WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers plan to unveil a bill on Thursday that could be used to block Huawei Technologies Ltd from accessing U.S. banks for certain transactions, in a bid to thwart the Chinese telecoms giant amid frustration over the failure of prior sanctions to curb its business. FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo
Month: March 2020
(Reuters) – There is about a 65% chance that neutral weather conditions will prevail in the Northern Hemisphere this spring with no El Niño or La Niña, up from 60% last month, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation-neutral (ENSO) weather pattern is marked by average long-term ocean temperatures, tropical
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish utilities, which generate power mostly from coal, may consider a reorganization similar to the one undertaken by their German peers, which have swapped assets to phase out coal and focus on green energy, the climate minister said. FILE PHOTO: COP 24 President Michal Kurtyka addresses during the opening of COP24 UN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has picked his favorite weapon to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus: an elimination of the “payroll tax” on workers’ gross earnings that is used to fund national retirement programs. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the daily Coronavirus-related briefing at the White House in
FILE PHOTO: A full-size model of the ExoMars entry, descent and landing module, Schiaparell is seen during a press conference at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A joint Russian-European mission to send a rover to Mars has been postponed by two years
LONDON (Reuters) – British rock band The Who have cancelled their UK tour due to coronavirus, just four days before they were due to take to the stage in Manchester. The group, famous for tracks like “My Generation” and “Substitute”, said the three-week tour would go ahead later in the year. “Haven’t reached this decision
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced several measures on Wednesday evening to combat the spread
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new U.S. ban on foreign citizens entering the country if they have traveled to Europe in recent weeks will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, hitting European carriers the hardest, analysts said. FILE PHOTO: Airplanes of German airline Lufthansa and U.S. carrier United Airlines land
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must brainstorm plans for dealing with canceled or postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, even if that is unlikely, Shigeru Ishiba, said a ruling party heavyweight seen as a leading candidate to be the next prime minister. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s ex-defence minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech during a meeting on the party
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus in Australia, the actor said on Twitter. FILE PHOTO: 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 19, 2020 – Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. REUTERS/Monica Almeida/File Photo Hanks said
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak, while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building. FILE PHOTO: Visitors look up at the domed ceiling while on a tour of the Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol
(Reuters) – British police said four boys sustained injuries in a stabbing incident in Walthamstow, northeast London late on Wednesday. The boys, aged around 15-16, were taken to hospital with stab injuries not believed to be life-threatening, the police said in a tweet bit.ly/39NKbVS early on Thursday. Seven were arrested for “violent disorder, possession of
A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. Picture taken October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp said on Wednesday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against U.S. TV brand Vizio Inc
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s meat industry must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change and growing demand for plant-based alternatives or face ruin, according to a group of investors managing $20 trillion in assets. FILE PHOTO: Five-week-old weanlings at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment in Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada August 14,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists are marveling over the exquisitely preserved skull of what appears to be the smallest-known bird – tinier than any hummingbird – encased in 99-million-year-old amber and boasting many odd traits including jaws studded with numerous puny teeth. The skull, measuring about half an inch (14.25 mm) long, belongs to a bird
FILE PHOTO: The German headquarters of online marketplace eBay is pictured at Europarc Dreilinden business park south of Berlin in Kleinmachnow, Germany, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (Reuters) – Activist investor Starboard Value LP has nominated a minority slate of directors to eBay Inc’s board, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar
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