(Reuters) – Enbridge Inc , Canada’s second-largest pipeline company, reported a third-quarter profit as losses on financial derivatives fell and it carried more oil and natural gas on some of its pipelines. Enbridge, which seeks to expand its massive oil export network to both the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts, earned C$189 million ($189.98 million), or 24 Canadian cents per share, compared with a loss of C$5 million, or 1 Canadian cent per share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis the company earned C$269 million, or 34 Canadian cents per share. …
Greek protests get violent ahead of austerity vote
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Greek riot police Wednesday while more than 80,000 demonstrated outside Parliament, where lawmakers prepared to vote on new austerity measures needed to avoid financia l disaster. China's premier-in-waiting schooled in free thought
BEIJING (Reuters) – Where other top Chinese leaders can only stand around and look awkward in the presence of English -speaking dignitaries, premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang stands out for his casual and disarming command of the language. Li's English skills say more about the man who will run the world's second-largest economy than just an ability to schmooze U.S. CEOs and European prime ministers – they were learned as a part of a surprisingly liberal university education. … Experts raise concerns over superhuman workplace
Performance-boosting drugs, powered prostheses and wearable computers are coming to an office near you -- but experts warned in a new report Wednesday that too little thought has been given to the implications of a superhuman workplace.
Agrium says not approached by potential buyers for retail side
(Reuters) – Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc , under pressure by its biggest shareholder Jana Partners to spin off its farm retail division, has not been approached by potential buyers, CEO Mike Wilson said on Wednesday. “We get people sniffing around all the time, just like we do looking at other companies, but we haven’t really been approached to buy our retail business,” Wilson said in an interview with Reuters. “I haven’t had anyone come to give me an offer on our retail business.” (Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
China heir apparent Xi raised by elite, steeled by turmoil
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three years ago in Mexico, China's president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, provi ded a rare glimpse of a future leader who was born into a revolutionary aristocracy and came of age in the tumult of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution. Xi usually sports the dark suit and cautious public mask that is the uniform of China's Communist Party leadership. But in Mexico, he dropped his guard in a steely defense of his country against criticism from abroad. "In the midst of international financial turmoil, China was still able to solve the problem of feeding its 1. … Donald Trump gets fired up over election results, goes on Twitter tirade and later deletes
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Donald Trump has deleted some of the Twitter tirade he posted following President Barack Obama’s re-election and added new critiques of NBC’s Brian Williams.
China's leadership challenge in new era: douse "inequality volcano"
YANGCHANG, China (Reuters) – In the mountain vil lage of Yangchang in the backwater province of Guizhou in southwestern China, the roof of the Yang family home is cracked and about to cave in, held upright only by a few rickety tree trunks. Nearly penniless after quitting their jobs in a coastal city, Yang Hechun and her husband recently returned to the village to care for a sickly 71-year-old grandmother and two young children. "We can hardly afford to eat, never mind mend our house," said Yang, over a meal of rice, chilli bean sprouts, peanuts and tofu. … Boeing aims for $1.6 billion in cost savings through 2015: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co aims to reduce costs in its defense business by an additional $1.6 billion from 2013 through 2015 under a major restructuring effort, the head of Boeing Defense Space & Security told employees on Wednesday. In a message to employees, Boeing defense Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg said Boeing would achieve the new goal by paring the number of divisions from 13 to 10, cutting management jobs by 10 percent and closing some facilities. He said Boeing defense had already cut costs by $2.2 billion since 2010. …
Latin Americans love Obama - so why the 'collective shrug' on reelection?
Leading up to the United States presidential election, Latin Americans, like Latinos in the US, widely favored the reelection of President Obama.
2 US states back same-sex marriage in historic votes; 2 states OK legal marijuana
Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana.
Egypt's constitution makers may struggle to meet deadline
CAIRO (Reuters) – Disputes over controversial articles have raised doubts whether members of the assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution will have the document ready by a December 12 deadline, after which it is to be put to a referendum, officials say. The constitution is a cornerstone in Egypt’s democratic transition after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak last year. Without it, the country cannot hold elections to replace a parliament that a court declared void in June. Pressure is mounting on the 100-member assembly to finish before the deadline. …
IOC strips Uzbekistani wrestler of London Olympics bronze medal in doping case
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee stripped a London Games bronze medal from an Uzbekistani wrestler because of a doping violation on Wednesday.
Puerto Rico ousts governor, backs US statehood
Puerto Ricans have endorsed U.S. statehood for the Caribbean island but also ousted the pro-statehood governor in a close election. Brazil to distribute oil revenues more evenly
Brazil’s House of Representatives has approved a controversial proposal to share profits from the country’s growing oil production sector more evenly between petro-producing states and those with little or no production.
Apple's shares slide 4 percent to five-month low
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Apple Inc slid almost 4 percent on Wednesday to a five-month low, outpacing the U.S. stock market's post-U.S. election losses, and slipping into bearish territory. Stock in the world's most valuable technology company has dropped more than 20 percent from a record high in September, entering what the market recognizes as bearish ground. It hit a low of $558.38 on Wednesday, before trading down 3.5 percent at $559.74 around midday. … USGS reports strong earthquake off Pacific coast of Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY – The U.S. Geological Survey says that a strong earthquake has hit off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador.
USGS reports strong Guatemalan earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey says that a strong earthquake has hit off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador.
New Georgia government detains general, ex-minister
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Georgian government detained the army's chief-of-staff on Wednesday on suspicion of abuse of power, stepping up what the opposition says is a political witch hunt against President Mikheil Saakashvil i's allies. New Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili's coalition ousted Saakashvili's party in an election last month, saying it would pursue former officials it suspected of wrongdoing. It began on Tuesday by detaining Bacho Akhalaia, a former interior and defense minister. … Israel moves quickly to congratulate Obama
Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to congratulate President Obama on his reelection by paying tribute to an US-Israel alliance that, in his words, is “rock solid,” though the upbeat statement belied widespread anxiety by Israelis that the leaders' rocky relations would continue to cloud ties.
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