By Eric Knecht ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt staged a show of international support on Thursday as it inaugurated a major extension of the Suez Canal which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes will power an economic turnaround in the Arab world’s most populous country. The former armed forces chief, who led a military takeover two years ago but ran for president as a civilian last year, told a ceremony attended
By Eric Knecht ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt staged a show of international support on Thursday as it inaugurated a major extension of the Suez Canal which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes will power an economic turnaround in the Arab world’s most populous country. The former armed forces chief, who led a military takeover two years ago but ran for president as a civilian last year, told a ceremony attended
NEW YORK (AP) — Media stocks had some of the biggest losses in midday trading as investors worry about fading revenue from cable television.
NEW YORK (AP) — Media stocks had some of the biggest losses in midday trading as investors worry about fading revenue from cable television.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized 12,000 pounds (5,440 kilograms) of cocaine from a vessel in the Eastern Pacific in one of the largest busts of its kind.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized 12,000 pounds (5,440 kilograms) of cocaine from a vessel in the Eastern Pacific in one of the largest busts of its kind.
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani military helicopter being used as an air ambulance crashed near the northern district of Mansehra on Thursday, and the 12 people on board were feared dead, military officials said. The helicopter was flying from the city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, to the northern area of Gilgit, which has been hit by floods. There were doctors, paramedic and aviation people in the
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani military helicopter being used as an air ambulance crashed near the northern district of Mansehra on Thursday, and the 12 people on board were feared dead, military officials said. The helicopter was flying from the city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, to the northern area of Gilgit, which has been hit by floods. There were doctors, paramedic and aviation people in the
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has only four recorded cases of Ebola, the West African nation’s head of Ebola said Thursday, adding that he is hopeful the countdown to zero can soon begin.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has only four recorded cases of Ebola, the West African nation’s head of Ebola said Thursday, adding that he is hopeful the countdown to zero can soon begin.