BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace in first Hungarian Grand Prix practice on Friday while a power unit problem forced Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas to sit out the session. Formula One F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 2, 2019 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during practice
Jack Flaherty took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowed one hit in seven outstanding innings and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals continued their surge with an 8-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Aug 1, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting
(Reuters) – A 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, the New York Times reported. A Barnstable Police cruiser sits at the top of Marchant Avenue as police investigate the death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of the
LLANELWEDD, Wales (Reuters) – Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservative Party, taking new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s working majority to just one as he tries to steer the country through Brexit. Jane Dodds celebrates winning the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election with Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson in Brecon,
People stand in a walkway above the dam after a reservoir was damaged by flooding, in Whaley Bridge, Britain August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble WHALEY BRIDGE, England (Reuters) – Police evacuated thousands of residents from an English town on Thursday after torrents of water cascaded from a nearby reservoir after a dam was damaged, with
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The trial in Sweden of U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky on a charge of assault went into what is likely to be its final day on Friday, with the 30-year-old and two of his entourage facing up to two years in prison if they are found guilty. A courtroom sketch shows Rakim Athelaston Mayers alias
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Six bomb blasts wounded at least four people at three sites in Bangkok on Friday, as the Thai capital hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting with top diplomats from the United States, China and other world powers. Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers work following a small explosion at a site in
(Reuters) – A 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy died on Thursday following an apparent overdose at the family’s compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, the New York Times reported. A Barnstable Police cruiser sits at the top of Marchant Avenue as police investigate the death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of the
LIMA (Reuters) – Cuba landed the golden punch in the Pan Am Games boxing ring on Thursday, rolling out a lineup of Olympic and world champions to fight their way up the medal table. XVIII Pan American Games – Lima 2019 – Boxing – Men’s Light Heavy 81kg Final – Coliseo Miguel Grau, Lima, Peru
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global stocks took another beating on Friday with investors piling into safe-haven assets after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1. FILE PHOTO: Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) work at the bourse in Tokyo, Japan,
LLANELWEDD, Wales (Reuters) – Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats have won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservatives, a blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his first electoral test since taking office. Liberal Democrats candidate Jane Dodds arrives for results of the by-election for the district of Brecon and Radnorshire at the Royal Welsh
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – This time, he didn’t quite go there. U.S. President Donald Trump reacts with supporters during a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis President Donald Trump on Thursday briefly renewed his criticism of four minority Democratic congresswomen at his first rally since controversy erupted when a crowd at
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Harris County, Texas sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday over pollution from a fire a day earlier at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for the county. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a fire at Exxon Mobil’s refining and chemical plant complex in Baytown, near Houston, Texas, U.S. July
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Christian rapper was awarded $2.7 million on Thursday by a Los Angeles jury that found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” contained a musical passage from one of his songs. FILE PHOTO: 61st Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 10, 2019 – Katy Perry. REUTERS/Lucy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. states suing to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion merger with Sprint Corp won two victories on Thursday as Texas’ Republican attorney general joined 14 Democrats, adding political depth to the group, and a judge agreed to give states until December to make their case. FILE PHOTO: Smartphones with Sprint
MANILA (Reuters) – Recent incidents involving Chinese ships in Southeast Asian waters are testing regional faith in Beijing’s sincerity about maritime peace, and aiding a renewed U.S. push to build alliances with countries unnerved by China’s assertiveness. FILE PHOTO: A Rosneft Vietnam employee looks on at the Lan Tay gas platform in the South China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended Baltimore, the city where she grew up, against repeated verbal attacks by President Donald Trump, and she charged that the president’s own son-in-law was a “slumlord” there. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacts after signing the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
FILE PHOTO: The Milky Way is seen during the Perseid shower above the Los Padres National Forest in Frazier Park, California, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least four protesters were killed and many injured by gunfire in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Thursday, opposition medics said, as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to pile pressure on the country’s military rulers. People demonstrate against the killing of protesting children, who were shot dead when security
(Reuters) – A natural gas line erupted in a ball of flames that could be seen for miles over a residential community in rural Kentucky on Thursday, killing one person and setting several houses on fire, a local sheriff said. The blast, in Moreland, a community about 40 miles (65 km) south of Lexington, was
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent financial markets reeling on Thursday when he announced an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese products would take effect next month. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid A more
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people connected to the
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media after returning from a quick trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting Sept. 1, as talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Thirty two of the world’s best esports players are flexing their fingers and thumbs in readiness for the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at London’s O2 Arena this weekend. FILE PHOTO: Mosaad ‘MSDossary’ Aldossary of Saudia Arabia celebrates after defeating Stefano ‘Pinna’ Pinna of Belgium in the final of the FIFA eWorld
LONDON (Reuters) – Thirty two of the world’s best esports players are flexing their fingers and thumbs in readiness for the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at London’s O2 Arena this weekend. FILE PHOTO: Mosaad ‘MSDossary’ Aldossary of Saudia Arabia celebrates after defeating Stefano ‘Pinna’ Pinna of Belgium in the final of the FIFA eWorld
FILE PHOTO: Ireland’s Prime Minister (Taoiseach) and Defence Minister Leo Varadkar speaks during a news conference after the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday he was ready to meet Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss his
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday over pollution from a fire at the company’s Baytown Olefins Plant, according to an attorney for Harris County, Texas, which filed the suit. FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a fire at Exxon Mobil’s refining and chemical plant complex in Baytown, near Houston,
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany urged the United States and Russia on Thursday to preserve what is left of the international arms control framework, a day before the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is set to run out.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky told a Swedish court on Thursday he had tried to avoid the fight in downtown Stockholm that landed him in custody and facing a charge of assault. A courtroom sketch shows Rakim Athelaston Mayers alias ASAP Rocky (in green shirt) and his defence lawyer Slobodan Jovicic during the second day
FILE PHOTO: People crowded on a Central Line tube underground train during rush hour commute in London, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Boyce LONDON(Reuters) – Scientists have found multidrug-resistant “superbug” bacteria lurking on cash machines, escalators and handrails in London’s underground rail system, shopping centres and hospitals and say they pose a potential risk to public