Construction workers are seen working in a new infrastructure at an expropriated golf field of the Caraballeda Golf & Yacht Club in Caraballeda, Venezuela February 20, 2018. Picture taken February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Adriana Loureiro February 21, 2018 By Ana Isabel Martinez CARABALLEDA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have seized part […]
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Russian curlers to hand back bronze medals after positive doping test: TASS
FILE PHOTO – Curling – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match – Olympic Athletes from Russia v Norway – Gangneung Curling Center – Gangneung, South Korea – February 13, 2018 – Alexander Krushelnitsky and Anastasia Bryzgalova, Olympic athletes from Russia, celebrate after winning the bronze. Picture […]
Israeli intelligence helped Australia stop airliner attack: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations in Jerusalem, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun February 21, 2018 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israeli intelligence services had prevented the downing of an “Australian […]
Yogurt wars escalate as Dannon sues executive who jumped to Chobani
Containers of Danone’s Dannon Yogurt are displayed in a supermarket in New York City, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid February 21, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dannon Co on Wednesday sued a former high-level sales executive, accusing him of stealing confidential details about the company’s strategies […]
“Khook – Pig” challenges images of Iran at Berlin film festival
Director, screenwriter and producer Mani Haghighi attends a news conference to promote the movie Khook (Pig) at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke February 21, 2018 By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – A comedy depicting a movie director being protected by his […]
Brazil Senate gives final approval to Rio security intervention
Armed forces members leave the Milton Dias Moreira penitentiary after an inspection operation in Japeri, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes February 21, 2018 BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate gave final approval late on Tuesday to a measure that authorizes the federal government to intervene in […]
Venezuela opposition to boycott ‘fraudulent’ presidential vote
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he speaks during the event launching the new Venezuelan cryptocurrency “petro” in Caracas, Venezuela February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello February 21, 2018 CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition coalition said on Wednesday it would not be able to participate in a “fraudulent, illegitimate” presidential election […]
Mexico’s Televisa says studying whether to keep divisions together
FILE PHOTO: The logo of broadcaster Televisa is pictured at a truck in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 16, 2017. Picture taken November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo February 21, 2018 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on Wednesday that it was considering whether to keep the company […]
U.S. top court refuses to widen whistleblower protections
FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo February 21, 2018 By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to broaden protections for corporate insiders who call out misconduct, throwing out […]
British government braces for Unilever move to Netherlands: FT
February 21, 2018 LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is bracing for Unilever <ULVR.L> <UNc.AS>, one of the country’s biggest companies, to shift its headquarters to the Netherlands after months of political pressure from both sides, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. British officials have held talks with the Anglo-Dutch […]