A fossil of a 425 million-year-old millipede called Kampecaris obanensis and unearthed in Scotland is shown in this undated handout photo released to Reuters on May 27, 2020. British Geological Survey/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living
Month: May 2020
Protesters hold banners in front of the Capitol Hill during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd in Washington, U.S., May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran, always keen to score points against its longtime foe the United States, took Washington to task on Saturday over
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Bundesliga – Schalke 04 v TSG Hoffenheim – Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany – March 7, 2020 Schalke 04’s Weston McKennie after the match REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video (Reuters) – United States soccer player Weston McKennie joined the chorus of outrage from
SOFIA (Reuters) – An Australian ex-soldier, released on parole after being convicted of a street murder in Bulgaria in 2009, fears he will be rearrested if he tries to leave the country and is now seeking a new trial to try to clear his name. Australian citizen Jock Palfreeman speaks during an interview with Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Chairman Urs Rohner of Swiss bank Credit Suisse takes part in a panel discussion at the Swiss International Financial Forum (SIFF) in Rueschlikon, Switzerland November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse will not take a significant hit from its exposure to the battered oil and gas sector, Chairman Urs Rohner
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The two-man crew entered the capsule that will take them to the International Space Station on Saturday, as Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching the Americans into orbit for a mission that would be the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) – After a near three-month shutdown, elite competitive sports in England can resume from Monday behind closed doors provided strict conditions are met, the government said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Championship – Leeds United v Huddersfield Town – Elland Road, Leeds, Britain – March 7, 2020 Leeds Uniteds Luke Ayling
FILE PHOTO: Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam speaks during Daily COVID-19 Digital News Conference chaired by Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock, along with Professor of Public Health & Epidemiology, Coordinator of the National Testing Effort, Professor John Newton, to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain
FILE PHOTO: Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam speaks during Daily COVID-19 Digital News Conference chaired by Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock, along with Professor of Public Health & Epidemiology, Coordinator of the National Testing Effort, Professor John Newton, to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past Lloyd’s building in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/ LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is planning to launch a big stimulus package before the summer with a focus on creating jobs and infrastructure projects
FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), walks past the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) after the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union urged the United States on
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Protests flared late into the night in many cities in the United States over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died this week after being pinned down by the neck by a white police officer in Minneapolis. A protester shields himself from tear gas with his skateboard while demonstrating
LONDON (Reuters) – England risks losing control of the coronavirus pandemic again because it is starting to lift its lockdown without a fully operational track and trace programme in place, senior scientific advisers warned on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Bus stops are seen closed off on Oxford Street to enable better social distancing on the pavement
FILE PHOTO: – The 104th Tour de France cycling race – The 103-km Stage 21 from Montgeron to Paris Champs-Elysees, France – July 23, 2017 – The peloton passes through the Grand Palais. Picture taken July 23, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (Reuters) – Samples from the 2017 Tour de France are being re-tested as authorities look
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s management board has accepted a more favourable set of demands from the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, the carrier said on Saturday, paving the way for its rescue. FILE PHOTO: Airplanes of German carrier Lufthansa are parked at the Berlin Schoenefeld
KIGALI (Reuters) – At the Kanyinya COVID-19 treatment facility a short distance from Rwanda’s capital Kigali, Akazuba, Ikizere and Ngabo report for duty, but these are no ordinary health care workers. A high-tech robot developed by Zora Bots, a Belgium-based company, and donated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) checks the temperature of a
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years. FILE PHOTO: The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, atop a Falcon
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder on Friday in the man’s death, an incident that has unleashed four nights of violent protests. Derek Chauvin, who was dismissed from the police department
FILE PHOTO: Bus stops are seen closed off on Oxford Street to enable better social distancing on the pavement following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Two scientific advisers to the British government have warned that COVID-19 is still spreading too fast in the
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week’s planned unveiling of the beta version of its latest Android 11 mobile operating system in light of protests and unrest in the United States. “We
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub. Speaking hours after Trump said the city no longer warranted economic
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected challenges on Friday to curbs on religious services in California and Illinois during the coronavirus pandemic. In the California dispute, the nine justices split 5-4 in rejecting
FILE PHOTO: The Wipro campus is seen in Bangalore June 23, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/File Photo BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Wipro Ltd on Friday named Thierry Delaporte as the new chief executive officer and managing director of the IT company, replacing Abidali Neemuchwala. Delaporte was most recently the chief operating officer of French consulting and technology
A week after the NCAA voted to lift a moratorium on athletic activities and allow for teams to open facilities as early as this coming Monday, the organization on Friday released its guidelines for helping schools allow athletes back on campus during a pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Feb 27, 2020; Berkeley, California, USA; California Golden Bears
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of diplayed Zoom logo in this
(Reuters) – Joe Biden is facing fresh calls to choose a black woman for his running mate amid rising racial tensions after this week’s videotaped killing of an unarmed black man by a white Minneapolis police officer. FILE PHOTO: Candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on the second night of
People wearing protective face masks are seen on a street following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song (Reuters) – China recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus as of the end of May 29, up from none the day before, data from the country’s health
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A white former Minneapolis police officer was charged with murder on Friday after a bystander video showed him pinning his knee into the neck of an unarmed black man who later died, an incident that triggered three nights of violent protests. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen on the cellphone video footage kneeling
FILE PHOTO: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) questions judicial nominees during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter, which is embroiled in a feud with
FILE PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Miami Beach Convention Center on the Army Corps’ building of a coronavirus field hospital inside the facility, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. April 8, 2020. Al Diaz/Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
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