FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach poses for a group photo session with Yoshiro Mori, President of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee, and other staff members during a meeting in Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo November 28, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS November 29, 2018 By […]
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Russia blocks Ukrainian Azov Sea ports: minister
Ukrainian naval ships, which were recently seized by Russia’s FSB security service, are seen anchored in a port in Kerch, Crimea November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Alla Dmitrieva November 29, 2018 KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian Azov Sea ports, Berdyansk and Mariupol, are effectively under blockade by Russia as vessels are being […]
NBA roundup: Westbrook a triple threat vs. Cavs
Nov 28, 2018; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) fights for position while defended by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jerami Grant (9) during the third quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports November 29, 2018 Russell Westbrook had his 107th career triple-double, […]
Huawei seeks clarification after New Zealand intelligence agency rejects 5G bid
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sign board of Huawei at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2018 in Shanghai, China June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song November 29, 2018 By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it was seeking clarification from New Zealand after the country’s […]
Dollar under pressure after Fed’s Powell says U.S. rates near neutral
An employee counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia October 23, 2018. Picture taken October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta November 29, 2018 By Vatsal Srivastava SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar weakened against its peers on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said U.S. interest rates […]
U.S. women earn half the income of men, new study finds
FILE PHOTO: A woman speaks to a potential employer at the “Hiring Our Heroes” job fair at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York March 28, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton November 29, 2018 By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) – Women earned roughly half the income of men in the […]
Elon Musk ducks out of one Los Angeles tunnel but pursues another
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk arrives to speak at Boring Company community meeting in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S. May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson November 29, 2018 By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel under the West side […]
South Korean court decision on wartime forced labourers draws rebuke from Japan
FILE PHOTO: A visitor is seen at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ booth during the Maritime Air Systems and Technologies Asia (MAST) show in Chiba, Japan June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai November 29, 2018 By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court ruled on Thursday that Japan’s […]
No swift new EU sanctions on Russia seen after Ukraine sea incident
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini delivers her statement, during the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland November 28, 2018. Salvatore Di Nolfi/Pool via REUTERS November 29, 2018 By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s hawks have called […]
White South African group to challenge Ramaphosa land reforms in court
FILE PHOTO: A ‘No entry sign’ is seen at an entrance of a farm outside Witbank, Mpumalanga province, South Africa July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo November 29, 2018 By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A South African advocacy group that lobbies for the rights of white farmers will […]