LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s climate change credentials face an acid test this week when the bloc’s lending arm, the European Investment Bank, decides whether or not to stop funding fossil fuel projects beyond next year. The decision is due to be made on Tuesday by EU finance ministers and other top officials after an intense
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FILE PHOTO: Leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech during a visit to Chingford, London, Britain September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson (Reuters) – UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he is unlikely to support a deal agreed between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union, Sky News reported
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish forces targeted areas around two Syrian border towns with fresh shelling on Sunday, pressing on with their offensive against Kurdish militia for a fifth day in the face of fierce international opposition. FILE PHOTO: Turkish army vehicles and military personnel are stationed near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 18 people and briefly paralyzed Tokyo. A collapsed railway bridge is seen over Chikuma river swollen by
Connor McDavid scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 10:16 remaining, and Leon Draisaitl collected two goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers dominated the third period and remained unbeaten with a 4-1 victory over the host New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Oct 12, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Edmonton Oilers
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Democratic presidential campaign this week challenged Facebook’s policy that exempts politicians’ ads from fact-checking, by running ads on the social media platform containing the false claim that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorsed President Donald Trump’s re-election bid. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gestures
Damage is seen after a portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. October 12, 2019, in this image taken from social media. Michael Hollister via REUTERS (Reuters) – One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans on Saturday when part of a Hard Rock
FILE PHOTO: A Lyft bicycle is shown at the Lyft listing on the Nasdaq during an IPO event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) – Lyft Inc (LYFT.O), following its rival Uber’s (UBER.N) move, has sued New York City seeking to nullify a new rule limiting the time its
Artistic Gymnastics – 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men’s Floor Final – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany – October 12, 2019 Silver medalist Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat, gold medalist Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo and bronze medlaist China’s Xiao Ruoteng pose for a photo during the medals ceremony REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (Reuters) – Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines
(Reuters) – More than 1,000 firefighters battled a deadly and fast-moving wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday, reinforcing containment lines that allowed some of the thousands of residents under evacuation orders to return to their homes. The wind-driven blaze, dubbed the Saddleridge fire, broke out on Thursday night and raced through
Belgian police officers detain a climate activist in front of the Royal Palace during the Extinction Rebellion protest in Brussels, Belgium, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police on Saturday arrested up to 300 Extinction Rebellion protesters in Brussels after water cannon and pepper spray failed to disperse them. The climate change
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A fierce, wind-driven wildfire swept through foothills and canyons along the northern edge of Los Angeles on Friday, engulfing homes, closing roads and devouring acres of dry brush and chaparral as 100,000 residents were forced to flee. At least one death was attributed to the fire, a man who authorities said
LONDON (Reuters) – A mooted eleventh-hour solution to the deadlock over Brexit cannot work because Northern Ireland must remain in a full United Kingdom customs union, the deputy leader of the province’s key political party said on Saturday. Deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Nigel Dodds walks in Whitehall in London, Britain, September 3,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump defended his attorney Rudy Giuliani on Saturday as a “legendary crime buster” and “wonderful lawyer” after a media report that prosecutors are investigating whether the former New York mayor broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Lake Charles,
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, arrives with pacemakers for the start of his attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger VIENNA – Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge was on target in his bid to run an unofficial sub-two hour marathon as he completed the
MAMALLAPURAM, India, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday he had a free and frank discussion with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would pursue proposals the two leaders discussed to improve bilateral ties. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (3rd R) and China’s President Xi Jinping (3rd L) attend delegation level talks in