LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden mounted a fierce defense of Barack Obama’s legacy on Saturday after several of his White House rivals attacked that record in debates this week. FILE PHOTO: Candidate former Vice President Joe Biden walks on stage before the start of the
Golf – Women’s British Open – Woburn Golf Club, Milton Keynes, Britain – August 3, 2019 Japan’s Hinako Shibuno in action during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra (Reuters) – Japan’s Hinako Shibuno will take a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open in Milton Keynes after carding
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Morristown municipal airport for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering unveiling, as early as September, his healthcare plan as part of his presidential re-election campaign
FILE PHOTO: Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks during the Saudi-India Forum in New Delhi, India, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi energy minister Khalid Al-Falih discussed oil markets with his Russian counterpart and stressed that Saudi Arabia would continue to comply with production cuts until the end of Q1 2020,
SRINAGAR/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Indian tourists, pilgrims and workers began leaving the disputed region of Kashmir after a local government alert over possible militant attacks, and India said it killed at least five militants who were trying to attack its forces. Foreign tourists disembark from a boat on the banks of Dal Lake as
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city’s Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again rocked by anti-government protests. Police kept out of sight during an afternoon that saw tens of thousands of protesters march through what is ordinarily a busy
SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favor of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia relatively soon, a day after the United States withdrew from a landmark arms control treaty. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper meets with Egypt’s Defense Minister General Mohamed Zaki at the Pentagon in
Rookie Yordan Alvarez slugged the first of Houston’s season-high six home runs as the Astros bashed their way to a 10-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday. Aug 2, 2019; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez (44) hits a home run during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at
BANGKOK (Reuters) – South Korea is exploring all options in a bitter trade row with Japan, including scrapping an intelligence sharing pact, but wants a cooling off period with Tokyo, a senior South Korean official said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at a hotel,
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed four people and damaged hundreds of buildings, the nation’s disaster agency said on Saturday. A woman is seen inside her house damaged after an earthquake hit in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, August 3, 2019. Antara Foto/Asep
Tesla Inc. founder Elon Musk speaks at the unveiling event by “The Boring Company” for the test tunnel of a proposed underground transportation network across Los Angeles County, in Hawthorne, California, U.S. December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – Elon Musk will soon launch a China unit for his underground tunneling enterprise, The
FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talks to the media during the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau in Caracas, Venezuela July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will take another step to reduce its compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats are considering an attorney and a law professor to replace Democratic Commissioner Robert Jackson when he steps down from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expected in coming months, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. FILE PHOTO: Robert Jackson Jr. testifies to the Senate Banking, Housing
LIMA (Reuters) – The United States needed only one week to hit the medal century mark at the Pan Am Games on Friday while Canada shot up the table into second place after sweeping all the titles but one on offer in badminton. XVIII Pan American Games – Lima 2019 – Women’s 1m Springboard Diving
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The handpicked successor to disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello was sworn in on Friday after Rossello stepped down, but lawyer Pedro Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short as the island’s Senate still had to ratify his position. At his first news conference as leader of the bankrupt
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed at least one person and briefly displaced more than 1,000 coastal-dwellers who feared a tsunami, Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Saturday. People gather outside an office building following an earthquake hit in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 2,
FILE PHOTO: The WeWork logo is displayed on the entrance of a co-working space in New York City, New York U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – WeWork owner The We Company has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co to head an upcoming debt offering, putting the bank in pole position to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Phillie Phanatic, one of the most recognizable mascots in American sports, is the subject of a lawsuit by the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to stop the mascot’s creators from taking away the baseball team’s bright green, fat, furry, long-beaked creature. FILE PHOTO: Apr 7, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; The Phillie Phanatic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives now favor launching impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump, after a California lawmaker on Friday became the 118th Democrat to call for the process to begin. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during an address at a campaign rally in
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ East Asia Summit Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BEIJING (Reuters) – The progress of repairing China-Australia ties, strained over Canberra’s concerns about Chinese influence in its domestic affairs, has been “unsatisfactory,” said China’s top diplomat after meeting his Australian counterpart. “During
FILE PHOTO: A painting by Gilroy resident Ignacio “Nacho” Moya on the stage at a vigil for those who died and were injured at the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival a day earlier, in Gilroy, California, U.S. July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An autopsy found that the teenager who
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc started adding its name to some screens on its Instagram photo-sharing platform this week, one of the first links it has given users to its ownership of the popular platform. FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April
A search team works at the scene of a cliff collapse at a beach in Encinitas, California, U.S., August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman was killed and at least several other people hurt on Friday when a chunk of a sandstone bluff overlooking a Southern California beach collapsed onto them,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters. FILE PHOTO: Police officers fire tear gas at demonstrators during a protest against the Yuen Long
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday dropped his choice of John Ratcliffe to be U.S. spy chief after questions arose about the congressman’s lack of experience and possible exaggerations in his resume in the latest upheaval over a top national security post. Trump announced the move five days after he surprised many in
FILE PHOTO: Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra (digital wallet service), during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Digital Currency and Data Privacy Considerations” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Mark Warner
FILE PHOTO: An Amazon delivery truck is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the first drone flight beyond the operator’s sight line, a major advance for retailers like Amazon.com Inc seeking to speed up deliveries by
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is displayed onstage before a product unveiling event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo (Reuters) – The Apple Inc credit card being launched with Goldman Sachs Group Inc will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies with the card, according to a customer agreement posted
BRUSSELS/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe, but they will have to pay for the privilege. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Android mascot, Bugdroid, seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration taken July 9, 2017.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) could see a hit to its annual earnings from U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly proposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports from September 1, analysts from Bank of America Merrill Lynch said