FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, speaks at New York University in New York City, U.S., September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid ZURICH (Reuters) – A no-deal Brexit before October 31 is out of the question without parliamentary support, Britain’s House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said in Zurich on Thursday.
Month: September 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping up a drumbeat of warnings to its adversaries after they accused the Islamic Republic of a strike on Saudi oil facilities. FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill for a second day on Thursday as part of an effort by the social media giant to mend its reputation as it faces a slew of government investigations. FILE PHOTO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee abruptly postponed a hearing on Thursday to consider President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, former congressman Darrell Issa, after Democrats accused the White House of withholding problematic information. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) enters Trump Tower in Manhattan,
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths from severe lung-related illnesses tied to vaping, and there are no signs that
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it had shared documents with Brussels setting out ideas for a Brexit deal, but an EU diplomat described them as a “smokescreen” that would not prevent a disorderly exit on the Oct. 31 divorce date. Pro-Brexit demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court in London, Britain September 19, 2019.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday committed the company to being carbon neutral by 2040 and said part of that pledge is an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from a start-up the online retailer has invested in. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company
FILE PHOTO: Ice Hockey World Championships – Semifinals – Canada v Czech Republic – Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia – May 25, 2019 Canada’s Thomas Chabot in action. REUTERS/David W Cerny The Ottawa Senators signed 22-year-old defenseman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, $64 million extension Thursday. The Senators’ 2015 first-round draft pick (18th overall) was
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Researchers in Israel say they have reconstructed the skeleton of a pre-historic human from a long-extinct and elusive species using DNA found in the pinky bone of a 13-year-old girl who died 70,000 years ago. The artistic rendering of the head and face of a 13-year-old girl from the the prehistoric human
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian designer Giorgio Armani chose a light breezy silhouette for his Emporio Armani line at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, picking soft colours and loose cuts for the brand’s spring line. Models present a creation from the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2020 collection during fashion week in Milan, Italy, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alessandro
DUBAI/JEDDAH (Reuters) – Iran warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday against being dragged into all-out war in the Middle East following an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities which Washington and Riyadh blame on Tehran. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
LONDON (Reuters) – Sonja Brain, 84, is losing her sight and bed-bound in hospital after a cancerous tumor was removed from her spine. But she has another problem: proving she has the right to stay in the United Kingdom after Brexit. An undated picture shows Sonja and Paul Brain as they pose for a selfie
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday it is revoking California’s authority to set its own auto tailpipe emissions standards and to require some zero-emission vehicles – a decision that will spark a massive legal battle over the future of U.S. vehicles and the most populous state’s regulatory role. FILE PHOTO: Morning commuters
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Likud party headquarters following the announcement of exit polls during Israel’s parliamentary election in Tel Aviv, Israel September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Thursday on his main rival, former general Benny Gantz, to join him in a broad,
(In the September 18 story corrects to delete “by email” and to clarify that technology and engineering not a business within UTC in paragraphs 3,6) FILE PHOTO: United Technologies logo is displayed on a screen at the post where it’s stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New
(Reuters) – Serena Williams is getting faster and fitter in her hunt for an elusive 24th Grand Slam title and the 37-year-old still has time on time on her side despite missed opportunities, the American’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has said. Sep 7, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Serena Williams of the United States serves against Bianca
Britain’s Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay delivers a speech during a breakfast meeting in Madrid, Spain, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez MADRID (Reuters) – British Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Thursday the so called backstop on the Irish border as part of a divorce deal with the European Union “has to go”, and that while
LONDON (Reuters) – By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in California’s Capay Valley had burned both his tractor and the shipping container where he kept some tools. His insurer is set to pay out a sixth of his losses. A fireman puts out flames
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Huawei [HWT.UL] launches what could be the world’s most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a U.S. ban to give customers the Google software they expect. FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured at the IFA
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (Reuters) – A marching band played and several hundred people roared for former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at a South Carolina country general store this week, a stark contrast to the respectful but less enthusiastic applause given to several of his Democratic presidential rivals. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a notice in less than a week to the city of San Francisco over its homelessness problem and attendant pollution. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump visits a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will open a new investigation into the 2014 disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 students, authorities said on Wednesday, a controversial case that caused a crisis for the previous government and drew international criticism. FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is congratulated by former President Enrique Pena
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg met with a half-dozen U.S. senators on Wednesday for dinner as the company seeks to boost its reputation in Washington. FILE PHOTO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes his keynote speech during Facebook Inc’s annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
FILE PHOTO: Leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson leaves after she delivered her speech at the yearly party conference in Bournemouth, Britain September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls (Reuters) – Britons would prefer Liberal Democrats over the Labour Party in a potential general election, according to a new YouGov poll for The Times newspaper. The
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court freed an opposition protester from custody on Wednesday, as school teachers and Orthodox priests told authorities to rein in a crackdown following the biggest anti-Kremlin protests in the capital for years. Russian opposition figure Lyubov Sobol holds a placard, which reads “I am/We are the entire country”, during a
FILE PHOTO: A woman talks on the phone at the Airbnb office headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco, California, U.S., August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Gabrielle Lurie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc took in more than $1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019, the second time it exceeded that level in
FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services/Handout via REUTERS. NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman on Wednesday sued the estate
Mark Canha stroked a two-out, two-strike RBI double in the 11th inning Wednesday afternoon, giving the host Oakland Athletics a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals in a game that featured a 28-minute rain delay and a brilliant pitchers’ duel. Sep 17, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics Mark Canha (left) hugs Khris Davis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen U.S. lobbying groups have joined forces to try to rein in U.S. President Donald Trump’s power to unilaterally impose tariffs amid growing concern about the negative economic impact of his trade policies. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to address the media before boarding Marine One for a
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With widespread fires wreaking havoc on the Amazon, over 200 investors representing some $16.2 trillion under management on Wednesday called on companies to do their part in halting the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. FILE PHOTO: A burning tree is seen during a fire in an area of
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