DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa – the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week – basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign
Month: January 2020
FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his gun policy agenda in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – After steadily rising in popularity over the last several weeks, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appears to have surpassed U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren among registered
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Thursday said its sales jumped during the holiday season and profit far exceeded expectations, as the world’s biggest online retailer shortened delivery times and drew more shoppers to its loyalty club Prime. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic prosecutors and Republican defenders in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial traded barbs in a second day of questioning by U.S. senators on Thursday, with Democrats stressing the importance of calling witnesses such as former national security adviser John Bolton. Without witnesses, Republicans, who control the Senate, say the trial could end
The NBA honored the late Kobe Bryant by announcing major changes to the All-Star Game format on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Memorabilia and candles sit in Microsoft Square near the Staples Center to pay respects to Kobe Bryant after a helicopter crash killed the retired basketball star, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kyle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates with hopes to deploy them to monitor and explore the world’s oceans. A jellyfish augmented with a microelectronics implant designed by researchers Nicole Xu and John Dabiri is
(Reuters) – British cybersecurity company Avast will close the Jumpshot analytics business at the center of a data privacy scandal, it said on Thursday, putting hundreds of jobs at risk and deepening a slide in its shares. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Avast Software company is seen at its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, April
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England kept interest rates steady on Thursday, saying signs that Britain’s economy had picked up since December’s election and that the global economy had stabilised meant further stimulus was not needed now. Governor Mark Carney departs at the end of his last ever Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Report
MIAMI (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash has reminded everyone how fragile life is, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira said on Thursday, and the pop superstars plan to use their Super Bowl halftime show to convey that message. Jan 30, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA; Recording artists Shakira (left) and Jennifer Lopez (right) during
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Environmental groups said on Thursday they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate aircraft emissions after a 2016 agency determination that those emissions pose a danger to public health. The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth, represented by Earthjustice, filed a notice of intent
An image shows the Sun’s surface at the highest resolution ever taken, shot by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world’s largest solar telescope, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., January 29, 2020, in this image obtained January 30, 2020. NSO/NSF/AURA/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – Images from a powerful new telescope installed
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Countries began isolating hundreds of citizens evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to stop the spread of an epidemic that has killed 170 people as worry about the impact on the world’s second-biggest economy rattled markets. Workers make protective suits at a factory, as the country is hit by
LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks across the world tumbled on Thursday as the death toll from a virus spreading in China reached 170, forcing airlines to cut flights and stores to close as the potential economic hit from the outbreak came into focus. FILE PHOTO: People walk past the London Stock Exchange Group offices in the
LILONGWE (Reuters) – For Ethiopian aeronautical engineer Lydia Elias, building and piloting a drone to support humanitarian and development projects on the continent of her birth has been a lifelong dream. An instructor teaches students how to assemble a drone at the newly opened African Drone and Data Academy in Lilongwe, Malawi, January 24, 2020.
LONDON (Reuters) – It’s 2023. Britain’s brightest and best drug researchers are packing their bags as clinical trials start to dwindle, leaving a nation renowned as a global leader in pharmaceutical development to face a future in the slow lane. FILE PHOTO: Petri dishes are pictured in an unknown location in a Cancer Research UK
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Sofia Kenin sent world number one Ash Barty spinning out of the Melbourne Park semi-finals 7-6(6) 7-5 on Thursday to reach her maiden Grand Slam final, crushing Australian hopes of a first home-grown champion in 42 years. Tennis – Australian Open – Semi Final – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 30,
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