HONG KONG (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth straight day on Thursday, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence. Anti-government protesters scout at a makeshift gate during a standoff with riot police at the Chinese
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, on Wednesday linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on Ukraine to conduct investigations that would benefit him politically. William Taylor was one of two career diplomats who testified before the
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has bought a $1.2 billion stake in HP Inc (HPQ.N) and is pushing for the personal computer maker’s merger with printer maker Xerox Corp (XRX.N), arguing that a union could yield big profits for investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a SEA/SEIU Local 1984 Member Town Hall in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Goldman Sachs’s response to allegations of bias in how the bank evaluates applicants for Apple Inc’s credit card,
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will promise on Wednesday to get Britain out of its Brexit “rut” if he wins a Dec. 12 election, saying the world is baffled by why the country is so “hesitant about its future.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with Lt Col Tom Robinson from the Light Dragoons
New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson is sticking with Adam Gase as head coach for the 2020 season. Nov 10, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Adam Gase and New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) shake hands after a touchdown against the New York Giants during the first quarter at
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers pressed top U.S. antitrust enforcers on their probes of tech giants Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), Facebook (FB.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and Apple (AAPL.O) on Wednesday, with the chair of a House subcommittee expressing frustration over the companies’ continued acquisitions. FILE PHOTO: Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Google logo
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A man’s body has been found in burnt-out bushland in New South Wales (NSW) state, taking the death toll from bushfires that have swept across Australia’s east coast to four, police said on Thursday. The Gospers Mountain fire is seen burning in bushland near Colo Heights, north west of Sydney, Australia, November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Genetic material extracted from a 1.9 million-year-old fossil tooth from southern China shows that the world’s largest-known ape – an extinct creature dubbed “Giganto” that once inhabited Southeast Asia – was an oversized cousin of today’s orangutans. The findings, announced on Wednesday, shed light on a species, called Gigantopithecus blacki, that has
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/File Photo (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) released its fourth report on enforcement against content that violates its policies on Wednesday, adding data on photo-sharing app Instagram and content depicting suicide
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new parliament on Wednesday elected Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, as its speaker after the rival Heart of Tunisia party backed him, opening the way for a possible coalition government between them. Tunisia’s new parliament members take an oath in Tunis, Tunisia November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
FILE PHOTO: A man looks at his phone as he passes by a screen advertising Walt Disney’s streaming service Disney+ in New York City, U.S., November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Wednesday said its new streaming service, Disney+, has reached 10 million sign-ups since launching on Nov. 12, sending shares
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed sympathy toward allowing comedian and producer Byron Allen to pursue his racial bias lawsuit accusing cable television operator Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) of discriminating against black-owned channels. Comedian and producer Byron Allen leaves the Supreme Court after it heard Comcast’s bid to evade a civil rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democratic and Republican lawmakers presented dueling narratives on Wednesday as a U.S. congressional impeachment inquiry that threatens Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency entered a crucial new phase with the first public hearing. Democrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives probe have summoned three U.S. diplomats – all of whom have previously expressed
(Reuters) – The National Football League has invited Colin Kaepernick to audition for teams at a special workout on Saturday, opening the possibility that the former quarterback could return to football three years after his protests against racial injustice roiled the league. FILE PHOTO: Dec 24, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback
LONDON (Reuters) – Two onlookers shouted at Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he observed relief efforts in a flood-hit district of northern England on Wednesday, several days after the worst of the flooding. “You took your time, Boris,” one person told Johnson as he walked through the area accompanied by local officials, while another
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