Third baseman Matt Thaiss hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off solo shot in the ninth, to carry the Los Angeles Angels past the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday afternoon. Jul 28, 2019; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels third baseman Matt Thaiss (23) gets a shower as he heads
Month: July 2019
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab on Monday said it will invest $2 billion into Indonesia over five years using capital from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, marking its biggest commitment in the region’s most populous market. FILE PHOTO – A Grab taxi drives on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kham
FILE PHOTO – The logo of Israeli chipmaker TowerJazz is seen at their offices in Migdal HaEmek, northern Israel September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli chip manufacturer TowerJazz reported a less than expected drop in second quarter profit and said it would invest $100 million to expand production capacity at a
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – A gunman killed at least three people at a California food festival on Sunday before being shot dead by police, and police were hunting for a second person they believed was involved in the killing. Some 15 people were wounded during the mass shooting at the three-day Gilroy Garlic Festival in northern
Dominic Raab is seen at the Foreign and Commonwealth building after being appointed as the Foreign Secretary by Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, Britain, July 24, 2019. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Britain warned the European Union on Monday it needed to change its ‘stubborn’ position on Brexit if a
FILE PHOTO: Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives at the Independence Monument to attend celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the country’s independence from France, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that an additional $40 million would be spent
(Reuters) – Four people have died at a California food festival shooting, including a suspected gunman, police chief Scott Smithee told a news conference late on Sunday. Fifteen more were injured, including some who suffered gunshot wounds, although the number of those shot was not immediately clear. “It’s just incredibly sad and disheartening that at
(Reuters) – Trump administration infighting is holding up approval of the first major U.S. offshore wind energy project, with agencies sparring over whether the proposal does enough to protect the fishing industry, according to interviews and agency documents. FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines are pictured at sunset at a wind park in Fins near Cambrai,
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) – U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders joined diabetes patients as they drove across the border on Sunday to buy cheap insulin in Canada, highlighting his argument in favor of federally negotiated prescription drug prices. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders advocates for type 1 diabetes during a rally at a Canadian
FILE PHOTO – Lee Hsien Yang, son of former leader Lee Kuan Yew, delivers his eulogy during the funeral service at the University Cultural Centre at the National University of Singapore March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Singapore prime minister’s estranged brother has thrown his support behind a newly-formed opposition party in
You’d never know from William Byron’s demeanor or his language that the 21-year-old driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had just finished fourth in Sunday’s Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Jul 28, 2019; Long Pond, PA, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron (24) races during the Gander
Jul 28, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Bugha celebrates after his win as the first solo World Champion at the Fortnite World Cup Finals e-sports event at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK (Reuters) – American teenager Kyle Giersdorf won $3 million on Sunday in New York after taking the top
FILE PHOTO – Britain’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls (Reuters) – Britain’s trade minister Liz Truss has said the National Health Service (NHS) would not be put up for sale, as she prepares to discuss a free-trade deal with the U.S.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Monday as markets count down to a likely cut in U.S. interest rates this week with much riding on whether or not the Federal Reserve signals yet more are in the pipeline. A passerby walks past in front of a stock quotation board
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Boris Johnson will make his first visit to Scotland as prime minister on Monday, his office said, as his Conservative Party’s leader there said she would refuse to support a no-deal Brexit. FILE PHOTO – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to deliver a speech on domestic priorities at the Science
FILE PHOTO: The Chilean navy ship named “Marinero Fuentealba” prepares to leave to contain an oil spill at the Guarello Island dock, about 250km from Puerto Natales city in the region of Magallanes, Chile July 27, 2019. Chilean Navy/Handout via REUTERS SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An oil spill under investigation by the Chilean navy on the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican who strongly defended him at a recent congressional hearing, to replace Dan Coats as the U.S. spy chief. FILE PHOTO: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about “worldwide threats”
FILE PHOTO: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex with Meghan Markle the Duchess of Sussex meet young people from a number of mental health projects operating in New Zealand, at the Maranui Cafe in Wellington, New Zealand October 29, 2018. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has chosen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, a Republican who strongly defended him at a recent congressional hearing, to replace Dan Coats as the U.S. spy chief. FILE PHOTO: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about “worldwide threats” on
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, serving time in jail for calling for unauthorized protests, was hospitalized after suffering an acute allergic reaction on Sunday, his spokeswoman said. FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends a rally in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in 2015, in Moscow, Russia February
FILE PHOTO: Journalists are seen in front a police bus transfering Israeli tourists, arrested over the alleged rape of a British tourist in the resort town of Ayia Napa, in the Famagusta courthouse in Paralimni, Cyprus July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou ATHENS (Reuters) – Police in Cyprus said they arrested a 19-year-old British woman on
DHAKA (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar unless they are recognized as an ethnic group in their home country, leaders told visiting Myanmar officials on Sunday as fresh repatriation talks started. FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees carry bricks to a construction site at the Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, April
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – June 2, 2018 Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas in action his third round match against Argentina’s Juan-Martin Del Potro REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (Reuters) – Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas eased past German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-3 6-2 to win the second ATP title of his career at the Swiss
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police clashed with thousands of protesters on Sunday, as they sought to defend China’s main representative office from crowds seething over what many see as an increasing cycle of violence against them. Protests over the past two months spearheaded by anti-government activists against a proposed bill that would allow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was speaking hyperbolically when he lashed out at a prominent African-American lawmaker by calling his district “disgusting, rat and rodent infested,” his acting chief of staff said on Sunday, denying the comments were racist. FILE PHOTO: House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (L) sits during
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group Inc is expected to announce the merger of its majority-owned financial data firm Refinitiv with the London Stock Exchange Group Plc within a week, but the deal is expected to face a long antitrust review before it can close, four sources told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The London
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday rejected the notion that Democrats must decide whether to pursue the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump before the 2020 election season shifts into high gear. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) leads fellow Democratic House committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee asked a federal court last week for permission to access grand jury evidence from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. FILE PHOTO: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) holds a news conference to discuss the Committee’s oversight
VIENNA (Reuters) – An emergency meeting with parties to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but there are unresolved issues and Tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans fail to salvage the pact, Iranian official Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday. “The atmosphere was constructive. Discussions were good. I cannot say that we
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis speaks as he leads a special mass to mark International Migrants Day in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Max Rossi MILAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for migrants who died in the Mediterranean Sea this week, in what the U.N. refugee agency called the