Tag Archives: service
Service sector growth slips in Oct: ISM
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The pace of growth in the services sector slowed modestly in October as new orders slipped, though employment improved to its highest level in seven months, an industry report showed on Monday.
…
Source: Secret Service agent kills self
A Secret Service agent suspected of having a romantic relationship with a Mexican woman is dead of an apparent suicide, a law enforcement official told CNN Thursday.
Full Story: CNN.com – Top Stories
Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service
NEW YORK (AP) — New York tried to resume its normal frenetic pace Thursday, getting back its vital subway system after a crippling storm but still finding it slow on gridlocked highways.
Full Story: Top Headlines
Transit systems yet to return to service
New York’s critical massive public transit network, including the 108-year-old subway, is still crippled. FULL STORY
Full Story: CNN.com – Top Stories
UK’s first 4G service launches
Eleven cities around the UK will be able to receive 4G mobile coverage from Tuesday morning, but critics have doubts over its cost.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
Service commemorates El Alamein
Veterans of the Battle of El Alamein attend a service at Westminster Abbey commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
Secret Service member arrested in Fla.
A member of the Secret Service was arrested in Miami early Friday after a run-in with a patrolman, city police said.
Full Story: CNN.com – Top Stories
Church service for missing April
A church service for the missing five-year-old April Jones is to take place in Machynlleth, the mid Wales town from where she vanished last week.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
U.S. companies add jobs in September, service sector expands
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies added more jobs than expected in September, while activity in the vast services sector picked up, suggesting the economy remained on track for modest growth.
Full Story: Reuters: Top News
New police air service takes off
A new National Police Air Service replacing localised police helicopter operations in England and Wales, with savings expected of about £15m a year.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
Service remembers fallen officers
Manchester constables Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone will be among those honoured at a service for officers killed while on police duty in the past year.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
China’s first aircraft carrier enters service
Refurbished Soviet ship not expected to carry full complement of planes or be ready for combat for some time.
Full Story: AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
China’s first carrier in service
China says its first aircraft carrier – a refurbished Soviet ship – has entered into service, expanding its ability to defend its sovereignty.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
Fire service warns of job losses
London Fire Brigade outlines a scenario of 840 posts, 30 fire stations and 30 fire engines being cut to save £45m.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
Security Service recruits outside help on Q’s gizmos
The heads of British intelligence are appealing to small and medium-sized technology companies to provide kit for covert operations
Full Story: Financial Times – UK Homepage
Memorial service held for Lonmin victims
Workers at group’s South African mine gather to mourn their colleagues killed by police last week, as tensions underpinning the dispute remain high
Full Story: Financial Times – UK Homepage
Duke of Edinburgh to miss service
The Duke of Edinburgh will miss the Royal Family’s visit to morning service at a church near Balmoral later after spending a fourth night in hospital.
Full Story: BBC News – Home
More than 900 at funeral service for Reid’s son
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Browns President Mike Holmgren and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were among more than 900 people who packed a Mormon church for the funeral service of Garrett Reid, son of Eagles coach Andy Reid.
Full Story:
Amazon launches textbook rental service
Book Industry Study Group research found that textbook rentals rose last year from 8% of the market to 11%, with a drop in new textbook sales
Full Story: Financial Times – UK Homepage
UK service sector growth slows
The UK’s large services sector only grew slightly last month showing its lowest reading for a year and a half but remains it better shape than manufacturing
Full Story: Financial Times – UK Homepage