WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign $5 billion for a wall along the border with Mexico. After failing to strike a budget deal on Friday, congressional leaders and the White House pledged to keep talking through
Month: December 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn would push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms if he won a snap election next year, he said on Saturday, in a blow to party supporters who want a second referendum. FILE PHOTO: Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, speaks at the Confederation
Chairman Urs Rohner of Swiss bank Credit Suisse arrives before the bank’s annual shareholder meeting in Zurich, Switzerland April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Cost cuts and closing a unit where Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) had parked underperforming assets will help boost return on tangible equity (ROTE) to at least 10 percent in 2019,
LeBron James, sick enough earlier in the day that his ability to take the court Friday night was in doubt, nonetheless finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists as the host Los Angeles Lakers turned back the New Orleans Pelicans 112-104 on Friday night. December 21, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday they were declining to bring a criminal case against actor Steven Seagal stemming from an allegation that he sexually assaulted a minor in 2002, citing California’s statute of limitations. U.S. actor Steven Seagal speaks to the media at a news conference in Moscow June 2,
(Reuters) – Minnesota prosecutors will not charge the chief executive officer of China’s JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, after he was accused of rape by a University of Minnesota student during a recent U.S. visit, authorities said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: JD.com founder Richard Liu poses during a Reuters interview in Hong Kong, China, June 9,
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats addresses the news media in the White House press briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign powers, including Russia, China and Iran, sought to influence voters in the U.S. 2018 mid-term elections, but there is
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians marched to the presidential palace late on Friday to protest against reforms to the labor code as a rally led by spoof political party MKKP merged with a subsequent demonstration staged by opposition groups. Demonstrators march during a protest against a proposed new labor law, billed as the “slave
The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to the Cincinnati Reds in a multi-player deal, the teams announced Friday. FILE PHOTO: May 9, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig (66) is congratulated by left fielder Matt Kemp (27) after scoring in the sixth inning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC confirmed on Friday it is in a bear market for the first time since 2008, underscoring fears that the longest bull run in history for U.S. stocks could soon be over. The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in New York September 2,
FILE PHOTO: Audrey Geisel (C), the wife of author and artist Dr. Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel), poses with characters from his books after he was honored posthumously with the 2,249th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame March 11, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Audrey Geisel, the widow of
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As Indonesia struggles with mountains of plastic waste going into landfill and polluting its rivers and oceans, business groups are pushing to overturn restrictions on importing plastic scrap into Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. A man searches for plastic to sell for recycling at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia
LONDON (Reuters) – Perennial chart-topper Ariana Grande has lost the race to top the British singles chart at Christmas – to a blogger who posts about fatherhood and sings about sausage rolls. LadBaby, whose real name is Mark Hoyle, recorded his version of Starship’s 1985 hit “We Built This City” with his wife and two
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway said on Friday it would build a wind park in an area used for reindeer grazing despite U.N. calls to suspend the project to study the impact on the indigenous herders’ livelihoods. FILE PHOTO: Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 60, drives his ATV as he follows a herd of reindeer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s media regulator said on Friday it would carry out checks to determine if the BBC World News channel and BBC internet sites complied with Russian law, a move it described as a response to British pressure on a Russian TV channel. FILE PHOTO: A man talks on a mobile phone inside
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a rogue drone saboteur wrought travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of Christmas travellers by playing cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army. A police vehicle stands on the closed runway at Gatwick Airport after drones flying illegally over the airfield forced the closure of
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