Month: July 2019

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States is planning to build additional military infrastructure in Australia once Congress gives approval to the U.S. Navy for $211.5 million, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference at Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2019.
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed another obstacle for asylum-seekers on Monday, finding that being persecuted on the basis of threats against a family member is usually not enough to be granted asylum in the United States. Migrants board a transport bus after turning themselves in to law enforcement to seek asylum following
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The New York Mets traded left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league catcher Austin Bossart on Monday. Jul 24, 2019; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets pitcher Jason Vargas (44) pitches in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S. rapper A$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,
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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