TOKYO (Reuters) – In the chill pre-dawn hours of Friday, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito emerged from a shrine compound where he had spent a symbolic night with the sun goddess from whom conservatives believe his family descends, completing the rituals of his accession. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito walks to Yukiden to attend ‘Daijosai’, the most overtly religious
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The creator of the children’s song “Baby Shark,” which has become a global phenomenon, says the firm is eyeing the Chinese market, where the tune did not quite catch on, with a brand new character featuring dinosaurs. Ryan Lee, the co-founder and CFO of SmartStudy, poses for photographs at the company’s office
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Thursday said it is contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), expressing concern that politics got
Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett was one of three players ejected after a instigating an ugly brawl with the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers with eight seconds remaining in the Browns’ Thursday night win. Nov 14, 2019; Cleveland, OH, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) lunges back at Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) after
Overview of wildfires in New South Wales, Australia November 14, 2019. Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies/via REUTERS MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia braced on Friday for strong winds that could whip up bushfires in two states over the weekend and add to a toll of more than 270 homes destroyed and 2.5 million acres (1 million
BOSSIER CITY, La. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump made his final appeal to Louisiana voters on Thursday to wrest power from the Deep South’s only Democratic governor in an election later this week, seeking to showcase the power of his support in local races. Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone and U.S. President Donald Trump
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018. Picture taken August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing’s multibillion dollar contract to build U.S. astronaut capsules received an “unnecessary” extension from NASA, a watchdog
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – A 23-year-old Briton has cooked up a compostable compound she hopes will one day replace much single-use plastic – and its main ingredient is byproducts of the fishing industry. Lucy Hughes created MarinaTex for her final year project in product design at the University of Sussex. It’s also edible and, she
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Thursday rejected demands to further help British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by pulling out of contests with the opposition Labour Party, saying his aim was to win enough parliamentary seats to hold Johnson to account. Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage wears boxing gloves during a visit
BARCELONA (Reuters) – German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 (PSMGn.DE) is more interested in collaborating in digital growth areas than in a full-blown merger, Chief Executive Max Conze said on Thursday after Italy’s Mediaset (MS.MI) raised its shareholding. FILE PHOTO: German media company ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Chief Executive Max Conze speaks to reporters during a briefing in Berlin,
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Robert De Niro arrives for the screening of “The Irishman” during the 2019 BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, Britain October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls (Adds full name of labor union in paragraph two, fixes headline) (Reuters) – Robert De Niro, a two-time Oscar winner
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage attends a general election campaign event in Sedgefield, Britain, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Heppell LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Thursday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was using an array of “disgraceful” tactics to try to prevent his candidates from standing in the Dec.
LISBON (Reuters) – Altice is analyzing offers it has received in the last few months for its Portuguese fiber optic network and expects the long-awaited sale to happen “very soon,” the telecoms firm said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Plastic pens with logos of Altice in Paris, France March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Altice Europe,
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a news conference with DACA recipients and Democratic congressional leaders after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases before the court regarding the Trump administration’s bid to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 12,
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia issued a tsunami alert on Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck in the sea near the Moluccas, prompting panicked islanders to flee to higher ground, according to residents and a media report. The quake had a magnitude of 7.1 and struck 139 km (86 miles) northwest of the city of Ternate
(Reuters) – At least five people were wounded after a shooter opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, California, a city north of Los Angeles, officials said. Police and emergency vehicles on the scene of a shooting at Saugus high school in Santa Clarita, California, U.S., November 14, 2019 in this screenshot taken