FILE PHOTO: Singer Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin pose at the premiere for the documentary television series “Justin Bieber: Seasons” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are opening up in an intimate series for Facebook Watch in which
Month: May 2020
(Reuters) – European Union lawmakers said on Monday the coronavirus pandemic should not soften the bloc’s long-term climate goals, although some called for a “beefed up” fund to help coal-dependent regions move towards a greener economy. Europe is facing a recession and governments are pumping out cash to keep economies afloat. Still, the EU’s executive
FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS NEW
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper takes questions during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst ROME (Reuters) – Russia and China are taking advantage of the coronavirus emergency to put their interests forward in Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, describing Chinese efforts to
FILE PHOTO: Passengers board a Norwegian Air plane in Kirkenes, Norway October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air’s (NWC.OL) shareholders gave their backing on Monday to the company’s financial survival plan, with about 95% of votes cast supporting the conversion of debt into equity, financial daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Monday. Approval
FILE PHOTO: A man rides a bicycle along empty Red Square near St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow, Russia May 1, 2020. Russia marks the Spring and Labour Day without traditional demonstrations and celebrations due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has
Britain’s Secretary of State of Defence Ben Wallace leaves Downing Street 10 in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Having COVID-19 was “bloody awful,” British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday, saying that the virus had sapped his energy, reduced his will and temporarily taken away his sense of taste
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, after the death toll passed his earlier estimates, but said he was confident a vaccine would be developed by the year’s end. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a live Fox
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government on Monday set aside A$300 million ($191 million) to jumpstart hydrogen projects with the help of low-cost financing as the country aims to build the industry by 2030, the country’s energy minister said on Monday. The hydrogen push marks one of the few areas where the conservative government’s ambitions
(Reuters) – With the largest U.S. airlines now set to mandate – and provide – facial coverings for all passengers over the next two weeks, many are turning their focus to other measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during air travel. United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O), for example, told journalists on Friday
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department, in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory,
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s state-supported “StopCOVID” contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday. A woman walks past a closed bar on which reads ”take care, see you soon”, during the lockdown imposed to slow down
(Reuters) – Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the coronavirus lockdown. A man takes a package with free masks distributed by Urban Park Rangers at Grand Army Plaza, during the
LONDON (Reuters) – Facing questions over why Britain’s death toll from the new coronavirus was now the second-worst in Europe after Italy, a British minister said on Sunday people should not jump to conclusions and the full picture was not yet clear. A Police officer with people in Trafalgar Square, following the outbreak of the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair, dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically resistant to altering its ways. Come Monday, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, all that changes. The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020.
(Reuters) – The North of Ireland Amateur Open in 2005 was not an event expected to produce much glamour, but a 16-year-old Rory McIlroy was dressed to impress. FILE PHOTO: Born on May 4, 1989: Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer Northern Ireland’s McIlroy drives ball during first round of 2005 Irish Open golf tournament near