FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a general election campaign event at the Upper Gornal Pensioners Club in Dudley, Britain November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday he would remain neutral in any second Brexit referendum, so he could credibly
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairmen of two U.S. Senate committees have asked the Treasury Department to provide any reports of money laundering or fraud related to former Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings with a Ukraine energy firm, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe
FILE PHOTO: Sep 29, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (79) runs to first base after being hit by a pitch for the second time against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports The Chicago White Sox agreed Friday to
(Reuters) – Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and agreed to pay $10.2 million in criminal fines and other payments for the spraying and for illegally storing hazardous waste, U.S. prosecutors said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Monsanto is seen at the Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade, France,
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday the United States should meet China halfway and promote a healthy and stable development of bilateral
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party unveiled its election manifesto on Thursday, including a sweeping programme of nationalisation reversing decades of pro-privatisation public policy. Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn holds his party’s manifesto during its launch in Birmingham, Britain November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble Below are details of their economic strategy and
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to work out an initial trade agreement with the United States and has been trying to avoid a trade war, President Xi Jinping said on Friday, but is also not afraid to retaliate when necessary. FILE PHOTO: China’s President Xi Jinping looks on during a joint statement with Brazil’s President
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked Jeffrey Epstein’s estate for keeping the late financier’s alleged victims in the dark about a fund that would compensate them for claims of sexual abuse. FILE PHOTO: U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From love songs to dance tunes to lullabies, music made in disparate cultures worldwide displays certain universal patterns, according to a study by researchers who suggest a commonality in the way human minds create music. FILE PHOTO: Villagers play traditional musical instruments during an event celebrating National Paddy Day, also called Asar
(Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) on Thursday threatened to take its $33.5 billion buyout bid for HP Inc (HPQ.N) hostile, if the personal computer maker did not agree to a “friendly” discussion and open its books before Nov. 25. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Xerox is displayed on a screen on the floor of
The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms Thursday on a four-year, $73 million contract with free-agent catcher Yasmani Grandal. FILE PHOTO: Sep 14, 2019; St. Louis, MO, USA; Milwaukee Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal (10) celebrates after hitting a two run home run off of St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Tyler Webb (not pictured) during the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic-led House of Representatives committee on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to prevent President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm from handing over his financial records that have been subpoenaed by lawmakers. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a tour of Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, U.S.,
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled more than half of some 118 claims related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers load up recovered debris of Lion Air flight
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said boxing fans who felt cheated after learning that Manny Pacquiao had been injured before fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. cannot pursue class-action litigation because the 2015 welterweight bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century” proved a letdown. FILE PHOTO: Jul 20, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Manny
FILE PHOTO: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during the Conservative Party in Manchester, Britain, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Thursday it had arranged for some orphans to be brought home from Syria, joining Germany, Belgium and Australia in repatriating children whose parents were suspected members of Islamic State. Britain
ATBARA, Sudan (Reuters) – Standing on the platform where he and other protesters packed a train to Khartoum in April to pressure Sudan’s military to share power with civilians, Abdelaziz Abdallah made clear the revolution driven by their city has much further to go. FILE PHOTO: A train carrying protesters from Atbara, the birthplace of