All posts published in December 2016
A statue is pictured next to the logo of Germany’s Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo Deutsche Bank’s pursuit of success on Wall Street has come at a high price, a $7 billion plus penalty illustrating the... More »
An electoral poster of Donald Trump is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the morning after the U.S. presidential election in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid For some equity funds and those betting on m... More »
Raiffeisen Polbank’s bank logo is pictured on their headquarters in Warsaw Poland, November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Swiss cooperative banking group Raiffeisen has wrapped up talks with U.S. justice officials on whether it helped wealthy Americans dodge... More »
By Lin TaylorLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British shoppers seeking last-minute Christmas presents may want try their luck at charity stores More »
Limusaurus are seen in this illustration provided in this handout to Reuters, December 22, 2016. Yu Chen/Handout via REUTERS A modest little dinosaur that scampered across northwestern China 160 million years ago boasted a unique trait not seen in any other di... More »
The silver Y moth (Autographa gamma), pictured, is a major component of the large night-flying insect migrants studied by radar in the new study, measuring migration annually over a region in south-central England monitored with specialized radar and a balloon... More »
In a word, 2016 was “surreal.” More »
Santa Claus successfully renewed his commercial pilot’s license, passing a written exam as well as a health check – despite high sugar levels – and is good to fly for Christmas, Canada’s transportation department said on Thursday. More »
People walk in heavy smog during a polluted day in Jinan, Shandong province, China, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer China launched a satellite to monitor its greenhouse gas emissions early on Thursday, the latest step in efforts to cut its carbon footprint... More »
Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump walks through the lobby with her husband Jared Kushner at Trump Tower in New York, U.S. November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is looking to se... More »
Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Elect Donald Trump walks through the lobby with her husband Jared Kushner at Trump Tower in New York, U.S. November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is looking to se... More »
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past the headquarters of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in central London, Britain February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo “My tax return was on my yacht … which caught fire” – just one of the dozens of unu... More »
An artificial leaf designed by scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Drury Dutch scientists have developed an artificial leaf that can act as a mini-factory for producing drugs, an advance that could allow... More »
Musician Richard Marx poses backstage at the American Idol XIII 2014 Finale in Los Angeles, California May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok American soft rock singer Richard Marx helped subdue a “chaotic” and “dangerous” passenger who launched a lengthy, viole... More »
Israeli satellite operator Space Communications said on Wednesday it would launch a new telecommunications satellite in 2019 after losing a prior one in an explosion. More »
Posters are seen in the ‘House of Houdini’ museum in Budapest, Hungary, December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Even almost 100 years after his death, the name Harry Houdini is synonymous with escapology, but less is known about his first great escape – how... More »
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Epsilon rocket carrying the satellite named Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) set off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo December 20, 2016. ... More »
A worker walks between shipping containers at a port in Tokyo, Japan, February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Japan’s export performance improved strongly in November as rapid decline in the yen and a recovery in overseas demand boosted shipments from the trad... More »
An ARJ21-700, China’s first domestically produced regional jet, arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport after making its first flight from Chengdu to Shanghai, China June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo New rules governing Chinese airline startups are fueli... More »
Workers cross Westminster Bridge during the morning rush hour in London in Britain, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville Half of British employers think the country’s attractiveness as a place to invest and hire will diminish over the next five years as it... More »
A man walks past a Fairfax Holdings sign directing shareholders to the meeting, at the annual general meeting for shareholders in Toronto, April 9, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch Toronto-based insurance group Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd has agreed to buy Swiss i... More »
A picture shows the logo of Airbus Group at the site in Suresnes, near Paris, France, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Iran has finalised an agreement with Airbus to acquire 100 jetliners, the first of which is tentatively expected to be delivered in ... More »
Workers leave a construction site at the end of their shift in Beijing, China December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter China’s economy will grow around 6.5 percent in 2017, while the yuan CNY=CFXS will continue to fall, government researchers said in Beijing on ... More »
An apartment building is seen on a hazy day in Hefei, Anhui province, March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo China’s home prices slowed further last month as a raft of curbs cooled a furious price rally, but a supply shortage in parts of the nation and si... More »
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends a session during the B20 Summit ahead of G20 Summit, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song Australia’s conservative government on Monday forecast a A$10 billion deterioratio... More »
U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar edged lower in Asian trading on Monday as some investors took profits after its rise last week to a 14-year peak agai... More »
Thailand’s central bank logo is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/JorgeSilva/File Photo Thailand’s central bank is expected to leave benchmark interest rate steady for a 13th straight meeting at its policy review this we... More »
A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s government plans an initial budget of a record 97.45 trillion yen ($830 billion) for fiscal 2017, while keeping new debt issuanc... More »
A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares slipped to four-week lows on Monday as the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates a... More »
The logo of Privatbank is pictured outside its branch in central Kiev, Ukraine, December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Ukraine declared the country’s largest lender PrivatBank insolvent on Monday and said bringing it under state ownership was the only wa... More »
An employee at a Total fuel station waits for customers in south Jakarta February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside Oil prices rose on Monday in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and other producers to cut out... More »
Euro zone lenders put a short-term debt relief deal for Greece on hold on Wednesday after the Athens government proposed a one-off payout to pensioners, the euro zone bailout fund ESM said. More »
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos delivers a speech during a parliamentary session before a budget vote in Athens, Greece, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Thursday defended Athens’ plans to pay... More »
A child reacts as evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah A convoy of 10 buses carrying evacuees from the Shi’ite Muslim villages of al-Foua and Kefra... More »
Choi Soon-sil, a long-time friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye who is at the center of the South Korean political scandal involving Park, attends her first court hearing in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2016. Korea Pool/via REUTERS A friend of So... More »
Rebel fighters and civilians gather as they wait to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Dozens of buses carrying evacuees from the last rebel-held district of Aleppo traveled to the insurg... More »
Israeli police detained a prominent Israeli businessman on Monday on suspicion of bribing public officials in Guinea, a country with vast mineral deposits and mining operations, to promote his business interests there. More »
Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah Aman (L) arrives to attend ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting for Rohingya issue in Sedona hotel at Yangon, Myanmar December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a reg... More »
Evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Convoys of evacuees traveled from a rebel-held area of Aleppo and from two Shi’ite villages besieged by insurg... More »
Norway and China announced a normalization of diplomatic and political relations on Monday, which had been frozen since the 2010 award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Norwegian foreign ministry said in a statement. More »
Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi delivers a speech at the Reception for the 45th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, October 25, 201... More »
India’s top counter-terrorism agency on Monday charged Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), and its top leader, with perpetrating a deadly attack on an Indian air force base in January. More »
U.S. President Barack Obama listens as he participates in his last news conference of the year at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Barack Obama said on Friday it was fine for President-elect Donald Trump t... More »
The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown September 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, December 16, 2016. Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS The Chinese and... More »
Rex Tillerson speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump&rsquo-s cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly o... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a USA Thank You Tour event in Orlando, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he has chosen U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during a USA Thank You Tour event in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wrapped up his post-election “thank you” tour on Saturday with celebratory... More »
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama helps prepare a salad using the summer crop from the White House Kitchen Garden at the White House in Washington June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Phoro Michelle Obama will be ceding the title of first lady to Melania Tr... More »
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Four Senators on Sunday called for the creation of a bipartisan investigative panel that wo... More »
File Photo – NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is seen at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called ‘Buckskin’ on lower Mount Sharp in this low-angle self-portrait taken August 5, 2015 and released August 19, 2015. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Calte... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the USA Thank You Tour event at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Scientists must confront climate change deniers and speak up if ... More »
A seahorse swims in a tank at the Underwater World Aquarium in Pattaya, nearly 145 km (90 miles) east of Bangkok, Thailand, August 20, 2005. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo Scientists have unlocked some of the genetic secrets of the weird and wondrous seahorse... More »
Eight small satellites, designed to improve hurricane forecasts by detecting the wind speeds within storms, blasted off on Thursday aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket, a NASA TV broadcast showed. More »
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft image of the limb of dwarf planet Ceres shows a section of the northern hemisphere in this image on October 17, 2016. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/Handout via REUTERS The dwarf planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body inhabiti... More »
A man plays a video game with the Oculus Rift VR headset at the E3 Electronic Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Virtual assistants are set to pummel virtual reality headsets in the fight for consumer doll... More »
A photo illustration shows a Yahoo logo on a smartphone in front of a displayed cyber code and keyboard on December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration In the summer of 2013, Yahoo Inc launched a project to better secure the passwords of its customers, a... More »
A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski Britain’s intelligence agencies need to do more to help regulators to protect the financial services industry from cybe... More »
A Blackberry logo hangs behind a Canadian flag at their offices on the day of their annual general meeting for shareholders in Waterloo, Canada June 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) will open an autonomous driving resear... More »
The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling ... More »
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, addresses a gathering at an event in New Delhi, India, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] and Indonesia’s second-biggest taxi operator PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk announced on Monday a partnership on... More »
A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed European Union flag in this illustration taken September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Apple (AAPL.O) will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that... More »
Employees walk past a building of Samsung Electronics in Seoul, South Korea, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is in talks with LG Chem Ltd to make it one of its smartphone battery suppliers, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said on Mon... More »
A sign is displayed in the reception of Goldman Sachs in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo – RTX2UOJO Goldman Sachs Group Inc said its newly promoted co-chief operating officers and chief financial officer would each receive a $1.8... More »
Ride-hailing app Careem has closed the first part of a $500 million funding round backed by investors including Japan’s Rakuten Inc and Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Dubai-based company said in a statement on Monday. More »
Investors piled into stock exchange-traded funds at the fastest pace since their record-setting haul following the U.S. presidential election, Lipper said on Thursday, as policymakers raised interest rates. More »
The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Apple Inc’s board relaxed some rules for director nominations by outside investors but stopped short of broader changes sought by an activist sharehol... More »
People sit outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the morning commute in New York City, U.S., September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid – US leveraged lending guidelines could ease if a Wall Street-friendly Trump administration tells regulators t... More »
A sign marks a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Fidelity Investments unintentionally boosted BlackRock Inc’s prospects as a robo adviser with a small investment in a start-up company that Black... More »
A Wells Fargo Bank is shown in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) reported another decline in monthly consumer account openings, indicating that the bank is having trouble rebuilding its reputation ... More »
A 3D printed people’s models are seen in front of a displayed Airbnb logo in this illustration taken, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTSGKJ0 Airbnb Inc is looking to raise an additional $153 million as an extension of a r... More »
A Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Bayliss More »
U.S. tax accounting software company Avalara Inc has interviewed banks to help prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) that could come in 2017 and value the company at roughly $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. More »
A statue is pictured next to the logo of Germany’s Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo A unit of Deutsche Bank AG conceded that it misled investors and violated securities laws and will pay more than $40 m... More »
Competitors galloped and neighed through the streets of southeast London on Sunday in a pantomime horse race. More »
Russian President Vladimir Putin plays with his dog Yume, a female Akita Inu, before giving an interview to Japanese Nippon Television and Yomiuri newspaper at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via REUTERS Ahead of his visit to Ja... More »
Chile’s economy minister Luis Cespedes (C) holds up an inflatable doll during an event of the exporters’ association Asexma in Santiago, Chile, December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Cadenas A prominent Chilean business leader presented the country’s economy ministe... More »
A person dressed in a clown costume stands amongst attendees during the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Searches for selfies led to many bad decisions, an outbreak of creepy clo... More »
Actor Ryan Reynolds touches his star after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California U.S., December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds made the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thurs... More »
Rapper Common presents the best song award at the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni American rapper Common said it was “very special” to team up again with director Ava DuVernay on he... More »
– “Star Wars” heroes and villains battled it out in a costume contest outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theater as they awaited the opening of the sci-fi saga’s latest offering “Rogue One.” More »
Fresh from his win on British talent show “The X Factor”, singer Matt Terry says he plans an album and tour. More »
Actor Matt Damon attends a red carpet event promoting Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s latest film ‘Great Wall’ in Beijing, China December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee China’s box office is set to end the year with its smallest growth in a decade, clouding the out... More »
People wearing costumes wait for the first showing of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California U.S., December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni By Brent LangLOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Rogue One: A Star... More »
Will Smith arrives at the European Premiere of Collateral Beauty in London, Britain, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay From hoping the world can “get it together” in 2017 to reminiscing about Christmases filled with food and gifts, celebrities sent holid... More »
Here are eight facts about Zsa Zsa Gabor, sometime actress and frequent bride, who died on Sunday at age 99. More »
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor reads a statement at her home in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. in this November 13, 1992 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamor and nine marriages into a long celeb... More »
Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle is crowned after winning the Miss World 2016 Competition in Oxen Hill, Maryland, U.S., December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 on Sunday, winning the top prize... More »
Pole dancers from Argentina and Venezuela displayed a skillful blend of poise and athleticism to be crowned South American champions in Buenos Aires on the weekend. More »
Pierre Le Guennec leaves the courthouse after his appeal trial in the Le Guennec-Picasso case in Aix en Provence, southeastern France, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Francois Rosnoblet More »
The University of Minnesota football team on Saturday said it would not boycott its upcoming bowl game this month to protest the suspension of 10 players in connection with a sexual assault investigation. More »
Dec 17, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson (6) drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) during the first half at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 119-108. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Spo... More »
Dec 17, 2016- East Rutherford, NJ, USA- New York Jets cornerback Juston Burris (32) intercepts a pass from Miami Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore (not pictured) in the third quarter and is tackled by Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry (14) at MetLife Stadium.... More »
Dec 17, 2016- Los Angeles, CA, USA- Bernard Hopkins receives medical attention after he fell out of the ring in seventh round. Hopkins did not return to the ring in the required 20 seconds and Joe Smith Jr. was awarded the win on a TKO in their light heavyweig... More »
Football Soccer – Real Madrid v Kashima Antlers – FIFA Club World Cup Final – International Stadium Yokohama – Japan , 18/12/16 Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane after being substituted Reuters / Issei Kato Livepic Real Mad... More »
Tennis Britain – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – O2 Arena, London – 20/11/16 Great Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates with the Year-End No. 1 Trophy Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic Britain’s world number one men’s tennis player Andy Murray won a... More »
Ireland’s former Olympic chief Pat Hickey returned to Dublin on Sunday and said he will continue to fight to clear his name after being charged in Brazil in August over an alleged scheme to sell Olympic tickets illegally. More »
Dec 13, 2015- Jacksonville, FL, USA- Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley looks on during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Field. The Jacksonville Jaguars won 51-16. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports (The Sport... More »
Dec 18, 2016- Denver, CO, USA- Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) looks to throw the ball under pressure from New England Patriots defensive end Jabaal Sheard (93) in the fourth quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Patriots won 16-3.... More »
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) talks to the media after a weekly Senate Democrats luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas U.S. Republican and Democratic senators called on Sunday for a special bipartisan panel to in... More »
Dec 18, 2016- San Antonio, TX, USA- San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) and forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) knock the ball away from New Orleans Pelicans center Alexis Ajinca (42) during the second half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY ... More »
