LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisting he need not sign up to the bloc’s rules and Brussels warning of tariffs and quotas unless he did. Britain wants to negotiate a trade deal by the end of 2020, though EU
Month: February 2020
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even with acquittal seemingly assured, the Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial urged the Senate on Monday to convict him to show that no president is above the law while his legal team faulted the case brought against him. “I submit to you on behalf of the House of
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A Minnesota regulator ruled on Monday that a revised environmental impact statement for Enbridge Inc’s Line 3 oil pipeline replacement is adequate, helping to clear a significant hurdle for the long-delayed project . The Enbridge Tower is pictured on Jasper Avenue in Edmonton August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber/File Photo The Minnesota
FILE PHOTO: An engineer cleans an Airbus 340 at the Sri Lankan Airlines maintenance hangar at the international airport in Katunayake, 30 km (19 miles) north of Colombo, February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has ordered a probe into accusations of bribery by European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) to pave the
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules for terror convicts after a man released early from a jail term for Islamist-related terrorism offences injured two people in a stabbing spree in south London. FILE PHOTO: Police forensics officers are seen near a site where a man was shot by
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Kansas City Chiefs ended a 50-year Super Bowl drought with a dramatic 31-20 comeback win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a breathtaking finish to the NFL’s 100th season that may have also revealed a new star to kickoff the next century. The Chiefs’ young quarterback Patrick Mahomes stepped
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some Chinese technology firms are continuing to manufacture parts and products despite government calls across various cities and provinces for work to be halted as Being seeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus ravaging the country. FILE PHOTO: An attendee wears a badge strip with the logo of Huawei and a
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint press conference with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States will send a handful of more flights to China to bring back U.S. citizens from Hubei
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bushfires eased near Australia’s capital, Canberra, on Monday, as temperatures dipped, but officials warned heavy smoke was set to blow into the city with a shift in the wind. Helicopters carry out an aerial firefighting operation as bushfires burn near Bumbalong, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott While a
(Reuters) – Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought Latina star power to Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, delivering a medley of pop hits and hip-shaking choreography on one of the world’s glitziest stages. NFL Football – Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show – Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar Ahead of Monday night’s caucuses, which kick off the state-by-state nominating process to pick
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers at a campaign field office in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar Ahead of Monday night’s caucuses, which kick off the state-by-state nominating process to pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has been more transparent about the coronavirus than it has been in previous crises but Beijing has not yet accepted a U.S. offer of help to contain the epidemic, White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday. Members of a neighbourhood committee register a local and ask about his
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg traded withering taunts on Sunday, in an exchange that suggests the Bloomberg campaign is willing to fight Trump’s notorious insults head on. U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One with First Lady Melania Trump at
LONDON (Reuters) – Police shot a man dead on a busy south London street on Sunday after three people were wounded, one critically, in a stabbing attack that police called terrorism-related. A police forensics officer is seen near a scene where a man was shot by armed officers in Streatham, south London, Britain, February 2,
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Box office newcomers “Rhythm Section” and “Gretel and Hansel” fumbled as “Bad Boys for Life” remained champions during a painfully slow Super Bowl weekend. FILE PHOTO: Cast members Will Smith (L) and Martin Lawrence pose at the premiere of “Bad Boys for Life” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 14, 2020.