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Rocket Headed to International Space Station Blows Up Seconds After Liftoff
An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad on Virginia's eastern seaboard on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
29 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
As Hawaii Lava Flow Threatens Town, Looters Hit Evacuated Homes
Threatened by lava flows, many residents in the Hawaiian village of Pahoa have fled, leaving behind homes that one business owner says are being targeted by looters.
28 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Vladimir Putin Blames US for Islamist Terrorism and Ukraine Conflict
President denies Russia has been aggressive in Ukraine and has encroached on the sovereignty of its neighbours
27 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Washington State School Shooting
Gunman at Washington State School Targeted His Cousins, Relative Says. When a gunman opened fire at students in a Washington state school cafeteria on Friday, he was not shooting at random targets, his relative said.
25 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Denver Teens Set Out for Syria to Join Extremists; Parents, FBI Bring Them Back
Three teenage girls who set out from a Denver suburb apparently bound for Syria to join extremists fighting there are back home after their parents alerted authorities and the trio was stopped in Germany, U.S. officials said.
22 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Ebola Crisis Turns a Corner as U.S. Issues New Treatment Protocols
The United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected.
22 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Texas Worker Who May Have Handled Ebola Samples Quarantined in Belize
A Texas hospital health worker who may have handled Thomas Eric Duncan's fluid samples has been quarantined on a cruise ship in Belize -- another reminder of the widespread fears of the deadly virus.
17 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Turkey Says U.S. Can Use Bases Near Syria to Fight ISIS
Turkey will let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases, including a key installation within 100 miles of the Syrian border, for operations against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense officials said Sunday.
13 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Ebola Protocol Breach Raises Questions About Where to Treat Patients
The protocol breach at a Texas hospital being blamed for a health care worker being infected with Ebola, the first person to contract the disease in the United States, raised concerns about whether hospitals are prepared to treat the virus.
13 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Anxiety Grows in US After Death of Texas Ebola Patient
Hours after Thomas Eric Duncan became first Ebola fatality in the US, official who had visited contaminated apartment shows ‘some’ symptoms
10 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Narendra Modi Was Speaking in Code When He Visited America.
Here’s what he was really saying to his Hindu nationalist base
04 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Ebola Case Stokes Concerns for Liberians in Texas
The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. has been confirmed in a man who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas, sending chills through the area's West African community whose leaders urged caution to prevent spreading the virus.
01 Oct 2014, business.mega.mu
Pimco Is in a Race to Keep Investors After Bill Gross Exits
Executives at Pacific Investment Management Co. hit the phones Monday in a campaign to persuade clients to stick with the firm, even as Wall Street traders placed bets against its holdings, seeking to exploit the sudden departure of co-founder Bill Gross.
30 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Les Sociétés Américaines Privilégient Maurice pour Investir en Afrique
Les États-Unis ne lâchent pas le morceau. La grande puissance mondiale compte mettre les bouchées doubles pour rattraper son retard par rapport à la Chine qui l'a dévancée, devenant ainsi le premier partenaire commercial de l’Afrique.
29 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Shadow of Controversy Follows Narendra Modi as he Meets US Leaders
Politicians, protesters and businessmen hover near India’s new prime minister, who lawsuit accuses of alleged failures during 2002 sectarian riots
29 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Air War in Syria Could Last Years
The U.S.-led airstrikes mounted early this week in Syria are the opening salvo of what is likely to be a years-long campaign to rout al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and Islamic State fighters from the war-torn country, according to military leaders.
25 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
US Military Launches Air Strikes Against Isil in Syria
The US and its allies launched a fresh offensive against the fighters of the Islamic State (Isil) last night striking targets in Syria for the first time using cruise missiles, drones as well as warplanes.
23 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Obama: U.S. Ready to Take the Lead in Ebola Fight
After an in-person briefing from the staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a "major increase" in the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
17 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
US Air Strike Supports Iraqi Troops Under Attack
The US has carried out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group.
16 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu
Fresh Sanctions Will Freeze Big Foreign Oil Projects in Russia
Fresh U.S. and EU sanctions imposed on Moscow will bring an abrupt halt to exploration of Russia's huge Arctic and shale oil reserves and complicate financing of existing Russian projects from the Caspian Sea to Iraq and Ghana.
14 Sep 2014, business.mega.mu