SYDNEY (Reuters) – The South Pacific islands of Bougainville have overwhelmingly voted to be independent from Papua New Guinea, the referendum commission said on Wednesday, in a historic poll that will embolden separatists as they start negotiating the terms of their sovereignty. FILE PHOTO: Residents hold a Bougainville flag at a polling station during a
Month: December 2019
FILE PHOTO: A section of border fence is pictured by the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley near Hidalgo, Texas, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six people, including a police officer and two suspected gunmen, were killed in an hours-long shootout that unfolded on Tuesday afternoon near a cemetery and a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey, police said. The two suspects killed acted alone, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly told a news
(Reuters) – A million people a month are signing up for fitness-tracking app Strava, which now tracks activity trends of 48 million people in 195 countries, the company said in its ‘Year in Sport’ report published on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Strava Inc covers a wall at the fitness app company’s headquarters in
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a general election campaign event at the Globus Group warehouse in Manchester, Britain, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 28 in parliament at Thursday’s election, according to a closely watched model from pollsters YouGov,
FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel attends a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the EU Lisbon treaty, in Brussels, Belgium December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to find a fair and balanced way to achieve its goal of a climate-neutral bloc by 2050, European Council President
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced impeachment charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, making him the fourth president in U.S. history to face a formal effort to remove him from office. The Democratic-controlled House is almost certain to vote to impeach the president as soon as next week, setting
(Reuters) – Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said the undisclosed act that led to the team’s head coach Jim Montgomery being fired on Tuesday was not related to abuse allegations or anything else covered under the NHL’s umbrella of new policies. Soccer Football – FA Cup Second Round – Shrewsbury Town vs Morecambe –
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court on Tuesday dismissed Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his 2018 sex assault conviction, rejecting his lawyers’ argument that a judge deprived the comedian of a fair trial by allowing other accusers to testify. FILE PHOTO: Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is seen in this booking photo released by Montgomery
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a branch of Lloyds Bank on Oxford Street in London, Britain July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has been heavily criticized for mishandling a compensation scheme for victims of one of Britain’s biggest banking scandals in a report published on Tuesday. The fraud at
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, while calling former Vice President Joe Biden “sleepy Joe” during a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S., August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized FBI Director Christopher Wray in a tweet on Tuesday, a day after the U.S. Justice Department’s internal
Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pictured during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera MADRID (Reuters) – The world’s richest nations are failing to “behave like adults” and act firmly enough to meet global warming targets set in the Paris climate accord, former U.S. Secretary
(Reuters) – Needham and Co was the fourth Wall Street brokerage in two months to cut its rating for Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) on Tuesday, arguing competition from new streaming services could lead to the loss of 4 million premium U.S. subscribers next year. FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is shown in this illustration photograph in
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian high jump world champion Maria Lasitskene on Tuesday accused her country’s own sports authorities of failing to protect athletes from the deepening doping crisis, in a rare public broadside at top officials. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – women’s high jump final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August
LONDON (Reuters) – Jodie Whittaker made history when she took the controls of the time-traveling Tardis as the first female lead in the sci-fi series “Doctor Who”. FILE PHOTO: Jodie Whittaker, “The Doctor” from the cast of the BBC show “Doctor Who” attends the pop culture convention Comic Con in San Diego, California, U.S. July
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Labour Party’s Shadow Heath Secretary Jonathan Ashworth attends a meeting with NHS staff in London, Britain November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – A senior member of Britain’s opposition Labour Party has dismissed the chances of the party winning power in Thursday’s general election, speaking in a private conversation leaked to
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