Updated at 11:01 a.m. ET MONTREAL About a dozen killer whales that were trapped under sea ice appeared to be free after the ice shifted, a leader of a northern Canada village said Thursday. The animals' predicament in the frigid waters of Hudson Bay made international headlines, and locals had been planning a rescue operation with chainsaws and drills. 5 PhotosKiller whales trapped in Quebec ice...
Whales Trapped Under Sea Ice Free Themselves
Labels: Business The killer whales trapped under ice in a remote Quebec village reached safety after the floes shifted on Hudson Bay, according to the mayor's office in Inukjuak.Water opened up around the area where the orcas had been coming up for air and the winds seemed to have shifted overnight, creating a passageway to the open water six miles away."This is great news," Johnny Williams,...
NATO official says more missiles launched in Syria
Labels: WorldBRUSSELS (Reuters) - A short-range ballistic missile was fired inside Syria on Wednesday, following similar launches last week, a NATO official said on Thursday. The official condemned as "reckless" the missile launches, which U.S. officials called an escalation of the 21-month-old Syrian civil war when their use was first spotted last month. "The use of such indiscriminate...
US jobless claims rise by 4,000
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: US jobless claims increased by 4,000 last week, according to government data released on Thursday.Seasonally adjusted initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending January 5 rose to 371,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 367,000.The current number of jobless claims is above the 364,000 estimated by analysts.Claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs,...
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Google removes Maps redirect for Windows Phone
Labels: Lifestyle As it said it would, Google has removed a redirect that prevented Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps via the mobile version of Internet Explorer and that instead sent them to Google.com.The redirect generated headlines last week, with various news outlets suggesting that it was not about poor functionality on the part of mobile IE (as Google maintained) but was more about competitive...
Super Bowls ads selling for more than $4 million
Labels: Health NEW YORK Super Bowl ads have sold for more than $4 million for some 30-second spots for this year's game. All the commercials for the NFL championship Feb. 3 in New Orleans are sold out, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday. Companies paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot last year, the previous record for a number that keeps going up. TV's biggest event averaged more than...
Hospitals Flooded With Flu Patients
Labels: Business U.S. emergency rooms have been overwhelmed with flu patients, turning away some of them and others with non-life-threatening conditions for lack of space.Forty-one states are battling widespread influenza outbreaks, including Illinois, where six people -- all older than 50 -- have died, according to the state's Department of Public Health.At least 18 children in the country...
Historic old Jeddah awaits life-saving restoration
Labels: WorldJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - In the heart of Saudi Arabia's sprawling Red Sea port city of Jeddah, centuries-old buildings tilt and buckle above the historic district's narrow alleys, withering away in the absence of decisive action to protect them. The seventh-century historic district, with its mud and coral town houses adorned with ornate wooden balconies, holds the only remnants...
Questions raised over Japan PM's economic reforms
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Signs of aggressive economic reforms in Japan under newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have given the Nikkei a lift.Some are even calling it the most exciting piece of news to come out of Japan since the Walkman.But economists warn against being overly bullish. Mr Abe came into power on a campaign promising among other things to make Japanese people proud of themselves...
Jan
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Target online price match unlikely to curb 'showrooming'
Labels: LifestyleTarget said today that it would match online pricing in all of its stores year-round -- a move deployed by many retailers this holiday season -- in a bid to stop Amazon's "showrooming" effect.In a statement, Target said it will match pricing from Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and Toysrus.com (including Babiesrus.com). In a nutshell, Target will match prices on items found cheaper elsewhere...
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