(Reuters) – A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced. Jerry Chuan Shing Lee, 55, left the CIA in 2007 and moved to Hong Kong.
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will hold a rally outside an Amazon depot on Saturday as it highlights its promise to target multinational firms it accuses of dodging taxes and cheating workers should it win next month’s election. FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch of the
Nikola Jokic scored 18 points, collected a season-best 16 rebounds and also had 10 assists and three steals during his third triple-double of the season to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 106-102 victory over the visiting Boston Celtics on Friday night. Nov 22, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter (11) and
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher prepares to answer a question from the media with wife Andrea Gallagher after being acquitted on most of the serious charges against him during his court-martial trial at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California, U.S., July 2, 2019. REUTERS/John Gastaldo/File Photo HALIFAX, Nova
FILE PHOTO: Iggy Azalea arrives for the TIDAL X benefit concert in New York October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – “Fancy” singer Iggy Azalea and her rapper boyfriend Playboi Carti reported a burglar stole over $366,000 in jewelry from their Atlanta home, police said on Friday. Iggy, 29, whose legal name is Amethyst Kelly,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican chairmen of two U.S. Senate committees have asked the Treasury Department, in a letter, for possible reports of money laundering or fraud on the business dealings of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son with a Ukraine energy firm. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden attend an
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, said on Friday he would remain neutral in any second Brexit referendum, so he could credibly carry out the result of the vote and unite the country. FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the launch of the party
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Friday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims contesting the Pentagon’s award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. An
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Environmentally sensitive but potentially oil-rich areas of Arctic Alaska will be opened to oil development under a new Trump administration proposal to undo Obama-era protections. The proposed changes are described in a draft environmental impact statement for managing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a 23 million-acre (9.3 million-hectare) unit of
(Reuters) – U.S. Army cadets were this week instructed not to use China-owned social media app TikTok while representing the military, an Army spokeswoman said on Friday, amid concerns over the app’s handling of user data. FILE PHOTO: A person holds a smartphone with Tik Tok logo displayed in this picture illustration taken November 7,
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is delaying the planned December movie theater release of movie “The Banker,” one of its first original films, a source close to the company said on Friday, amid ongoing concerns about the period drama. The movie’s debut on Apple’s newly launched streaming service Apple TV+ will also likely be delayed, the
FILE PHOTO: A Boeing logo pictured during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, May 28, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s (BA.N) head of corporate communications, Ann Toulouse, elected to step down from her role and would retire next year, the world’s largest planemaker said on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced calls to resign over a corruption scandal on Friday, as senior government colleagues publicly declared support after some signs of cracks in party loyalty. Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protest outside Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel November 22, 2019. The placards in
FILE PHOTO: A man holds a Huawei 5G smartphone at the International Consumer Electronics Expo in Beijing, China August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU countries on Friday endorsed a tough line for selecting 5G suppliers, including vetting the domestic legal framework to which they are subjected, potentially dealing a blow to telecoms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday accused a witness in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry of lying and offered an explanation for his controversial use of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy, saying Giuliani’s crime-fighting abilities were needed to deal with a corrupt country. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump adjusts his
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