A balloon shaped as the head of fictional Star Wars film character Darth Vader is seen flying at the annual Bristol hot air balloon festival in Bristol, Britain, August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – A huge Darth Vader mask balloon took to the skies over the western English port of Bristol on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting the labor market remains strong even as the economy is slowing. FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to attend TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Initial claims for
The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. cloud-based service provider Salesforce (CRM.N) said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli software developer ClickSoftware for $1.35 billion in cash and shares. Salesforce said adding ClickSoftware, which makes
MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes of western and southern India have killed at least 33 people and forced the evacuation of 180,000 from their homes, officials said on Thursday. Members of a rescue team wade through a water-logged area past a submerged temple during heavy rains
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Russian Grand Prix – Sochi, Russia – September 28, 2018 Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley during practice REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov LONDON (Reuters) – New Zealander Brendon Hartley will join a cast of other ex-Formula One drivers in the all-electric Formula E championship after signing with the Geox Dragon team for season
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Growing protests in the Asian financial center of Hong Kong are weighing on the neighboring Chinese territory of Macau as some visitors steer clear of the world’s biggest gambling hub, worried over transport disruptions and safety concerns. FILE PHOTO: Casinos are seen in a general view of Macau, China October 8,
(Reuters) – Fitness chains SoulCycle and Equinox on Wednesday sought to distance themselves from a fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly in the works by their billionaire owner, real estate executive Stephen Ross. FILE PHOTO: Stephen M. Ross attends The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards VIP Grand Opening Event in New York City,
LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson has lost no time in making his mark as British prime minister. In two weeks, he has toured the country telling Britons a spending squeeze will end and they will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 no matter what. FILE PHOTO: Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister
Gio Urshela and Kyle Higashioka both homered twice, and Cameron Maybin added one as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 14-2 on Wednesday night. Aug 7, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela (29) high fives catcher Kyle Higashioka (66) after beating the Baltimore Orioles 14-2 at Oriole
(Reuters) – The Dallas-area mother of the young man arrested in the mass shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas, had called police weeks earlier expressing concern about his fitness to own an assault-style rifle, CNN said on Wednesday. A group of people hold candles during a vigil at a memorial four days
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met senior Mongolian leaders on Thursday in a rare visit to the strategically important nation as the Pentagon seeks to implement its strategy of focusing on countering China and Russia. U.S. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper arrives for a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend’s deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, and chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric. In El Paso, on the border with Mexico, Trump visited the University Medical Center where wounded
FILE PHOTO: Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich makes a statement to reporters outside his Chicago home one day before reporting to federal prison in Colorado to serve a 14-year sentence for corruption, March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was seriously considering commuting the prison
People gather to protest President Donald Trump’s visit four days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Wednesday pressed the United States to cooperate in helping to identify white supremacists that pose a threat to its citizens
FILE PHOTO: A man rides a Lyft scooter near the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – A quarter of Lyft Inc LYFT.N customers who use its bikes and scooters are new to the company, executives said on Wednesday, outlining how investments in the expensive growth area may eventually
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as ‘Machete,’ helped rescue a young boy who was trapped in a car that overturned in a Los Angeles traffic collision on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Dec 30, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; American actor Danny Trejo reacts during the
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during an irregular cabinet meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, August 2, 2019. Yonhap via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chevron Corp said on Thursday it has launched one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage projects, injecting CO2 into a deep reservoir under an island off Western Australia at its Gorgon LNG project. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen at the company’s office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25,
FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill on Monday, Dec. 03, 2018 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford/Pool via Reuters/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. agency responsible for preserving government records said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump and former President George W. Bush can
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country’s rightful interim ruler, speaks during a gathering with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government will skip a round of Norway-brokered talks on Thursday and Friday to protest a new set of U.S. sanctions meant
TORONTO (Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Simona Halep survived a stern test from American qualifier Jennifer Brady with a 4-6 7-5 7-6(5) victory to reach the last 16 on Wednesday and keep alive her hopes of a second consecutive Rogers Cup title. Aug 7, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Simona Halep (Romania) hits the ball during her
Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Justice Wanda Vazquez attends a news conference in an undated still image from file video in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Courtesy WIPR NOTISEIS via REUTERS SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government does not expect an international boycott of Brazilian products due to increasing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest basin, presidential spokesman
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, leaves for the cemetery to attend the funeral of his 7-year-old grandson, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil March 2, 2019. Ricardo Stuckert Filho/ Lula Institute/Handout via REUTERS BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a lower court decision to transfer imprisoned former President Luiz
FILE PHOTO: Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Corp., attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – Media company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by higher fees collected from
(Reuters) – Lyft Inc posted a robust jump in revenue on Wednesday in its second-quarter results, allowing the ride-hailing company to lift its forecasts as more riders used the service and price competition with rival Uber eased. FILE PHOTO: The Lyft Driver Hub is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee asked a federal court on Wednesday to compel former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify about President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to impede the federal probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens to Supreme Court nominee
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) shakes hands with Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab after a working luncheon at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain will manage the risks of its withdrawal from the European Union “come what may,” and is determined to forge ahead
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Members of Ryanair’s British pilot union voted on Wednesday in favor of strike action later this month in a dispute over working conditions, the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) said. FILE PHOTO: A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane takes off from Riga International Airport, Latvia on March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo According
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at a news conference following a meeting with Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Moe Doiron LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that there was a huge appetite for forging a