Volkswagen’s logos are pictured at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon November 16, 2017 GUANGZHOU/BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen Group said on Thursday it plans to spend 10 billion euros ($11.8 billion) by 2025 to develop and manufacture all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as […]
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Asia shares gain despite Wall St. slip, dollar edges higher
A man is reflected in an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato November 16, 2017 By Lisa Twaronite and Wayne Cole TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares shrugged off a lackluster start and pushed higher, while the dollar edged up as investors […]
Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape
FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of a burned Rohingya village near Maungdaw, north of Rakhine state, Myanmar September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo November 16, 2017 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of […]
Canada will not send peacekeepers to Mali in near future: officials
U.N. peacekeepers stand guard in the northern town of Kouroume, Mali, May 13, 2015. Kourome is 18 km (11 miles) south of Timbuktu. REUTERS/Adama Diarra November 16, 2017 By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canada will not be sending hundreds of peacekeepers to support a United Nations mission in Mali […]
Mexico bristles at U.S. proposal that would benefit AT&T in NAFTA
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo delivers a speech during the inauguration of the IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) Forum in Mexico City, Mexico, November 14, 2017. REUTERS/ Edgard Garrido November 16, 2017 By Julia Love and David Lawder MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico shot down a proposal by the […]
Philippines third-quarter economy grows at fastest pace in a year
Construction of new buildings alongside older establishments is seen within the business district in Makati City, metro Manila, Philippines January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco November 16, 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine economy clocked solid growth in the third quarter, topping forecasts and expanding at its fastest pace in a […]
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank overcomes protest vote at testy AGM
Pedestrians stand outside a branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Australia’s biggest bank by market value, in central Sydney, Australia, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Steven Saphore November 16, 2017 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia <CBA.AX> easily overcame a protest vote against executive remuneration and board appointments at […]
Hanson’s ‘battler bus’ takes the anti-immigrant road in Australia
Australian senator Pauline Hanson reacts as she talks with local Aboriginal people in the northern Australian town of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia, November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett November 16, 2017 By Jonathan Barrett TOWNSVILLE, Australia (Reuters) – It was early morning last Thursday when Pauline […]
AT&T reports some U.S. customers unable to make wireless calls
FILE PHOTO – An AT&T logo is seen at a AT&T building in New York City, October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo November 16, 2017 (Reuters) – AT&T Inc on Wednesday said that some U.S. customers were not able to make wireless calls but that restarting their cellphones would fix […]
Nats’ Scherzer, Indians’ Kluber win Cy Young Awards
FILE PHOTO: Oct 12, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals relief pitcher Max Scherzer (31) pitches in the fifth inning during game five of the 2017 NLDS playoff baseball series against the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports November 16, 2017 (Reuters) – Washington Nationals ace Max […]