Tag: regions

10 OCT

The fire ravaging parts of California threatens the region’s $1 billion wine and agriculture industry

Getty Images More than a dozen wildfires are sweeping across Northern California’s wine country. The fires in Napa and Sonoma counties have killed at least 10 people and destroyed more than 1,500 homes and businesses, the Los Angeles Times reported. More than 100 people have reportedly checked into local hospitals for fire-related injuries or health issues, like burns, smoke inhalation, and shortness […]

12 SEP

Google opens Cloud Platform regions in Germany and Brazil, its first in South America

Google has officially added two new regions to its Cloud Platform infrastructure business, with the opening of the Southamerica-East1 and Europe-West3 data centers in Brazil and Germany, respectively. The internet giant previously revealed plans to launch a bunch of new Google Cloud Platform (GCP) regions throughout 2017. Following the opening of Google’s sixth region last November, […]

23 JUL

Global pizza chains are fighting for dominance in Russia’s far-flung regions

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Global pizza brands Domino’s and Papa John’s are preparing an assault on Russia’s provinces, betting they can turn a profit far from Moscow as online card payments become more widespread and consumers get to know foreign brands better. While stay-at-home Muscovites can order an array of international pizza brands from Sbarro to […]

03 JUL

THAAD deployment to S Korea undermines region’s strategic security – Chinese president

The deployment of the US THAAD anti-missile systems in South Korea undermines security on the Korean peninsula and in the entire region while contributing nothing to the process of denuclearization of North Korea, China’s President Xi Jinping said. “The deployment of the US THAAD missile defense system in South Korea does serious damage to the […]

06 MAR

The top tech leaders and regions in the world: Shanghai on the rise

Of the global hubs for innovation, Shanghai is viewed as the leading technology innovation hub over the next four years, according to a survey of executives by KPMG. New York ranked as No. 2, followed by Tokyo, Beijing, London, Washington D.C., Berlin, Chicago, Tel Aviv, and Boston. The survey didn’t focus on Silicon Valley, which […]