OSLO (Reuters) – The sequel to Walt Disney Co’s 2013 hit animated musical “Frozen” is generating excitement among indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe, whose culture the movie has taken inspiration from. FILE PHOTO: Cast members Idina Menzel (L) and Kristen Bell pose at the premiere for the film “Frozen II” in Los Angeles, California,
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PARIS (Reuters) – Activists staged protests against online retailer Amazon (AMZN.O) around France on Friday, denouncing the rampant consumerism typified by the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo French companies have embraced Black Friday,
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Chulmleigh College as he campaigns in Devon ahead of the upcoming general election, in Chulmleigh, Britain November 28, 2019. Dan Kitwood Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he would not say how many children he had, saying that he
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Chulmleigh College as he campaigns in Devon ahead of the upcoming general election, in Chulmleigh, Britain November 28, 2019. Dan Kitwood Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he would not say how many children he had, saying that he
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court sentenced a K-pop musician to six years in prison on Friday for raping a woman and distributing a video capturing the act in a case that drew attention to the darker side of the country’s lucrative entertainment industry. FILE PHOTO: South Korean singer Jung Joon-young arrives for questioning
Cars stranded due to snowfall on the Angeles Crest Highway are assisted by a Caltrans crew in the Angeles National Forest, California, U.S. November 28, 2019. Caltrans/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – A powerful winter storm pounded parts of the United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snowfall that forced the closure of a major Southern California
GRAAFF-REINET, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s Karoo region has always been parched – it means land of thirst in the language of its earliest inhabitants, the Khoisan hunter gatherers. FILE PHOTO: Hydrologist Gideon Groenewald feels cracks in the clay in the dried up municipal dam in drought-stricken Graaff-Reinet, South Africa, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mike
(Reuters) – The National Hockey League (NHL) has been rocked by two high-profile racism scandals in recent weeks, and while it has condemned both incidents, experts agree it needs to take a dynamic approach and tackle the issue head on. Nov 19, 2019; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters during interview after
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is pictured at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies has decided to challenge a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision barring U.S. rural carrier customers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment from
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge on Thursday ruled to free four volunteer firefighters jailed this week on accusations they had set fires in the Amazon rainforest to drum up donations, according to court documents. FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade members attempt to control hot points
FILE PHOTO: UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor of Ireland poses on the scale during his official weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor is set to return to the octagon on Jan. 18 where he will take
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices ended mixed on Thursday, with U.S. prices rebounding modestly from concerns that arose from U.S. President Donald Trump signing into law a bill backing protesters in Hong Kong, fuelling tensions with China. FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jessica Lutz/File Photo Brent
FILE PHOTO: Sudan’s former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir sits inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese transitional authorities approved a law late on Thursday to “dismantle” the regime of former president Omar al-Bashir, state TV reported. The
FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said it was working to restore access on Thursday to its users after issues with its central software systems triggered an outage in its family of
(Reuters) – A powerful winter storm pounded parts of the United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snowfall that forced the partial closure of a major highway in California during the busy Thanksgiving holiday. Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area was closed early on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter it was
FILE PHOTO: Nicole Scherzinger poses backstage during the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Spain, November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca LONDON (Reuters) – The Pussycat Dolls are reforming for a reunion tour kicking off in Dublin next year, the American girl band said on Thursday. A decade