The U.S. economy is set to take off. Scarred by the financial crisis but on their feet again, consumers will lead the economy to growth in the range of 3 percent through the end of 2015. The Commerce Department reported
Japanese scientists on Tuesday unveiled what they said was the world’s first news-reading android, eerily lifelike and possessing a sense of humour to match her perfect language skills. The adolescent-looking “Kodomoroid” — an amalgamation of the Japanese word “kodomo” (child)
Tuesday June 24th, US consumer confidence expected to rise (to 83.5 from 83) Although confidence is expected to pick up, it should come as no surprise that US consumers are still less chirpy than they were before the crash of
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Colombia moved to the verge of qualifying for the World Cup’s knockout stage on Thursday, beating Ivory Coast 2-1 after scoring twice in a devastating six-minute spell in the second half. Driven on by a partisan
NATAL, Brazil (AP) — The must-win World Cup encounter between England and Uruguay could boil down to which team best targets Luis Suarez. Both former champions realize a loss Thursday could signal the end of their World Cup campaign after
(Reuters) – It takes a British American Tobacco factory machine three minutes to load 4 million cigarettes onto a truck in northern Bavaria – but it can take a lot longer to figure out whether those cigarettes end up where they should.
The Chinese government has expanded its territorial claims in the South China Sea by building islands on reefs that both Vietnam and the Philippines claim are theirs, according to new reports. The islands, on the South Johnson Reef and the
Despite 26 million workers being trapped in unemployment across the European Union, member states have not yet shifted the burden of taxation away from workers and employment. Tax on labour remains the largest source of revenue in the 28-member bloc,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in April to another record high even though China cut back on its holdings for a third straight month. The Treasury Department reported Monday that total foreign holdings
Although Japan’s national team could not make an impression on the Ivory Coast’s defense in their 2-1 loss at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Japanese fans made a huge impression on Brazil by cleaning up the stadium after their disappointing
Football rulers hold their annual congress on Wednesday amid calls from top European football for president Sepp Blatter to end his reign as FIFA president and damaging corruption accusations against Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid. Michael van Praag, head of
The territorial dispute between China and Vietnam involving a Chinese oil rig parked near the disputed Paracel Islands has continued to escalate and, in an extensive report, the government of China is now claiming that the oil rig triggered an
FIFA President Sepp Blatter called critics of FIFA awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar racists. “There is a sort of storm against FIFA relating to the Qatar World Cup,” he complained. “Sadly there’s a great deal of discrimination and
China’s top diplomat told India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that the nuclear-armed neighbours should regard themselves as “natural partners” rather than rivals as they held talks in New Delhi. Speaking at a press conference in the Indian
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday that he was committed to restarting Japan’s controversial commercial whale hunting program, despite the UN denouncing the policy and demanding Tokyo stop the killings immediately. The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Cybercrime is costing businesses worldwide nearly half a trillion dollars a year, with the UK particularly badly hit. The increasingly problematic situation also has an impact on 150,000 jobs in the EU, according to new research published by McAfee and
The Hong Kong government has refused to allow same-sex couples to marry at the British consulate in the city, UK officials said Monday, prompting heavy criticism from gay and lesbian rights groups. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced last
To most observers, U.S. and European economic sanctions have had minimal success in discouraging Russia from covertly interfering in the Ukraine. But sanctions have exposed Russia’s dependence on America’s Visa and MasterCard for processing about 56% of all transactions in
The greatest amphibious assault in world history took place seventy years ago on the shores of Normandy, France. The incredible story of how Allied soldiers, led by the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, boldly invaded German-occupied France in Operation
It takes nothing away from the courage and valor of the American troops who landed at Normandy on D-Day to say that their ultimate victory was a forgone conclusion. Yes, US GI’s still had to fight it out, all the
Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 213,000 jobs in May. This is in line with the pace so far this year and stronger than in 2013, and the Federal Reserve is likely to follow through
It is poignant and poetic that Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004, just a day before the 60th anniversary of D-Day–the day Reagan helped re-instantiate into our collective consciousness. Indeed, on D-Day Minus One, June 5, 1944, the ships
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Nigeria helpless as Boko Haram trashes entire villages Reader comments: History is repeating itself Generational timeline of ancient Palestine/Israel Nigeria helpless as Boko Haram trashes entire villages Boko Haram on Sunday attacked residents of
Don Zimmer was more baseball than you. For the last six-and-a-half decades, he had been playing or coaching baseball–in the U.S., Japan, Mexico, and wherever teams would pay him to do so. From 18 to 83, he worked on the
The decision to award 2022 World Cup hosting responsibilities to Qatar has been riddled with controversy, as Amnesty International condemns the conditions of workers in the country and allegations of bribery repeatedly surface within FIFA. Now, reports note, senior officials
