MANCHESTER, England/LONDON (Reuters) – A cluster of flowers and candles marks the spot where Jodie Chesney, 17, was stabbed in a park in east London in an attack with no obvious motive. FILE PHOTO: Purple ribbons are seen tied to a tree and fence at a park near to where 17-year-old Jodie Chesney was stabbed
Month: July 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, introducing a timeline to Washington’s plan for cutting troop numbers there. FILE PHOTO: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks from a helicopter to return to his plane at
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States is planning to build additional military infrastructure in Australia once Congress gives approval to the U.S. Navy for $211.5 million, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference at Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2019.
GILROY, Calif. (Reuters) – A 19-year-old California man was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding a dozen others. Santino William Legan, 19, cut through a fence at the festival on Sunday evening and shot
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters blocked train services during the early morning rush hour on Tuesday, causing commuter chaos in the latest anti-government campaign to roil the former British colony. Protesters hold the door of a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway to allow more protesters to board and retreat, after a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A month after President Donald Trump said he would allow U.S. companies to resume selling to blacklisted Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, his administration has done little to clarify what sales will be permitted. FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 17, 2019.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report released on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Tom
FILE PHOTO: The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission in June issued civil subpoenas to Johnson and Johnson (JNJ.N) as part of an investigation of
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed another obstacle for asylum-seekers on Monday, finding that being persecuted on the basis of threats against a family member is usually not enough to be granted asylum in the United States. Migrants board a transport bus after turning themselves in to law enforcement to seek asylum following
The New York Mets traded left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league catcher Austin Bossart on Monday. Jul 24, 2019; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets pitcher Jason Vargas (44) pitches in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky will appear in a Swedish court on Tuesday for the first day of his trial for assault that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump. FILE PHOTO: A$AP Rocky performs “I’m Not the Only One” with Sam Smith (not pictured) during the 42nd American Music Awards in Los Angeles,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday introduced a bill that would ensure any climate change legislation considered by Congress prioritizes low-income and vulnerable communities. Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) makes a campaign visit to the Narrow Way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like levels. FILE PHOTO: Komodo dragons walk at the Komodo National Park in Indonesia’s Komodo island October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell Welsh farmers on Tuesday they will get a better deal after Brexit, part of a countrywide tour to win support for his “do or die” pledge to leave the European Union by Oct. 31. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a speech on domestic priorities
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was discharged on Monday from a hospital where he was treated for symptoms of an acute allergy, said he may have been poisoned, a suspicion shared by his lawyer and personal doctor. Navalny, 43, was rushed to hospital from jail on Sunday with what his spokeswoman
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday said there was no evidence an indigenous leader, whose death was decried by U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, was killed by wildcat miners said to have invaded protected tribal lands. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to launch the
(Reuters) – Five-times Olympic champion Dana Vollmer will retire from competitive swimming after this week’s national championships, the American said on Monday. 2016 Rio Olympics – Swimming – Semifinal – Women’s 100m Butterfly Semifinals – Olympic Aquatics Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 06/08/2016. Dana Vollmer (USA) of USA prepares to compete. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
GILROY, Calif. (Reuters) – A California teenager was identified by police on Monday as the gunman who killed three people, including two children, at a food festival south of San Francisco. Santino William Legan, 19, cut through a fence at the festival on Sunday evening and shot at people with a “AK-47-style” assault rifle at
An electronic billboard displays a marijuana hashtag at Times Square in New York, U.S., November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state on Monday decriminalized recreational marijuana use, meaning possession of small amounts of the drug will be punished with fines rather than jail time, a step short of Governor Andrew
FILE PHOTO: Alexander Captain, Founder, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Cat Rock Capital Management LP, presents during the 2018 Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Investment firm Cat Rock on Monday lauded Amsterdam-based Takeaway.com’s (TKWY.AS) deal to buy Just Eat (JE.L) in an 8.2 billion
FASLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – Sterling tumbled to a 28-month low on Monday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Brexit divorce was dead and warned that unless the European Union renegotiated, Britain would leave on Oct. 31 without a deal. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a speech on domestic priorities at the Science
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photograph with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh, Britain, July 29, 2019. Duncan McGlynn/Pool via REUTERS EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday she believed Prime Minister Boris Johnson was pursuing a no-deal Brexit. Speaking to reporters after a
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Nacho Doce GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet called on Monday for an investigation into the murder of an indigenous leader in Brazil last week
People sit on the beach and play in the sea during hot summer weather in Brighton, Britain, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its highest-ever temperature of 38.7 Celsius (101.7 Fahrenheit) in Cambridge on July 25, the country’s national weather service said on Monday, confirming an earlier provisional reading. The temperature
People sit on the beach and play in the sea during hot summer weather in Brighton, Britain, July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its highest-ever temperature of 38.7 Celsius (101.7 Fahrenheit) in Cambridge on July 25, the country’s national weather service said on Monday, confirming an earlier provisional reading. The temperature
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their websites allowing users’ personal data to be transferred to the U.S. social network can be held liable for collecting the data, Europe’s top court said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A 3-D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of displayed binary code in this
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the Columbia Gas of Massachusetts facility after dozens of explosions apparently triggered by a natural gas pipeline rupture in Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo (Reuters) – The Columbia Gas unit of utility company NiSource Inc on Monday announced a $143 million settlement of all class action
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets crew members during a visit to HMS Vengeance at HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, Britain July 29, 2019. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS FASLANE, Scotland (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was every chance of striking a new Brexit deal with the European Union
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not automatically have direct access to the European Union’s financial markets after Brexit, even if it meets all the conditions set out by Brussels, under an EU policy document published on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Hot air balloons fly over Canary Wharf during the Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta, in
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told Iran on Monday that if it wants to “come of the dark” it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged oil tanker seized by its forces in the Gulf. A satellite image of the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas reveals the presence of the seized British oil tanker,
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