WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday withdrew his bid to quash a congressional subpoena compelling him to testify in secret about the bureau’s decisions on investigations ahead of the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer said. FILE PHOTO: Former FBI director James Comey arrives at the Irish Film Institute for for a
Month: December 2018
Times Square is pictured before Earth Hour in New York March 29, 2014. Lights go off around the world at 8.30pm local time in a show of support for renewable energy during Earth Hour, an event organised since 2007 to promote a sustainable future for the planet. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY
FILE PHOTO: Coroners and forensic anthropologists recover human remains from a trailer home destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S., November 17, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester (Reuters) – The number of people listed as missing after California’s deadliest wildfire has dropped again to 25, down from a high of more than 1,200 about two
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thousands turned out on Sunday for a concert in Johannesburg to honor the life of Nelson Mandela, with Beyonce leading an all-star line-up. Beyonce performs at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. , February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The event, held to mark 100 years since the birth
FILE PHOTO: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will likely put off until next week a hearing with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on the Alphabet Inc unit’s social media
LONDON (Reuters) – The main opposition Labour Party said on Sunday it would press for contempt proceedings against the government if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to produce the full legal advice she has received on her Brexit deal. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Keir Starmer delivers his
MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. singer Nick Jonas and “Quantico” actor Priyanka Chopra will be married in a traditional Hindu ceremony today, the culmination of a three-day long wedding celebration that featured cricket matches and Bollywood songs, all taking place in a heritage Indian palace atop a hill. FILE PHOTO: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and singer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) is not at risk of a takeover, its chief executive told a German weekly paper after its shares fell to a record low on Friday in the wake of a two-day raid related to money laundering allegations. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche Bank is seen in front of
CHICO, Calif. (Reuters) – Rebuilding Paradise, California, after it was leveled by fire three weeks ago will pose a new massive challenge to the devastated mountain community – starting with complicated insurance claims for nearly 14,000 lost homes. FILE PHOTO: Firefighters move debris while recovering human remains from a trailer home destroyed by the Camp
PARIS (Reuters) – When Emmanuel Macron rose to power, he put the environment at the heart of his agenda. Eighteen months later, anger over those policies has stoked protests that are a huge challenge for the French president. FILE PHOTO: Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes,
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will give formal notice to the U.S. Congress in the near future to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), giving six months for lawmakers to approve a new trade deal signed on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tributes to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, poured in from around the world on Saturday as global leaders honored him for his role in helping to end the Cold War and reduce the danger of nuclear annihilation. Bush, the 41st U.S. president, also routed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Aftershocks from Friday’s powerful Alaskan earthquake continued to pound the area around Anchorage on Saturday, as workers strove to repair a buckled freeway and residents began cleaning up damage around their homes and businesses. A stranded vehicle is pulled out of a collapsed section of roadway near the airport after an
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – High-stakes trade talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday went “very well,” a top White House aide said, suggesting there may have been progress toward defusing the two countries’ damaging tariffs war. With the United States and China locked in an economic dispute that has
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned what he described as Iran’s testing of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads as
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media during the G20 Leaders Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Theresa May said on Saturday she would be the Prime Minister to take Britain out of the European Union and that parliament should back her Brexit deal to
