AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Polish Ice Warriors tell of defeat by Pakistan's Savage Mountain
Pummelled by weeks of hurricane force blizzards and sub zero temperatures not to mention high altitude disputes the elite climbers known as Poland's Ice Warriors gave in K2 remains unclimbed in winter one of mountaineering's final frontiers
Bloomberg
Jones Day Sees `Real Spike' in U.S.-Asia M&A in 2019
Dec.31 -- Robert Profusek, global chair of M&A at Jones Day, discusses the deals environment. Deutsche Bank senior economist Brett Ryan also speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
Americans Wait Days, Weeks For COVID-19 Test Results As Spread Worsens
As cases of the coronavirus spike in most of the country, labs are having a hard time turning around results, meaning a dangerous delay for thousands.
Bloomberg
'More Pain at the Pump to Come,' Stephen Schork Says
Stephen Schork, principal and co-founder at The Schork Group, sees gasoline prices continuing to climb during the summer months, with a national average of $5.40 by the July fourth holiday. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Curated Video
YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: PRISTINA: NATO DENIES BOMBING CLAIM
Eng/French/Nat
NATO says it does not have any evidence to link it to an attack near a convoy of Western journalists in Kosovo on Sunday.
The injured included Eve-Ann Prentice, a reporter from "The Times" of London newspaper.
She was...
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Mountaineers gather to mark 60th anniversary of conquering of Everest
1. Mountaineer Reinhold Messner placing garlands of flowers on the statues of Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay who made first ascent up Everest
2. Horse-drawn carriage decorated with flowers carrying Everest climbers and...
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A pair of Americans completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb Wednesday, using only their hands and feet to scale a 3,000-foot vertical wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Jan. 14)
A pair of Americans climbers completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb on Wednesday.
Using only their hands and feet to scale a 3,000-foot vertical wall on El Capitan, the forbidding granite pedestal...
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One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported
HEADLINE: 9,000 feared dead in China quake
CAPTION: One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Clipper round the world yatch race comes home to London
CLEAN : Clipper round the world yatch race comes home to London
Bloomberg
Gluskin Sheff Economist Gives Thumbs Down to Border Tax
Feb.23 -- David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff, discusses why he believes a border adjustment tax is a bad idea and what he's looking for from U.S. tax reform. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro on...
Curated Video
Gadgets Galore at Special Ops Trade Show
The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference is held in Tampa, Florida every year, and it's like a supermarket for Navy SEALs. A grocery store for Green Berets. A Costco for commandoes.It's where the U.S. Special Operations Command,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Stuntman John Ciampa Performs For School Children
20 year-old climber John Ciampa climbs up a building while a group of school children watch from the street / Ciampa climbs the building again with a schoolboy on his back / Ciampa quickly climbs up and down a tree with ease for a group...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Young Stuntman John Ciampa
John Ciampa at the dinner table while his mother begs him to get his spaghetti / John Ciampa performing stunts and balancing acts for a crowd on the streets of New York City / slow motion of Ciampa climbing building / 20-year-old...
Curated Video
AP Reporter on NKorea US tensions
Guam officials are taking the latest missive from North Korea as a sign that the rhetoric is calming down.
Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio told the media Tuesday that North Korea appears to be holding off on an imminent launch of...
Bloomberg
IDC's Del Prete Says Neri Is 'Well Regarded' at HPE
Nov.21 -- Crawford Del Prete, IDC executive vice president of research products, discusses Meg Whitman's decision to step down as CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bridgeman Arts
Miners and boys climbing up from the underground mining tunnels. France, 1952
Clip 4 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners and young boys walk through the underground mining tunnels. They climb up using a ladder.
Bloomberg
Blackford Says SNP Would Back Vote of No Confidence in Government
Mar.12 -- Ian Blackford, the Westminster leader of the Scottish National Party, discusses the outlook for Parliament's vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal and the possibility of a no-confidence vote in the government if it...
Bloomberg
How Agora Financial's Knuckman Is Trading Canadian Solar
Apr.08 -- On this edition of "Options Insight," Agora Financial's Alan Knuckman discusses his options strategy with Bloomberg's Abigail Doolittle on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
Bloomberg
'Dollar Power' Is a Mystery, Agora's Knuckman Says
Apr.25 -- In "Futures In Focus," Agora Financial's Alan Knuckman examines the factors behind the strength of the U.S dollar on "Bloomberg Markets."
Press Association
Extinction Rebellion climate protester scales Big Ben scaffolding
An Extinction Rebellion protester has scaled the side of Big Ben. The protester is wearing a blonde wig and has unfurled a flag of the side of the tower.
A spokesman for the group said the climber was 43-year-old tree surgeon Ben Atkinson.
Bloomberg
MUFG Bank’s Tan Is Still Very Cautious on Markets
Oct.07 -- Cliff Tan, global markets research head of East Asia at MUFG Bank, discusses the U.S.-China trade negotiations and how they’re impacting markets. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: China Open.”
Curated Video
Biden moves on to SC: Fight is 'just beginning'
Predicting early on that he would "take a hit" in New Hampshire's primary after a distant fourth-place finish in Iowa, Joe Biden moved on to South Carolina Tuesday, a state critical to his campaign's success.
Bloomberg
Italy Bonds Fall After Surprise Credit Rating Downgrade
Apr.29 -- Italian sovereign bonds retreated after Fitch Ratings downgraded the nation’s credit in an out-of-cycle meeting, bringing back fears the country may lose its investment grade as its finances deteriorate. Maria Tadeo reports on...
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Texas Pauses Reopening, ICU Beds Fill As Virus Cases Spike Across U.S.
As more than half of the country sees new spikes in coronavirus cases, the CDC estimates there may be 10 undocumented cases for each recorded one.