(Reuters) – An Iranian rocket exploded on its launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran before its scheduled launch on Thursday, an Iranian official said. A satellite image shows what U.S. officials say is the failed Iranian rocket launch at the Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran August 29, 2019. Mandatory
Month: August 2019
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine bond prices fell on Thursday and country risk soared to levels not seen since 2005 after the government announced plans to “reprofile” about $100 billion of its debt, leaving investors scrambling to assess what kind of hit they might take. FILE PHOTO: A man shows Argentine pesos outside a bank
LONDON (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party said on Thursday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal. More than three years after the country voted in a referendum to leave the bloc, the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey despite an internal investigation that found he improperly leaked information to the news media, the department’s Office of Inspector General said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey departs after giving a private deposition to the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Artifacts including stone tools and animal bone fragments found in Idaho dating back about 16,600 years represent what may be the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas and offer insight into the routes people took as they spread into the New World. Excavation work by scientists at the Cooper’s Ferry archaeological
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday. Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, speaks on the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit,
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s parliament has approved changes to the country’s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un’s role as head of state, state media said on Thursday. The move comes after Kim was formally named head of state and commander-in-chief of the military in a new constitution in July that analysts said was
FILE PHOTO: Prompts on how to use Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant are seen alongside an Amazon Echo in an Amazon ‘experience center’ in Vallejo, California, U.S., May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage LONDON (Reuters) – The number of parents in Britain calling their baby girls Alexa dropped by more than half last year, statistics showed on
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Brad Pitt has fought in wars, pulled off robbery heists and confronted rivals in the boxing ring during his career, but the Hollywood star says his most challenging film yet is playing an astronaut on a life-saving mission in the space epic “Ad Astra”. The 76th Venice Film Festival – Screening
James Paxton and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, Aaron Judge continued his tear by hitting a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and the New York Yankees ended their nine-game West Coast road trip with a 7-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. Aug 28, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; New York Yankees
ADEN (Reuters) – Southern Yemeni separatists on Thursday vowed revenge against government forces for their assault on Aden and dispatched reinforcements from elsewhere as fighting between the nominal allies in a Saudi-led coalition showed no sign of abating. Southern separatist fighters gather during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police are investigating three palm oil companies on suspicion of starting fires on Borneo island, where environmentalists say extensive deforestation has occurred to make way for plantations, a government ministry said. FILE PHOTO: Indonesian workers extinguish the fire at a palm oil plantation at the Pampangan district in Ogan Komering Ilir,
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A growing majority of U.S. Republicans, especially younger voters, are worried that human behavior is damaging the planet, according to a survey of global attitudes to the environment conducted by an Amsterdam-based polling agency. FILE PHOTO: Fissures that opened up under a highway during a powerful earthquake that struck Southern California are
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Tencent (0700.HK) has shelved plans to invest about $150 million to lead a fresh fundraising round for a Chinese education firm VIPKid, two people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing moved to tighten oversight of online education platforms. FILE PHOTO: A Tencent sign is seen during the fourth World Internet
Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson delivers a statement at Holyrood in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) – Ruth Davidson quit as leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland on Thursday, saying she could no longer juggle the demands of being a politician with family life and after
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) CEO Guido Kerkhoff has little choice but to sell the group’s prized elevator division lock, stock and barrel so he can save the conglomerate’s remaining businesses, four sources close to the German company said. FILE PHOTO: Guido Kerkhoff, CEO of steelmaker Thyssenkrupp AG, speaks during the annual shareholders meeting in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris will announce a plan on Thursday aimed at ensuring individuals with disabilities have equal access to job opportunities, education, housing and healthcare. FILE PHOTO: 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) attends a health care roundtable at the Loft at the First
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Thursday challenged opponents of Brexit in parliament to collapse the government or change the law if they wanted to thwart Britain’s exit from the European Union. A pro-Brexit supporter carries a banner during an anti-Brexit protest, outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain August 28,
(Reuters) – Hurricane Dorian churned in the Atlantic, picking up speed early on Thursday, fueled by warm waters as it took aim at the U.S. coast and threatened to become a dangerous category 3 storm. A woman surveys the beach as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches in Humacao, Puerto Rico August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Dorian
Britain’s Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said lawmakers who want to stop a no-deal Brexit have two choices: change the law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many American teenage girls grow up dreaming of becoming the next Serena Williams, but for Catherine McNally, who nearly delivered an upset for the ages against her compatriot, it is Roger Federer’s game she covets. Aug 28, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Catherine McNally of the USA hits to Serena Williams of
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sailed into New York Harbor on Wednesday in a zero-carbon emissions vessel, completing her nearly 14-day journey from England to take part in a United Nations climate summit. The 16-year-old Swedish schoolgirl, who set sail from Plymouth, England, on Aug. 14, was greeted by cheers, chants
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. military personnel at Naval Air Station Sigonella following the G7 Summit, in Sigonella, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (Reuters) – Children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military will no longer qualify for automatic
BEIJING (Reuters) – For China’s Hikvision, the world’s largest purveyor of video surveillance systems and a vendor to Xinjiang police agencies, a moment of reckoning may be at hand. A Hikvision surveillance camera is seen at the venue for a State Council Information Office (SCIO) briefing in Beijing, China August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo Since
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue ordered an investigation into widening prices between cattle and beef on Wednesday after a recent fire at a Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) slaughterhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, shut the plant. FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Tyson Fresh Meats processing plant is seen three days after a fire
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump lashed out at Puerto Rico on Wednesday, calling it “one of the most corrupt places on earth” before an approaching hurricane skirted the U.S. territory, stirring up memories of previous devastating storms. Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 that killed about 3,000 people soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who ran a presidential campaign centered on advocacy for women, ended her bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination on Wednesday after failing to gain traction in opinion polls or qualify for next month’s debate. FILE PHOTO: 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand speaks during
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 26 people were killed in an arson attack by suspected gang members on a bar in the southern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday, authorities said, in a fresh blow to the government’s efforts to curb violence. Calling the attack “horrendous,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said at
FILE PHOTO: Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller leaves the Houses of Parliament, following the Brexit votes the previous evening, in London, Britain, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis – RC12A6FF9230 LONDON (Reuters) – Legal campaigner Gina Miller said on Wednesday she will ask the courts to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Britain’s parliament for
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