2013/12/18 – There are nearly 50 million people in the East African nation of Tanzania and only one pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon. That would be Dr. Godwin Godfrey, who owes his training to an Israel-based nonprofit, …
Researchers are enhancing a dense network of GPS receivers with temperature, air-pressure, and motion sensors common in today's smart phones. The prototype promises precious minutes of advance warning for extreme …
Japan’s top banks logged strong second quarter profit growth thanks to equity portfolios boosted by a surge in the Tokyo stock market, but other benefits of “Abenomics” have yet to spread to their core lending business. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s aggressive reflationary policies have pumped up the stock market since late 2012 — the benchmark […]
Israel is ramping up its effort to prevent a deal with Iran, which is seen as a serious threat to its national security.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc raised the top end of its IPO price range by 25 percent and will close its books a day early, signaling strong demand for the most closely watched Silicon Valley debut since Facebook Inc last year. Amid a red-hot market for initial public offerings and soaring equity markets, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's confidence appears to be increasing ahead of its initial public offering set for later this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay rights advocates — Republicans and Democrats — are newly upbeat about the prospects for Senate passage of a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
JERUSALEM — Israel has been quietly concerned over the U.S. acceptance of a Russian plan that halted a proposed Western air campaign against Syria. Officials said the sudden reversal by President Barack Obama, who …
World shares climbed to a near one-month high and oil and government bonds slipped on Tuesday, helped by receding expectations of U.S.-led military action against Syria and after better-than-expected Chinese …
Japan’s economy expanded much faster than initially expected in the second quarter, adding to growing signs of a solid recovery taking hold and fortifying the case for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to proceed …
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