November 21, 2017 BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is seeking to prosecute ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft under a law that allows politicians to be tried in absentia, an official said on Tuesday, months after Thaksin’s sister was sentenced to jail in her absence. Thailand is divided broadly between […]
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Exclusive – State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson talks to members of the media before his meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo November 21, 2017 By Jason Szep and Matt […]
New Puerto Rico utility head, same old challenges
FILE PHOTO: Ricardo Ramos, executive director of the Electric Power Authority of Puerto Rico (PREPA), attends a news conference, in San Juan, Puerto Rico November 2, 2017. REUTERS/ Alvin Baez/File Photo November 21, 2017 By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) – New leadership at Puerto Rico’s beleaguered electric utility may […]
Angels or demons? Politics in the air as Victoria’s Secret show hits China
Model Xiao Wen (L) takes pictures with her phone before the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song November 21, 2017 By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Victoria’s Secret’s glitzy annual fashion show hit the stage in China for the first time on Monday, […]
SoftBank funding may spur Uber to re-think tough Southeast Asian market
The Uber logo is seen on mobile telephone in London, Britain, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay November 21, 2017 By Aradhana Aravindan and Miyoung Kim SINGAPORE(Reuters) – SoftBank Group’s <9984.T> multi-billion dollar investment in Uber Technologies Inc opens up the possibility of combining it with other ride-hailing assets the Japanese […]
Gary Oldman slays dragons to play Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’
British actor Gary Oldman, who stars in the film “Darkest Hour” about Winston Churchill, poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, California U.S. November 9, 2017. Picture taken November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson November 21, 2017 By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Gary Oldman has played Beethoven, Lee Harvey […]
Asia stocks supported by global growth optimism, dollar strong
A woman walks in strong wind caused by Typhoon Lan, past an electronic board showing the graphs of the recent movements of Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato November 21, 2017 By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher on […]
Oil steady as rising U.S. output undermines OPEC cuts
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo November 21, 2017 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as expectations of an extended OPEC-led production cut were canceled out by rising output in the United States. […]
Baseball star Halladay’s plane made dive before fatal crash: NTSB
FILE PHOTO: Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Roy Halladay adjusts his cap while walking off the field against the Chicago White Sox during the fourth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto, May 4, 2008. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese/File Photo November 21, 2017 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – […]
Mexico’s presidential front-runner vows stable economy; aide urges NAFTA delay
Mexico’s presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Movement for National Renewal (MORENA) party takes part in an event at the Wilson Center in Washington, U.S. September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst November 21, 2017 By Frank Jack Daniel MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez […]