12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tough-talking Trump may defer to China for help on North Korea
Tough-talking Trump may defer to China for help on North Korea
President Donald Trump has advocated an aggressive stance towards North Korea but he may now turn to Beijing for help.
12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Evacuations ordered below tallest dam in the US (near Oroville, Northern California)
Evacuations ordered below tallest dam in the US (near Oroville, Northern California)
Not good news at all:
– Residents near Oroville in Northern California were ordered to evacuate immediately on Sunday
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Reuters
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12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Intel Corporation’s Cannon Lake-EP and EX Server Chips May Be Dead
Why Intel Corporation’s Cannon Lake-EP and EX Server Chips May Be Dead
A while back, various leaks showed that microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was planning to introduce two waves of processors for its upcoming Purley server platform — Skylake-EP and EX, and Cannon Lake-EP and EX.
Skylake-EP and EX represent all new architectures built using the company’s 14-nanometer+ technology, while Cannon Lake-EP and EX were supposed to represent mild architectural enhancements of the Skylake-EP and EX chips, but with the benefit of being built on the company’s upcoming 10-nanometer chip manufacturing technology.
12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside The Black Bloc: "We’re Gonna Shut It Down… Whatever It Takes"
Inside The Black Bloc: "We’re Gonna Shut It Down… Whatever It Takes"
Out of the sea of largely peaceful antiwar demonstrators marching in San Francisco’s Financial District in 2003, a more militant subgroup emerged. Its members wore black masks, black jackets, black hoods and helmets. They smashed windows and looted military recruitment offices.
12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan fourth-quarter GDP grows – analyst responses
Japan fourth-quarter GDP grows – analyst responses
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Japan 4th consecutive quarter of GDP growth. (first time for a run of 4 in three years
Reuters have a rundown up now:
The data should be a relief to government and Bank of Japan policymakers who aim to sustain growth and pull the economy out of deflation and stagnation. However, uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies has cast a cloud over export-reliant Japan as domestic demand remains underpowered, analysts say.
12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Thousands Are Evacuating Over "Imminent Failure" Of California’s Oroville Dam
Thousands Are Evacuating Over "Imminent Failure" Of California’s Oroville Dam
Large-scale evacuations are taking place among residents of the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream after torrential rains led to the overflow of Lake Oroville in Northern California for first time in 48-year history, leading to what is said to be an imminent failure of the dam’s spillway, which according to officials could “lead to a failure of the structure.”
12 February, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Evacuations ordered below damaged California dam
Evacuations ordered below damaged California dam
Evacuations ordered below damaged California dam
Feb 12 (Reuters) – Residents below the tallest dam in the United States near Oroville in Northern California were ordered to evacuate immediately on Sunday after authorities said an auxiliary spillway was in danger of imminent collapse.