FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Watford v Manchester United – Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain – December 22, 2019 General view of Sky Sports microphones before the match. REUTERS/David Klein/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – European pay-TV group Sky has pledged to go net zero carbon by 2030 by cutting the emissions created by
Month: February 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines his government’s negotiating stance with the European Union after Brexit, during a speech at the Old Naval College in Greenwich, in London, Britain February 3, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, five years earlier
(Reuters) – The Harvey Weinstein rape trial opened in January with celebrity appearances, noisy protests and graphic accounts of alleged assaults – and a spike in usage of the #MeToo hashtag that has become closely associated with the former Hollywood powerbroker. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs New York Criminal Court after his sexual
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Kansas City Chiefs ended a 50-year Super Bowl drought with a dramatic 31-20 comeback win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a breathtaking finish to the NFL’s 100th season that may have also revealed a new star to kickoff the next century. The Chiefs’ young quarterback Patrick Mahomes stepped
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan said on Monday it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. A paramedic staff stands outside an isolation section, set up for the precautionary measures for the coronavirus patients treatment, at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) in
(Reuters) – For some it’s the “white male rage” Oscars. Others have dubbed it the year of “Big Men, Little Women.” Despite four years of efforts to address the #OscarsSoWhite furor, the winners’ podium at Sunday’s Academy Awards is expected to be made up entirely of white actors and no female directors. FILE PHOTO: Greta
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Desert locusts are seen within a grazing land in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi The
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some technology firms in China have maintained operations to manufacture parts and products despite government calls in various cities and provinces for companies to halt work to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: An attendee wears a badge strip with the logo of Huawei and a sign for
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules on releasing people convicted of terrorism offences after an Islamist attacker injured two people in a stabbing spree days after he was set free half way through his prison term. FILE PHOTO: Police forensics officers are seen near a site where a
Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election. FILE PHOTO: Five 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are seen in a combination image from file photos: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, former U.S.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s current account surplus remained the world’s largest last year despite trade tensions, the Ifo economic institute will say on Monday, in an estimate likely to renew criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fiscal policies. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at a terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar Ahead of Monday night’s caucuses, which kick off the state-by-state nominating process to pick
BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from the new coronavirus in China’s Hubei province rose by 56 to 350 on Monday, Chinese state television reported citing official figures, as investors braced for volatility when Chinese markets reopen after the Lunar New Year break. Passengers wearing masks walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China,
Feb 2, 2020; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA;San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert (31) carries for a gain in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Each team scored a touchdown and a field goal as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers went
FILE PHOTO: Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top electric vehicle battery maker CATL (300750.SZ) said on Monday it has signed a battery supply agreement with Tesla (TSLA.O). Tesla will determine the battery purchase
(Reuters) – The co-chair of South Carolina’s caucus for African-American women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday, helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer attends the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day Parade in Columbia, South Carolina,