mostly dating-related, and stolen login credentials, putting hundreds of thousands of users at risk. Many of the websites are niche dating ones similar to Ashley Madison, according to a list compiled ...
Corporate Watch   Wall Street Journal
Big names feel the power of hackers as corporate hotshots go down   Stuff.co.nz
Ashley Madison hack: British intelligence 'checked leaked files for security ...   The Independent
OurWindsor.ca   
The Times (subscription)   
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The Independent
   
Watch the Supermoon live: How to see the brightest Moon of the year tonight   
The Independent
Tonight will see the first "Supermoon" of the year – the brightest, biggest view of the celestial satellite around. One of three such shows by the Moon this year, the phenomenon will take place all over the globe today, 29 August 2015, as the moon ...

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ABC News
   
'Mission isolation' to experience Mars life   
Times of India
What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome with a diameter of just 36 feet? A simulation of life on Mars, apparently. Six recruits have began the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation ...

2015-08-31 Israel Business


Reuters
   
Asian stocks set for worst monthly drop in three years on global rout   
Reuters
HONG KONG Asian shares fell on Monday and looked set for their worst monthly performance in three years after top Federal Reserve officials kept the door open for an interest rate hike in September and Chinese stock markets took a fresh tumble.
Asia stocks sag as Fed rate prospects revived, China still a worry   Firstpost
China's market missteps tripping up others   Dallas Morning News
Still Pulling Its Weight   Beijing Review
Quartz   
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
The Globe and Mail   
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China's problem is the economy itself, not the market sell-off   
Financial Times
The stock market sell-off is not the problem. Yes, the Shanghai Composite Stock Index has dropped almost 40 per cent since its June peak, but the Chinese economy has rarely been upset by fluctuations of its financial markets. The problem — not a huge ...

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The Nation
   
'Largest-ever' Med gas field found off Egypt   
The Nation
CAIRO - Italian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the "largest ever" offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, in Egypt's territorial waters. The discovery, confirmed by Egypt's oil ministry, could hold a potential 30 ...
Egypt Gas Find Could Shake Up Israel's Energy Plans   Haaretz
Italian company Eni: 'Supergiant' natural gas field found off Egyptian coast   MLive.com
Eni makes big gas find in Mediterranean Sea   Financial Post
Irish Independent   
Ynetnews   
Herald Sun   
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Live Trading News
   
Middle East Faces Continuing Water Stress   
Live Trading News
Nearly 50% of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by Y 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations. Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian ...

2015-08-31 Israel World


Brisbane Times
   
Foreigner arrested in Bangkok bombing case   
New Zealand Herald
Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the Bangkok shrine bombing. Photo / Thai Police. Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first ...

2015-08-31 Israel Middle East


The Express Tribune
   
Deported Al-Jazeera journalist: Verdict a blow for Egyptian press freedom   
Reuters Africa
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A decision by an Egyptian court to sentence three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison was politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the press, one of the three, Australian journalist Peter Greste, said on ...
Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison   Stuff.co.nz
US 'Concerned' by Egypt Court Ruling on Al-Jazeera Reporters   NDTV
Jazeera to appeal 'grotesque' verdict to jail journalists   Business Standard
Hindustan Times   
Reuters   
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Al-Bawaba
   
Syrian Rebels Say Cease-Fire With Hezbollah Collapses   
ABC News
A cease-fire between a coalition of Syrian rebels and Hezbollah fighters in a Syrian border town and two northern Shiite villages collapsed Saturday for the second time this month amid rare Iranian-mediated talks. The Islamic Army, or Jaysh Fatah group ...
Warring sides in Syria agree to local ceasefires   iFreePress.com (blog)
Syrian army and rebels agree to new truce in #Zabadani   PPP Focus.com

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The Sun Daily
   
Delayed Egypt elections to start on Oct 17   
The Sun Daily
A picture taken on Aug 30, 2015 shows a close up of a stage during the Supreme Elections Committee meeting to announce the dates for Egypt's parliamentary elections in the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP. CAIRO: Egypt's much delayed legislative elections, ...

2015-08-31 Israel Israel


Tehran Times
   
Iran jails two people for spying: report   
Herald Sun
IRAN'S official IRNA news agency says two people have been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of spying for the United States and Israel. IRNA quotes judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi as saying on Sunday that the two ...

2015年8月29日 星期六

2015-08-30 Israel More Top Stories


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the international community to step up pressure on the Egyptian government to "undo the injustice" meted out to him and two al-Jazeera colleagues, who were sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison by a ...

2015-08-30 Israel Health


Minneapolis Star Tribune
   
Rosenblum: Sex drug puts women in the driver's seat   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Feed Loader “It's really important that this drug was passed, because there are others in the pipeline. Those drugs would have died if this hadn't passed in its third attempt.” Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of the Women's Health Clinic at the Mayo ...
Eliminating the stigma over low female sex drive   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Can female viagra really change women's libido?   New Zealand Herald
Opinion: A new sex drug for women? Don't be seduced by the hype   Montreal Gazette

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Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines
   
USAID India to launch 5 million dollar project: US Ambassador   
Business Standard
USAID India will soon launch a five million dollar project aimed at improving maternal and child health care by aggregating best practices from both public and private sector. US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said the project will be called 'global ...

2015-08-30 Israel Entertainment


Sky News Australia
   
Sheeran, Swift set for battle at VMAs   
Sky News Australia
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will battle it out with top nominee Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards. The British singer has six nominations to the American's seven, with her star-studded Bad Blood video receiving nods in categories including ...
Method to madness of MTV Video Music Awards   Sioux City Journal
KANYE WEST GETS MICHAEL JACKSON VANGUARD AWARD   The Nation Newspaper
VMAs 2015: When Are the MTV Video Music Awards?   Press Examiner
Hollywood Take   
Irish Independent   
Dispatch Times   
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Haaretz
   
Homeland' Creator Raff's New Film Focuses on Efforts to Bring Ethiopian Jews ...   
Haaretz
Since adapting his Israeli show “Prisoners of War” for U.S. audiences in the form of the Showtime hit “Homeland,” writer and director Gideon Raff has seen his Hollywood career take off. After creating the series “Tyrant” for FX and “Dig” for USA, the ...

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i24news
   
Iran nixes performance by conductor from the 'Zionist regime'   
i24news
Israeli-Argentinian conductor Daniel Barenboim will not be allowed to perform in Tehran, according to Iranian news agency Fars. Barenboim, who is general music director of the German capital's flagship opera house, the State Opera, was hoping to take ...
Music censor   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Report: Iran Won't Allow Barenboim to Perform in Tehran   Haaretz
Berlin orchestra's planned Tehran concert angers Israel   Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News (blog)
Israel Hayom   
Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)   
Ynetnews   
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Ledger Gazette
   
Justin Bieber to perform at MTV VMAs   
Ledger Gazette
Miley Cyrus is ready to shock MTV VMAs 2015 viewers as she takes on the stage this weekend as host of the event. He last performed at the VMAs in 2010 and he captioned the Instagram pic with the hashtag: '#bieberisback'. “I don't relate to what people ...

2015-08-30 Israel Sci/Tech


VentureBeat
   
New photos reportedly show Apple iPhone 6S Force Touch screen and larger front ...   
VentureBeat
Above: An Apple iPhone 6 is seen on display at the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. Image Credit: REUTERS/Mike Segar. Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac has acquired some newly leaked photos that show the ...

2015-08-30 Israel Business


Rappler
   
Philippines faces 'high' level of water shortage in 2040 – study   
Rappler
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is in danger of experiencing water scarcity in 25 years, according to a new study. The study, conducted by think tank World Resources Institute (WRI), predicts the Philippines will be experience a "high" degree of ...
Middle East To Face Impending Severe Water Crisis   The Inquisitr
S'pore 'most at risk of facing high water stress'   AsiaOne
Mapped: The countries that will face the biggest water shortages by 2040   Telegraph.co.uk
Press Examiner   
News.Az   
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New York Times
   
China Falters, and the Global Economy Is Forced to Adapt   
New York Times
HONG KONG — The commodities giant BHP Billiton spent heavily for years, mining iron ore across Australia, digging for copper in Chile, and pumping oil off the coast of Trinidad. The company could be confident in its direction as commodities orders ...
Economy in U.S. Grew 3.7% in Second Quarter, More Than Forecast   Bloomberg

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U.S. News & World Report
   
Fed's Fischer sees inflation rebound, allowing gradual rate hikes   
Business Standard
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - U.S. inflation will likely rebound as pressure from the dollar fades, allowing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates gradually, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Saturday in a speech careful not to overreact ...
Interest rate hike a tougher call after a volatile week in the markets   Boston Globe
Fed's Fischer says not clear how Fed discussions could affect China stocks   Reuters
Optimistic About Inflation, Stanley Fischer Suggests That Fed Will Stick to ...   New York Times
Murphysboro American   
Bloomberg   
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Euro Forecast was Accurate Last Week, but now what?   
DailyFX
EURUSD – Retail FX traders were recently the most net-short the Euro versus the US Dollar since it traded to $1.40 through May, 2014, and a contrarian view of crowd sentiment kept us steadily bullish the EUR/USD. Yet the past week has seen a ...

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Ledger Gazette
   
Dow rises as calm returns to US stocks   
Ledger Gazette
In afternoon trade, stocks made a dramatic turn lower but stormed back in the final hour of trading, repeating a pattern of roller-coaster activity that has come to be a trademark of the past several sessions. Ten stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 ...
Stocks: Wild ride not over yet   CNNMoney
DEVELOPING: Dow plunges on China economy woes   Bulletin Leader
Stocks jump further as US economy shows unexpected strength   Lid Time - Weird News, Entertainment, News Headlines (blog)

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Exclusive - Arab OPEC producers brace for oil-price weakness for rest of 2015 ...   
Firstpost
DUBAI/LONDON A second oil price rout of 2015 has forced Arab OPEC members to cut their price expectations for this year, showing they are prepared to tolerate cheaper crude for longer to defend market share and curb rivals' output. OPEC delegates ...

2015-08-30 Israel World


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Peter Greste calls on world to step up pressure on Egypt over sentence   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian journalist Peter Greste has urged the international community to step up pressure on the Egyptian government to "undo the injustice" meted out to him and two al-Jazeera colleagues, who were sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison by a ...