TERCEIRA ISLAND, Portugal (Reuters) – Inhabitants of Portugal’s Azores islands, securing their boats to piers and reinforcing shop doors against flooding, were calmly preparing on Tuesday to face hurricane Lorenzo. A man reinforces with ropes the mooring of his boat at a port before the arrival of Hurricane Lorenzo in Angra do Heroismo in the
Month: October 2019
Britain’s Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives to meet academics and students during a roundtable discussion on female access to higher education with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has started legal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean fighter jets flew a patrol on Tuesday over islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at an event marking the founding of his nation’s military, prompting a protest from Tokyo. A South Korean fighter pilot (L) stands next to his F-35
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas jury found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty on Tuesday of murder when she accidentally walked into a neighbor’s apartment thinking it was her own and shot him dead as he ate ice cream. The Sept. 6, 2018, killing of Botham Jean, a 26-year-old black PwC accountant, by a white
PARIS (Reuters) – Chanel paraded its models along Paris’ emblematic grey zinc rooftops for its fashion show on Tuesday, in an atmospheric recreation of the city’s skyline complete with a brooding sky. Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation by designer Virginie Viard as part of her Spring/Summer 2020 women’s ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house
Police vans are seen in front of the Herman shopping center where the Savo Vocational College is located in Kuopio, Finland, October 1, 2019. Hannu Rainamo/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – One person was killed and 10 were injured at a college in eastern Finland on Tuesday in a violent incident that a newspaper said began
Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British interior minister Priti Patel will say on Tuesday the government will end free movement and introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system once the country leaves the European Union. In a speech at
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Charles Schwab investment branch in Chicago, Illinois, United States, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young (Reuters) – Discount brokerage company Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW.N) said on Tuesday it is eliminating commissions for online trading of stocks, ETFs and options listed on U.S. or Canadian exchanges. The company’s shares fell
GENEVA (Reuters) – The oceans are under siege, campaigners warn, and fish stocks could collapse unless a global deal is struck swiftly to ban harmful fisheries subsidies. The World Trade Organization, meanwhile, can’t agree on who will head the committee to discuss the issue, according to sources close to the negotiations. FILE PHOTO: Fish are
(Reuters) – Nebraska reported one death from a mysterious lung disease associated with the use of e-cigarettes, the state’s public health officials said, joining 10 other U.S. states to report fatalities. (bit.ly/2oSM9l7) A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly There have been
FILE PHOTO: Aug 13, 2019; Mason, OH, USA; Novak Djokovic (SRB) returns a shot against Sam Querrey (USA) during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic blasted past qualifier Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-2 on Tuesday to reach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With 86-year-old liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg enduring a series of health scares, the question of whether President Donald Trump will get to make yet another U.S. Supreme Court appointment before the 2020 election lingers as the nine justices prepare to begin their new term next week. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pitched new proposals on Tuesday for an amended Brexit agreement that would remove the contested insurance policy for the Irish border, but EU officials sounded sceptical about the chances of a breakthrough. More than three years after the 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom is heading towards
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW (Reuters) – The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data showed on Tuesday, as authorities battled floods in two northern states and muddy waters swirled inside a major city. A man sits on a boundary wall of a house as he
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of Americans who believe President Donald Trump should be impeached rose by 8 percentage points over the past week as more people learned about allegations that Trump pressured Ukraine to smear his top Democratic political rival Joe Biden, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday. U.S. President Donald
FILE PHOTO: Aug 12, 2019; Mason, OH, USA; Andy Murray (GBR) serves against Richard Gasquet (FRA) during the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Andy Murray showed all the grit and determination that took him to the top of the world rankings
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayer AG is pictured ahead of the the annual results news conference of the German drugmaker in Leverkusen, Germany February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drugmaker Bayer on Tuesday said it is to spend more than 25 billion euros ($27.22 billion) on research and development at its agriculture
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen at the venue for the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester, Britain, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday brushed away criticism of leaked plans to manage the Irish border after Brexit, saying comments from Brussels and Dublin were
FILE PHOTO: Passengers line up in front of Thomas Cook counters at the airport of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis/File Photo (Reuters) – Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday said 39 flights are scheduled to bring back a further 7,000 people to the country after the Thomas Cook
FILE PHOTO: An electric powered truck of German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL is pictured at a parcels distribution centre in Berlin, Germany, September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Post DHL set a new target for an operating profit of 5.3 billion euros ($5.77 billion) for 2022 and said
FILE PHOTO: Passengers line up in front of Thomas Cook counters at the airport of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis/File Photo (Reuters) – Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday said 39 flights are scheduled to bring back a further 7,000 people to the country after the Thomas Cook
FILE PHOTO: Commuters walk on a flooded street after a heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s June-September monsoon rains are likely to start withdrawing from the northwest region from Oct. 10, marking the most delayed retreat of the seasonal rainfall, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels to go after his adversaries. Three House committees said a subpoena for documents had been sent to Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani. The
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia offered assistance in May for U.S. President Donald Trump’s investigation of the origins of a damning report about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows. FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Treasurer Joe Hockey holds a news conference after a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central
FILE PHOTO: Justin Bieber performs at Z100’s Jingle Ball in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – Justin Bieber and his childhood sweetheart Hailey Baldwin tied the knot for a second time on Monday at a ceremony for family and friends at a hotel resort in South Carolina. People magazine and
FILE PHOTO: A cocoa pod is seen at a plantation during a temporary state of siege, approved by the Guatemalan Congress following the death of several soldiers last week, in the community of Semuy II, Izabal province, Guatemala September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File Photo GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The Guatemalan government has destroyed around 1.5
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Britain is proposing to set up “customs clearance centres” on both sides of the Irish border after Brexit, Irish national broadcaster RTE reported on Monday, an idea Ireland’s foreign minister quickly dismissed as a “non-starter”. FILE PHOTO: Irish police officers patrol before U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the border between
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr participates in a presentation ceremony of the Medal of Valor and heroic commendations to civilians and police officers who responded to mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Erin