All posts published in May 2017
A late night Tweet is seen from the personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump, May 31, 2017. The Tweet reads, ‘Despite the constant negative press covfefe’. Donald Trump/Twitter/Handout via REUTERS A midnight tweet by Donald Trump unleashed a wav... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jan Woerner the European Space Agency (ESA) Director General speaks at ESA headqauters in Darmstadt, Germany, October 19, 2016 as the Schiaparelli lander touch down on Mars. REUTERS/Uwe Anspach/POOL British companies may need to set up subsidiaries... More »
Competitors risked injury and ridicule as they flung themselves down a steep incline after a nine-pound wheel of cheese in the English county of Gloucestershire. More »
Scientist Verena Schuenemann is shown examining the lower jaw bone of an ancient Egyptian mummy at the Palaeogenetics Laboratory at the University of Tuebingen in Germany in this undated handout photograph obtained by Reuters May 30, 2017. Johannes Krause/Hand... More »
An European Union (EU) flag is pictured during a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse The EU executive will suggest on Wednesday the euro zone might need to issue collective debt and run a joint budget, among proposals for bol... More »
FILE PHOTO: Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel poses as he arrives to attend the NATO Summit at their new headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann A Belgian princess fired a starting pistol so close to the prime minister’s... More »
A Tokyo bathhouse is offering classes on topics ranging from comedy to gaming in hopes of luring younger bathers and reversing Japan’s dying tradition of communal baths. More »
FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo Oil prices fell on Monday as a relentless rise in U.S. drilling undermined an OPEC-led push to tighten supply. More »
Armed police officers stand on duty in central Manchester, Britain, May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble British police said on Monday they had arrested a 16th person in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing last week. More »
Warplanes carried out three air strikes on the Libyan city of Derna on Monday, a witness said, days after Egypt launched strikes on militant camps there against those it said were responsible for killing Egyptian Christians. More »
FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a computer in an internet cafe at the centre of Shanghai, China January 13, 2010. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandat... More »
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference at the end of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is expected to emerge with the most seats in June’s parliament... More »
A view shows an An MS-21 medium-range passenger plane, produced by Irkut Corporation, during a flight in Irkutsk, Russia, May 28, 2017. Courtesy of PR Department of Irkut Corporation/Handout via REUTERS Russia carried out the maiden flight of its new MS-21 med... More »
Basketball – NBA Global Games – Shanghai, China – 09/10/16. Houston Rockets v New Orleans Pelicans Former Houston Rockets player Yao Ming is seen. REUTERS/Aly Song Yao Capital, the Chinese private equity firm co-founded by former NBA superstar Yao Ming, said i... More »
Standard & Poor’s is likely to follow its regular ratings review schedule for China, and does not see any basis at this point for an out-of-schedule committee meeting, a senior director at the ratings agency told Reuters on Monday. More »
A man cycles in front of electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei average (R) and the Dow Jones average (L top) outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks handed back earlier modest gains and drifted lower on Monday... More »
A Philippine Air Force attack helicopter fires a rocket as they continue to assault the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monda... More »
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump and his senior advisor Jared Kushner arrive for a meeting with manufacturing CEOs at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the news media ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Mar 31, 2017- Miami, FL, USA- Nick Kyrgios of Australia gestures after winning a point against Roger Federer of Switzerland (not pictured) during a men’s singles semi-final in the 2017 Miami Open at Brandon Park Tennis Center. Federer won 7-6(9), 6... More »
South Korean authorities were questioning on Monday six North Koreans rescued on the weekend as they drifted in the sea off the east coast and will send them home if they want to go, the South’s Unification Ministry said. More »
An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kham The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Monday, moving away from last week’s 6-1/2-month lows and shrugging off news of North Korea’s latest... More »
Jan 17, 2016- Honolulu, HI, USA- PGA golfer Jeff Overton tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters United States Ryder Cup p... More »
People watch a television broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
Street vendors stand outside at the National Stadium after an stampede when hundreds of fans tried to break past barricades in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera At least four people died and dozens were injured in a stampede when hundr... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Closing ceremony – Cannes, France. 28/05/2017. Director Ruben Ostlund , Palme d’Or award winner for his film ‘The Square’, reacts. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe – RTX3805K “The Square”, a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled w... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘Lerd’ (A Man of Integrity) in competition for the category ‘Un Certain Regard’ – Cannes, France. 19/05/2017. Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe A movie by an Iranian who was arrested for ... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump before talks at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. Guido Bergmann/Courtesy of Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Ch... More »
Tennis – BNP Paribas WTA Finals – Singapore Indoor Stadium – 24/10/16Spain’s Garbine Muguruza celebrates during her round robin matchMandatory Credit: Action Images / Yong Teck LimLivepicEDITORIAL USE ONLY. After world number one Angelique Kerber succumbed in ... More »
Here’s a look at the form and previous records of Garbine Muguruza and Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round clash on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding): More »
A look at the 2017 record of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone ahead of their first-round match at the French Open on Monday: More »
Facts and figures ahead of Monday’s first-round French Open clash between Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone (prefix number denotes seeding). More »
Five things to watch out for on day two of the French Open on Monday: More »
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros – Paris – 27/05/2017. Rafael Nadal of Spain attends a training session. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Claycourt phenomenon Rafael Nadal returns to his favorite tournament, albeit not his preferred court, to begin pursuit of a reco... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it is considering adding memory chip production capacity at its manufacturing base in C... More »
A knife-fielding man suspected of mental illness killed two people and injured 18 in China, the official Xinhua news agency reported. More »
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Kor... More »
FILE PHOTO – John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. on May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo The U.S. economy is at or near ... More »
San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Monday that medium-term trends in inflation remain “pretty favorable,” despite some recent soft U.S. consumer price data. More »
People wait with their luggage at the British Airways check in desks at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Britain May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall London’s Heathrow Airport said early on Monday that there were still some disruptions to British Airways (ICAG.L) fli... More »
May 28, 2017- Indianapolis, IN, USA- IndyCar Series driver Fernando Alonso walks to the garage after his car failed during the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports Fernando Alo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Lenovo tablets and mobile phones are displayed during a news conference on the company’s annual results in Hong Kong May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo After a bruising fall from its spot as the world’s third-largest mobile phone maker foll... More »
High rise private residential buildings are seen in Hong Kong, China May 21, 2017. Picture taken May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Hong Kong’s latest attempt at cooling home prices in one of the world’s most expensive property markets is expected to send buyers ... More »
FILE PHOTO – A TSA worker loads suitcases at the checked luggage security screening station at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on September 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo The United States might ban laptops from ... More »
A Saudi money exchanger counts Saudi riyals in Riyadh August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed The Saudi Arabian central bank’s foreign assets fell in April as the government borrowed heavily abroad, according to official data that suggested Riyadh was bringing m... More »
Saudi Arabia will impose a special tax on tobacco and sugary drinks on June 10, as part of a series of steps towards closing a budget deficit caused by low oil prices. More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Screening of the film ”120 battements par minute” (120 Beats Per Minute) in competition – Cannes, France. 20/05/2017. Director Robin Campillo, cast members Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adele Haenel, Aloise Sauvage, Antoine... More »
The Premiere of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 18/05/2017 – Actor Johnny Depp. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni By Seth KelleyLOS ANGELES(Variety.com) – Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tal... More »
FILE PHOTO – A worker mounts the logo on a rim at the serial production BMW i3 electric car in the BMW factory in Leipzig September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch Problems at one of its suppliers has forced German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) to halt production i... More »
Britain is looking at range of options to put pressure on internet companies to do more to take down extremist material, Security Minister Ben Wallace said on Sunday. More »
FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo “Sell in May and go away” is perhaps the oldest saw on Wall Street, but it appears there’s n... More »
FILE PHOTO – White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster (C) sits between Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (C) and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (R) during a joint news conference held by U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Juan Manuel Sant... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks to the employees at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam’s hol... More »
FILE PHOTO: White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner listens during President Donald Trump’s joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg U.S. President Donald T... More »
FILE PHOTO: The Hyundai logo is seen at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in New York City, U.S. April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo Bruised by anti-Korean sentiment in its biggest market and losing ground to local automakers, Hyundai M... More »
The Zac Brown Band performs ”Georgia on My Mind” with Greg Allman (R) at the 45th Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, November 9, 2011. REUTERS/Tami Chappell Gregg Allman, whose soulful vocals made the Allman Brothers Band one of rock’s t... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. troops at the Naval Air Station Sigonella before returning to Washington D.C. at Sigonella Air Force Base in Sigonella, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst With trouble facing him back home, ... More »
Signage for a Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s (CMG.N) restaurants over a s... More »
FILE PHOTO: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, on February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be mad... More »
People wait with their luggage at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London, Britain May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall British Airways canceled all its flights from London’s two biggest airports on Saturday after a global computer system failure caused confusion and chaos, ... More »
Alex Cruz, Chairman and Chief Executive of British Airways attends The British Air Transport Association (BATA) Annual Lecture in London, Britain October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth British Airways said a power supply issue was to blame for a global compu... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – News Conference for the film ‘You Were Never Really Here’ in competition – Cannes, France. 27/05/2017. Director Lynne Ramsay and cast member Joaquin Phoenix attend. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier As a hired killer whose weapon of choic... More »
FILE PHOTO – Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski arrives to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 1, 2007. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as U.S. Presid... More »
British Airways said on Saturday there was no evidence that a global breakdown of its IT systems had been caused by a cyber attack. More »
British Airways (ICAG.L) said it had canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday following a global IT system failure. More »
British Airways (ICAG.L) said it had canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports scheduled before 1700 GMT on Saturday due to a global computer outage. More »
A picture of the travel advisory page of Qatar Airways advising passengers bound for the United States from seven newly banned majority Muslim countries that they need to have either a U.S. green card or diplomatic visa, January 28, 2017 in London, Britain. Pi... More »
70th Cannes Film Festival – Photocall for the film ‘Based on a True Story’ (D’apres une histoire vraie) out of competition – Cannes, France. 27/05/2017. Director Roman Polanski poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Roman Polanski, whose 1960s films “Repulsion” and “Ros... More »
Bulgaria said on Saturday it would conduct checks on different food products of multinational companies sold in the Balkan state and compare them with food sold in richer western European countries, amid concerns over quality. More »
White House national security advisor H.R. McMaster speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that “of course” President Donald T... More »
FILE PICTURE: Musician Chris Cornell poses at Elton John’s 70th Birthday and 50-Year Songwriting Partnership with Bernie Taupin benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the UCLA Hammer Museum at RED Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March... More »
FILE PHOTO – Texas governor Greg Abbott speaks during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Texas Governor Greg Abbott joked about shooting journalists while visiting a gun range on Friday t... More »
Actor Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor arrive for the European premiere of ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ at Leicester Square in London December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor “Zoolander” actor Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor said o... More »
A boy carries a candle during a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in Royton, near Manchester, Britain May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble U.S. pop star Ariana Grande said on Friday that she will hold a benefit concert in Man... More »
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet speaks during a ceremony to inaugurate the construction of the world’s largest telescope in the desert of Atacama, Chile, May 26, 2017. Sebastian Rodriguez/Courtesy of Chilean Presidency/Handout via Reuters Construction bega... More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – – There is little or no evidence to support many popular therapies that aim to help children with autism spect More »
CVS Health Corp’s Omnicare unit has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve a long-running whistleblower lawsuit alleging that it took kickbacks from a drugmaker, according to settlement papers released on Friday. More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – A new type of “heat-not-burn” cigarette releases some of the same cancer-causing chemicals found in traditional More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – – Recreational drugs like “MDMA” and amphetamines have long been linked to a variety of movement disorders, and a More »
A Canadian suspected of involvement in a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo email accounts linked to Russia is appealing a decision to hold him in custody pending an extradition hearing, the man’s lawyer said on Friday. More »
A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith Wells Fargo Advisors (WFC.N) will start offering a new share class of mutual funds next month as part of its plan to comply with the new U.S. Labor Department regulatio... More »
A demonstrator shows a picture of President Michel Temer near a burning barricade during a protest against Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil, May 24, 2017. Picture taken May 24, 2017. The sign reads: ‘Out Temer!.’ ... More »
By Carolyn CristNon-drug approaches that work best at relieving cancer-related fatigue may differ during and after cancer treatment, according to an More »
By Anne HardingOlder people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research s More »
International buyout groups and Chinese investment funds are expected to submit bids for Israeli irrigation firm Netafim, which could fetch around $1.5 billion, within the next few weeks, two banking sources said on Friday. More »
New rules on pricing investment research are shaking up the European fixed income, currency and commodity (FICC) industry, with many funds planning to scale back or ditch a service that banks use to drum up business. More »
FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Ansell condoms are displayed for sale at a local pharmacy in Sydney, Australia, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China’s younger generatio... More »
The sign outside the Wells Fargo & Co. bank in downtown Denver April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Wells Fargo & Co will offer more money in recruitment bonuses to financial advisers after competitors announced plans to pull back from recruiting, t... More »
NASA’s enhanced-color image of a mysterious dark spot on Jupiter shows a Jovian ”galaxy” of swirling storms in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on February 2, 2017, at 5:13 a.m. PDT (8:13 a.m. EDT), at an altitude of 9,000 miles (14,500 kilometers... More »
An armoured personnel carrier belonging to government troops drives along a main highway of Pantar town, Lanao Del Norte, as it travels to reinforce Marawi city, southern Philippines May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco The Philippines deployed attack helicopter... More »
British security services have thwarted 18 militant plots in the UK since 2013, including five following an attack in central London in March, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. More »
Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, arrives at number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she would tell U.S. President Donald Trump that intelligence shared between their... More »
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth speaks to Millie Robson, 15, from Co Durham, and her mother, Marie, during a visit to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in Manchester, Britain May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Byrne/Pool Queen Elizabeth met some of the young victims... More »
An Orthodox priest reads the gospel during the baptism of the first baby born on the islet of Thymaina after six years, with the financial support of the Aegean Team doctors, on the islet of Ayios Minas, Greece, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis When ... More »
A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Illustration Wally Nowinski got his first car when he turned 16 in Michigan... More »
A still image taken from video shows Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte speaking to voters while campaigning for a special election in Missoula, Montana, U.S. May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Justin Mitchell A Democratic political novice hopes to p... More »
FILE PHOTO – A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo The number of new drugs approved for sale in United States and Europe has bounced back this year, sugge... More »
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey transits the South China Sea. Kryzentia Weiermann/Courtesy U.S. Navy/via REUTERS China said on Thursday that Chinese warships warned a U.S. Navy warship to leave after it sailed within 12 nautical miles of... More »
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey prepares for a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea May 19, 2017. Picture taken May 19, 2017. Kryzentia Weiermann/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS A U.S. Navy warship sailed within 12 naut... More »
Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze. More »
FILE PHOTO: Peter Fleet, the president of Ford ASEAN, speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom Ford Motor Co (F.N), which earlier this week named turnaround expert James Hackett as its chief executive offi... More »
