Month: December 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski said she was “disturbed” by the Senate leader’s approach to working with White House counsel on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying there should be distance between the two. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) speaks with reporters off the Senate floor in Washington,
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(Reuters) – U.S. shoppers spent more online during this year’s holiday shopping season, a report by Mastercard Inc (MA.N) showed on Wednesday, with e-commerce sales hitting a record high. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers make their way through Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, decorated for the holidays, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. December 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The
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SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew avoided the limelight on Christmas Day by skipping the royal family’s traditional mid-morning walk to church and attending an earlier service with other relatives. Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, has kept a low profile since he stepped down from royal duties last month in the wake of a
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FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Women’s 4×100 Metres Relay Final – Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar – October 5, 2019. Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Natalliah Whyte celebrate winning gold. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo (Reuters) – Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will run in both the 100 meters and 200 meters events at
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian firefighters used cooler conditions on Christmas Day to try and contain bushfires ahead of hot, dry weather later in the week, as leaders and communities thanked them for sacrificing time with their families over the holidays. FILE PHOTO: New South Wales Rural Fire Service observers during back burnning operations near Picton,
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FILE PHOTO: Tennis – WTA Tour Finals – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center – Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China – October 30, 2019 Canada’s Bianca Andreescu waves after retiring injured from her match against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova REUTERS/Aly Song U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu is still dealing with a left knee injury with the start of
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FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks where he was honored by the Iron Hills Civic Association at the Richmond County Country Club in Staten Island, New York, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison
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FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrates the U.S. House approval of the USMCA North American trade deal at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, December 19, 2019. Mexico’s Presidency/Handout via REUTERS MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that monitoring of Mexico’s diplomatic facilities in
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