WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday. As senators questioned both the Trump legal team and the Democratic managers of the trial, Trump
Month: January 2020
FILE PHOTO: A gas hob is seen in this photo illustration shot December 2, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – OVO Energy has agreed to pay 9 million pounds to its clients after billing problems, in a voluntary move agreed with market regulator Ofgem just two weeks after it became the country’s second biggest
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian actress Margot Robbie hinted that her new female-led action film “Birds of Prey” could be the first in a series of movies as she reprised the role of comic antihero Harley Quinn in what she has called a passion project. Cast member Margot Robbie poses as she arrives to attend the
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An actress-turned-costume designer told jurors in the Weinstein rape trial on Wednesday the former Hollywood producer promised her a movie deal if she had three-way sex with him and his assistant. Dawn Dunning is questioned by Assistant District Attorney Meghan Hast during film producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial at New
FILE PHOTO: 62nd Grammy Awards – Photo Room– Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020 – Billie Eilish poses backstage with her awards to include Song of the Year for “Bad Guy” , Best New Artist, and Album of the Year for “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”. REUTERS/Monica Almeida LOS ANGELES
An undated image of Afrodelatorrichnus ellenbergeri, a set of hand-feet impressions of a quadrupedal dinosaur, are seen preserved in a sandstone layer in South Africa alongside an interpretive outline of the tracks, in a combination of photos released January 29, 2020. Bordy et al. 2020 PLoS One/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 183 million
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces on the Islamist group at the weekend. The surge in hostilities signals deadlock at stop-start peace talks involving U.S and Taliban negotiators in Doha. The Defense Ministry said
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lev Parnas, an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trump’s political rivals, traveled to Washington to press the Senate to allow him to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial, only to be turned away at the U.S. Capitol. Trailed by TV cameras, bullhorn-wielding protesters
FILE PHOTO: A Lyft bicycle is shown at the Lyft listing on the Nasdaq during an IPO event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) said on Wednesday it had cut about 2% of its workforce, or 90 jobs, as the ride-hailing company seeks to achieve its
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is temporarily shutting down all its offices in China due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus in the country, technology website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday objected to the publication of a book written by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton that depicts Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine, as the Senate impeachment trial entered a new phase. A letter from the White House’s
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The World Athletics Indoor Championships scheduled to take place in Nanjing, China in March have been postponed until 2021 over fears related to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the sport’s global governing body said on Wednesday. World Athletics had been monitoring the situation ahead of the March 13-15 event and decided
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As Nigel Farage packed a few belongings into a box at his office in the European Union’s parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, he reflected that he will miss the very institution on which – as its bluntest critic – he built his political career. Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage reacts during an
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A costume designer and former actress told jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on Wednesday that the former producer groped her under her skirt and later propositioned her for sex in exchange for movie contracts. Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for his sexual assault trial in
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – When Chilean scientists last year discovered 14 Loa water frogs struggling to survive in a nearly dry river bed in the country’s northern desert, the clock began ticking. They believed these to be among the last of the species. The tiny, dark-spotted amphibians, Telmatobius dankoi, had long persisted against all odds in
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shiok Meats, a Singapore-based start-up whose name means very good in local slang, aims to become the first company in the world to bring shrimp grown in a laboratory to diners’ plates. Demand for meat substitutes is booming, as consumer concerns about health, animal welfare and the environment grow. Plant-based meat alternatives,
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