FILE PHOTO: Members of the public walk past the Bank of EnglandNovember 9, 2007. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico LONDON (Reuters) – Cutting interest rates appears to stimulate more than just the economy – Bank of England researchers say an extra 14,500 babies were born in 2009 after the central bank slashed borrowing costs during the global financial
Month: December 2019
(Reuters) – In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments. FILE PHOTO: The Netflix logo is pictured on a television in this illustration photograph taken in Encinitas, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Brussels puppet theater as old as Belgium itself is staging its Christmas nativity show this year with a dash of Monty Python humor added to the traditional story of Jesus’s birth. “It’s like a parody, a little bit like Monty Python’s Life of Brian. We don’t mean to be disrespectful, but…it’s
BEIJING (Reuters) – Stalled denuclearization talks and a recent flare-up in tension between the United States and North Korea are not beneficial for Pyongyang, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. FILE PHOTO: South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly
MILAN/SYDNEY (Reuters) – World stocks stalled near record highs and currency markets were little changed on Monday as trading dwindled before the Christmas holiday and investors took profit on gains made this month. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an electric screen showing Japan’s Nikkei and Shanghai Stock Exchange markets’ indices outside a brokerage in
YANDERRA, Australia (Reuters) – It was oppressively hot, above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and the wind was picking up. Bushfires were devastating nearby towns and now threatened Yanderra, a small village with just over 600 people located south of Sydney. FILE PHOTO: Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc (JD.O) has held early discussions with banks about a potential overseas IPO that could raise $8 billion to $10 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Delivery workers sort parcels next to vehicles of JD Logistics,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Sunday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of U.S. aid to Ukraine to press his case for testimony. The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved
(Reuters) – Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a party on Chicago’s south side intended to honor the victim of an earlier shooting, police said, adding that they have identified two people they consider of interest to the investigation. It was the latest in a string in violent crimes in Chicago, where the
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” movie “The Rise of Skywalker” blasted into theaters with $374 million in global ticket sales over the weekend as fans rushed to see the final chapter in the long-running film saga, distributor Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: A fan dressed as Kyle Ren awaits at
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket giant Tesco (TSCO.L) suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards on Sunday after a press report said a customer found a message written inside a card that said it had been packed by foreign prisoners who were victims of forced labor. FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s (BA.N) Starliner astronaut spacecraft made a “bull’s-eye” landing in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, a successful ending to a crewless test mission that two days earlier failed to reach the orbit needed to dock with the International Space Station. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which had been launched on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House does not want to see a prolonged impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, a senior administration official said on Sunday, suggesting President Donald Trump is comfortable with proceeding without calling witnesses in his defense. The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved two impeachment charges against Trump on Wednesday over his
FILE PHOTO: A fan dressed as Kyle Ren awaits at a gala screening of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” film in Cologne, Germany, December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Star Wars” movie “The Rise of Skywalker” opened in theaters with $374 million in global ticket sales over the weekend as
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Arif Munandar had been pronounced dead before he woke up in a body bag four days after a monstrous wave swept his village in Indonesia’s northern Aceh province 15 years ago. Arif Munandar, 49 year-old man who works as a radio communication technician at Aceh’s disaster mitigation agency, climbs as
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N)’s Starliner astronaut spacecraft landed in the New Mexico desert on Sunday, the company said, after faulty software forced officials to cut short an unmanned mission aimed at taking it to the International Space Station. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which had been launched atop an ULA Atlas V rocket
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