LONDON/ SEOUL- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to an eight-month low below $105 a barrel on Friday as data showed a much sharper slowdown in hiring by U.S. employers than analysts had expected, feeding worries about the economy and potential fuel demand.
LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil fell to a five-month low near $105 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. jobs data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand.
*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil steadied close to five-month lows around $106 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.
*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent steadied above $106 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week since December as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.
*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent crude edged up toward $107 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week in a month as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand. Brent crude rose 13 cents to $106.47 a barrel by 0436 GMT, off an earlier high of $106.65.
*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent crude edged up toward $107 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week in a month as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand. Brent rose 14 cents to $106.48 a barrel by 0236 GMT, off an earlier high of $106.65.
SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.
SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called a "real and clear danger" from Pyongyang.
JERUSALEM- Israel pressed Hamas on Wednesday to rein in rocket-firing militants in the Gaza Strip after the most serious outbreak of cross-border hostilities since a ceasefire ended an eight-day war in November.
*Naval planner says suitable system to cost $700 million. ASHDOD, Israel, April 1- Israel's huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its navy, long overshadowed by other branches of the Israeli armed forces, a big job that will require extra spending.
*Thalmic Labs plans to ship MYO devices by year-end. If Thalmic Labs makes good on its promise, Star Wars fans will soon be able to play video games with the sweep of a hand. "It's a functional device," Stephen Lake, co-founder and chief executive of Thalmic Labs, told Reuters in an interview. "
JERUSALEM, March 30- Natural gas from the Tamar field off Israel's Mediterranean shores began flowing on Saturday, the head of a partner in the field said in a statement.
*Wheat stocks down to 85 days, bread riots a key worry. LONDON/ CAIRO, March 28- Egypt has hit breaking point in its ability to pay for imports of oil, wheat and other basic commodities, forcing it to call in diplomatic favours or seek easy payment terms from suppliers who hope for future advantage in return.
TEL AVIV, March 27- Natural gas from the Tamar field off Israel's Mediterranean shores will begin flowing this weekend, the Energy and Water Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, March 26- The retiring chief of the trouble-plagued F-35 Joint Strike Fighter says he remains bullish about the hi-tech war plane, with costs soon to be further reduced as production takes off, and believes the program will transform the aerospace industry.
*Thalmic Labs plans to ship MYO devices by year-end. If Thalmic Labs makes good on its promise, Star Wars fans will soon be able to play video games with the sweep of a hand. "It's a functional device," Stephen Lake, co-founder and chief executive of Thalmic Labs, told Reuters in an interview. "
BOSTON, March 25- Anthony Lewis, both a champion and a critic of the U.S. legal system and press rights in a newspaper career spanning more than 50 years, died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday.