Vittorio Hernandez
Mark Zuckerberg Makes FB Employees Read Chinese Propaganda
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 08:57 AM EST |
Several hundreds or even a few thousand copies of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book, "The Governance of China," for all Facebook employees to read is hardly a dent in the coffers of the biggest social media portal if it could add hundreds of millions of Chinese to FB.
President Xi Jinping Gets Support of Provincial Parties in Placing Zhou ‘Tiger’ Yongkang under Trial
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 04:47 AM EST |
It would have been easier and less risky on the part of Chinese President Xi Jinping to just boot Zhou Yongkang from the Communist Party. But Xi chose the more difficult option because trying Zhou, considered a major catch in his anti-corruption campaign, would give the president maximum publicity.
Nuclear-Powered Chinese Submarines To Hold Initial Patrol With Missiles By End Of 2014
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 03:24 AM EST |
China will become a threat to all U.S. military forces in the Western Pacific within the next decade, warns a report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
New Rules Curbing Racial Profiling Timely Amid Ongoing Anti-Police Protests
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 02:59 AM EST |
The Department of Justice announced on Monday the release of new rules that would curb racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies.
Egyptian Police Arrest 25 Men in Bathhouse For ‘Practicing Debauchery’
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 01:39 AM EST |
Even if Egypt's laws do not technically consider homosexuality illegal in the Middle Easter country, its police force continue to crack down on gay men, similar to what is happening in homophobic Russia.
CEO Of Health Decisions Plows Plane Into House In Gaithersburg; 6 Dead In Crash
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 09, 2014 12:08 AM EST |
A total of six persons died in a plane crash on Monday. Three of the victims were aboard a twin-engine jet piloted by Michael J. Rosenberg, founder and CEO of Health Decisions, and the other three were occupants of the house in Montgomery County which the aircraft hit.
Korean Air Went Nuts: VP under Fire over Macadamia Nuts Incident
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 09:00 PM EST |
The bratty daughter of the Korean Air CEO caused a delay in the flight of the air carrier on Monday over the failure of the purser to give her order of macadamia nuts in a bowl.
Shanghai’s Glamour Bar Closes for Good
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 06:21 AM EST |
Despite the closure of the Glamour Bar in Shanghai over the weekend due to his rental, Michelle Garnaut, the bar owner, plans to continue hosting the Shanghai International Literary Festival.
West Coast Port Strike No Match To 2 Pilots Who Deliver Christmas Trees to China
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 06:02 AM EST |
Despite Christmas trees being a western Christian tradition, many Hong Kong residents and businesses consider it a must to have one at their homes and enterprises. But since fir trees don't grow in Hong Kong, the people from the Chinese administrative region import it mostly from the U.S.
6 Guantanamo Bay Detainees Arrive in Uruguay
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 03:58 AM EST |
Uruguay has accepted six men detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for 12 years. Although the six are suspected to having ties with al-Qaeda, they have never been charged. Since 2010, they were cleared for release, but the six could not be sent back to their home countries and it was difficult to find another nation willing to take them in.
Chlorine Gas Leak Sickens Chicago Hotel Guests, Disrupts FurFest Convention
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 02:18 AM EST |
People dressed in furry animal costumes were rushed to the hospital on Sunday morning after a deliberate gas leak at the Hyatt hotel in Rosemont, Chicago caused the guests to become sick.
Prince William, Kate to Push for Favorite Causes During U.S. Visit
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 01:38 AM EST |
Prince William and wife Kate Middleton arrived on Sunday night in New York City aboard British Airways Flight 177 for their three-day visit. After a motorcade, the royal couple were driven to The Carlyle, a luxury hotel on 76th Street, which William's mother, Princess Diana, stayed often when she was in New York.
Last U.S. Senate Race Ends With Democrat Defeat
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 01:24 AM EST |
Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu failed to win her fourth bid to keep her seat in the U.S. Senate representing Louisiana. With her loss in the final election in the Saturday runoff, the Republicans increased their control in the Senate with 54 seats.
Uber Cab Driver Accused of Rape Arrested in North India
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 08, 2014 01:18 AM EST |
Like a scene from an action movie, there was a chase on the streets of Mathura before cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav was arrested on Sunday for the rape of a 25-year-old female executive who rode his taxi on Friday night.
JPMorgan’s James Dimon Has No Cancer Evidence, Bank Shares Up 2.1% on Good Health News
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 06, 2014 05:30 AM EST |
Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. closed 2.1 percent higher on Friday and rose by 50 cents to US$62.70 on news that James Dimon, the chief executive of the bank, has no evidence of cancer on his body.
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