A traffic warning sign is seen on the A9 near Dunblane, Scotland, Britain February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) – Flights have been canceled and the army drafted in as Britain prepares for Storm Dennis with the authorities warning of heavy rain and flooding in parts of England. EasyJet has warned of “significant disruption”
Month: February 2020
LONDON (Reuters) – European police chiefs have thrown their support behind British demands for technology companies to urgently transform how they operate to prevent access to child sex abuse, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos/File
LONDON (Reuters) – Of all the sports at the Tokyo Olympics later this year none inhabit the frontline of climate change quite like surfing. FILE PHOTO: John John Florence of Hawaii surfs during the final of World Surf League’s (WSL) championship at Supertubo beach in Peniche, Portugal October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo Which is
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three weeks after Kobe Bryant, one of the most dominant players in NBA history, was killed with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash, the global sports icon was named a finalist to the Basketball Hall of Fame. FILE PHOTO: Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, CEO of Kobe Inc, speaks
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) on Friday said it has taken a $549.1 million stake in Kroger Co (KR.N), investing in the largest U.S. supermarket chain as smaller rivals struggle. FILE PHOTO – Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor
FILE PHOTO: Pictures of victims are seen during a ceremony to mark one year of the disaster of the tailing dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais state, Brazil January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Cristiane Mattos/File Photo RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian state judge has accepted charges against Vale SA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York prosecutors told jurors that Harvey Weinstein abused his power and lacked empathy in a closing argument on Friday at the former movie producer’s weeks-long rape trial, a milestone of the #MeToo movement. Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in
(Reuters) – Singer R. Kelly, already facing trial in three states on sexual abuse, child pornography, kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges, has been hit with an updated indictment in Chicago stemming from a newly-identified victim, court documents showed on Friday. FILE PHOTO: R. Kelly walks inside the Criminal Court Building as he arrives for
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to a document seen by Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A shipment moves on a conveyor belt at an
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted his new cabinet of senior ministers on Friday, vowing to repay the trust of voters by improving infrastructure, cutting crime and building more hospitals. “It’s great to
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares inched higher on Friday, on course to post the second straight week of gains, helped by hopes governments will make provisions to soften the impact on their economies from the coronavirus epidemic. FILE PHOTO – Pedestrians wearing facial masks are reflected on an electric board showing stock prices outside a
Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene used nine aces and some clutch play to knock off second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday in the Round of 16 at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – ATP 500 – Vienna Open – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria – October 25, 2019
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said on Friday that Lee Sang-hoon, the chairman of its board, had offered to resign, without elaborating on a reason. In a statement, the company said
LISBON (Reuters) – The lush, green hills where Paulo Pires has for years brought sheep to graze above his picturesque Portuguese village may soon be transformed by the race to power electric vehicles. Demonstrators protest against lithium mines in downtown Lisbon, Portugal September 21, 2019. The banner reads “No to mine, Yes to life”. REUTERS/Rafael
BEIJING/SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) – China’s coronavirus outbreak showed no sign of peaking with health authorities on Friday reporting more than 5,000 new cases, while passengers on a cruise ship blocked from five countries due to virus fears finally disembarked in Cambodia. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen welcomes passenger of MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that
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