WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her cabinet had made in principle decisions around the reform of gun laws following the mass shooting in Christchurch “I intend to give further details of these decisions to t... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday championed a Fox News personality who made anti-Muslim remarks as his White House rejected any attempt to link the U.S. leader to a shooter who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques. The violence ag... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Social media platforms must be able to react more quickly and stop the broadcast of live events, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Sunday, after a gunman in New Zealand broadcast a shooting rampage last week. A gunman b... More »
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack. “In the first 24 hours we removed 1.5 million videos of the attack globally, of which over 1.2 million were blocked at... More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Knocked overboard in rough seas off New Zealand, a German yachtsman credited his jeans with saving his life after fashioning them into a make-shift life jacket that kept him afloat for over three hours before his rescue by coastguards. A... More »
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Cricket will return to the next Asian Games at Hangzhou 2022 after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) added it to its sports program for the next edition of the continental event. Cricket has struggled to grow beyond its traditional bases and... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Australian dollar and the Chinese yuan inched up on hopes Washington and Beijing were close to a trade deal after a bitter year-long tariff dispute. Fuelling such expectations was a report from the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that said ... More »
(Reuters) – Scientists in New Zealand say they have found a USB memory stick containing holiday photos inside a frozen slab of seal poo. The scat, valuable for studying the health of leopard seals, had been stored in a freezer for a year before it was thawed o... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster will lobby officials at world governing body FIFA later on Monday for them to intervene on behalf of a Bahraini refugee player being detained in Thailand and facing deportation to his country. Fos... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year’s opening Grand Slam as favorites for the Australian Open as questions remain as to whether one of Generation Next could finally end their stranglehold. The Serbian wo... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Police in Australia are investigating suspicious packages sent to a wide range of embassies and consulates on Wednesday, which officials said included the U.S. and British missions in Melbourne, but there were no reports of harm to staff.... More »
(Reuters) – Top seed John Isner suffered a 7-6(3) 7-6(5) defeat at the hands of fellow American Taylor Fritz in the second round of the Auckland Classic on Wednesday. The big-serving Isner, ranked 10th in the world, fired 26 aces but struggled on his second se... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] is expected to record a 21 percent jump in revenue for 2018 to $109 billion, its rotating chairman said, marking the Chinese tech giant’s fastest pace of business growth in two years despite heightened global ... More »
MONACO (Reuters) – Preparations by the teams competing for the 36th America’s Cup in 2021 are well underway, although they are charting different courses in designing their radical new foiling monohulls. While American Magic and INEOS Team UK have both shown o... More »
(Reuters) – An Air New Zealand advertisement released for the Christmas season this week takes a dig at U.S. President Donald Trump by portraying an American boy wearing a “Make Christmas Great Again” red cap being laughed at by other children on Santa’s “naug... More »
(Reuters) – Anthony Joshua has signed a deal to stage his next two bouts at Wembley stadium, the first in September and then next April, the 28-year-old announced via promotions company Matchroom Boxing. The WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion beat Wladimir ... More »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Uber’s India President Amit Jain has been promoted to head of the global ride-hailing firm’s Asia Pacific operations, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and India, the company said in an emailed statement. Jain will c... More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will spend more than NZ$880 million ($610 million) in a bid to eradicate the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. About 126,000 cows are expected ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A global team of scientists plans to scour the icy depths of Loch Ness next month using environmental DNA (eDNA) in an experiment that may discover whether Scotland’s fabled monster really does, or did, exist. The use of eDNA sampling is alr... More »
(Reuters) – Ariya Jutanugarn made it 15 different winners in 15 events on the LPGA Tour this year when she triumphed in a three-way playoff at the Kingsmill Championship in Virginia on Sunday. Ariya rolled in a 12-foot birdie at the second extra hole to beat J... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will delay heading off for their honeymoon, instead attending a birthday party for his father Prince Charles just days after marrying in a ground-breaking ceremony that blended the modern with the traditional. ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A global audience will be watching when Prince Harry weds his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle on Saturday, but most Britons don’t care much, a YouGov poll said on Monday. The poll, commissioned by anti-monarchist pressure group Republic, found th... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle asked for “understanding” for the father of the American actress after the U.S. celebrity news site TMZ reported on Monday he would not attend the couple’s glittering wedding in Britain this weekend... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle asked for understanding and respect for the actress’ father following a report he would not attend the couple’s wedding on Saturday, his office said on Monday. “This is a deeply perso... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar stayed near its 2018 peak on Monday after U.S. jobs and wages data did little to temper perceptions of strength in the U.S. economy, though renewed concerns about trade frictions could cloud its outlook. The dollar index stood at 9... More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ.AX) said it would stop paying financial planners bonuses for selling its products, the first of the country’s top lenders to change business practices amid a powerful inquiry into misconduct i... More »
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held steady against a basket of currencies on Friday, having retreated from four-month highs on profit-taking, with the focus on whether U.S. jobs data will provide the spark for another push higher. The dollar has erased all i... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry marries his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle this month in a wedding expected to attract huge global interest. The sixth-in-line to the British throne and the American actress who starred in TV legal drama “... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle said on Wednesday they were looking forward to the procession through Windsor following their wedding this month, after choosing an open-top royal carriage for the journey. Harry and h... More »
(Reuters) – A two-year win drought marked by changes in coaches, caddies and clubs ended for Lydia Ko on Sunday as the former world number one closed out victory at the Mediheal Championship with a stroke of brilliance. Needing something special to shake off A... More »
BAKU (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton celebrated one of the luckiest wins of his career on Sunday after a crash-strewn and chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix that catapulted him into the lead of the Formula One world championship. The surprise victory, after team mate Va... More »
(Reuters) – Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo has never been known for ‘biting his lip’ when it comes to expressing his opinion, but one of the few times he did he ended up having minor surgery. The 28-year-old won the China Grand Prix two weeks a... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry has asked his elder brother Prince William to be best man at his wedding to U.S. actress Meghan Markle next month, his office said. Harry was William’s best man at William’s own glittering wedding to Kate Middleton in ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – In just over three weeks, U.S. actress Meghan Markle will join a select group of “commoners” to marry into a royal family when she weds Britain’s Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. Markle, 36, follows the likes of Kate Middleton, who married Ha... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour on Monday to give birth to the couple’s third child. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as the couple are officially known, drove from their h... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s HNA Group [HNAIRC.UL] will remain a “major investor” in Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), the aviation-to-financial services conglomerate said in a statement on Monday, citing a company spokesman. HNA, which has been selling equity investme... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – GOLDOC chairman Peter Beattie has apologized for a “stuff-up” at the closing ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after athletes were marginalized from the television broadcast and a string of officials hogged the spotlight with ... More »
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would only join the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade deal his administration walked away from last year, if it offered “substantially better” terms than those provi... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Indian team officials will appeal a decision to throw athletes Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi out of the Commonwealth Games after they were found to have breached the Games’ anti-doping ‘no-needles’ policy. Triple jumper... More »
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said late on Thursday he would only consider joining the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement if it were a “substantially better” deal than the one offered to President Barack Obama. “We already have bilateral d... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Double Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond has reinforced his successful transition to cycling by claiming a bronze medal in the individual time trial at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Bond, who started roughly midway thro... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar bounced against the yen on Tuesday, with broader risk appetite improving after a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping promising to cut import tariffs eased concerns about a trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Facts on the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia’s Gold Coast: WHEN April 4-15, 2018 WHERE The majority of the events will be held in three clusters on the Gold Coast, with the opening and closing ceremonies and athleti... More »
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) – Athletes to watch at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: NICOL DAVID (Squash, Malaysia) The eight-times world champion is facing unknown territory entering a competition where she is not a favorite for the title having had a sl... More »
DARMSTADT, Germany (Reuters) – Skywatchers will need sharp eyes and a lot of luck to catch a glimpse of China’s Tiangong-1 space lab when it falls to Earth this weekend, a space expert said on Thursday. The craft is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on S... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand aims to seek membership in a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement this year, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday. The government has asked the commerce ministry to look into the details on how to join the 11-member Comprehens... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen surged against the dollar on Friday after Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will consid... More »
F1 Formula One – Formula One Test Session – Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain – February 26, 2018 Brendon Hartley of Toro Rosso during testing REUTERS/Albert Gea BARCELONA (Reuters) – Toro Rosso began their new Formula One partnership with Honda ... More »
U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar found some traction on Monday following last week’s steep fall and managed to hold above a three-year low ag... More »
FILE PHOTO – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern smiles as she answers a question during a media conference in Sydney, Australia, November 5, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Mon... More »
FILE PHOTO – Singer Lorde performs during the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year show honoring Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly LONDON (Reuters) – Female musical acts took home a slew of... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia adorns their head office in central Sydney, Australia October 12, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – A government-backed inquiry into Australia’s finance sector on Monday said it w... More »
A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen edged higher versus the dollar on Monday, but traded below a five-month high as a bounce in U.S. equities late last week dam... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia, January 29, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the men’s singles trophy during the winner’s photoshoot at the government house in Melbourne, Australia. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia... More »
A handout photo supplied by the New Zealand Defence Force shows survivors from a ferry that sunk floating in a boat in the sea near the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, January 27, 2018. Picture taken January 27, 2018. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via RE... More »
FILE PHOTO: Sheets of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on the five-dollar bill currency are inspected through a magnifying glass at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The do... More »
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday Australian military equipment manufacturers will ... More »
CBS EVP for music and special events, Jack Sussman, Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich, host James Corden, Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow roll out the Red-Carpet for The 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan in New York ... More »
Tennis – WTA Premier – Aegon Classic – Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham, Britain – June 25, 2017 Ashleigh Barty in action during the final against Petra Kvitova Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former world number one Angelique Kerb... More »
(Reuters) – List of Australian Open men’s singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated): 2017 Roger Federer (Switzerland) bt Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 2016 Novak Djokovic (Serbia) bt Andy Murray (Britain) 6-1 7-5 7-6(3... More »
(Reuters) – Penpix of top men’s contenders at the 2018 Australian Open, which begins at Melbourne Park on Monday. Roger Federer (Switzerland) World ranking: 2 Born: Aug. 8, 1981 (Age 36) Height: 1.85 metres Plays: Right-handed Grand slam titles: 19 (Australian... More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand will roll out a nationwide program to test dairy farms for the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis as the number of affected properties steadily grows, the Ministry for Primary Industries said on Friday. Fourteen farms in the wor... More »
FILE PHOTO: Japan Yen and U.S. Dollar notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses against the yen on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan’s move to trim Japanes... More »
A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was little changed against other major currencies on Monday in holiday-thinned trading while the cost of swapping the yen for th... More »
Australian police patrol the area where a driver on Thursday deliberately ploughed into pedestrians in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nearly half the 19 people injured when a driver with no known extr... More »
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar edged up on Friday though it remained on track for weekly losses, while the euro slumped after Catalan vo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace, London, Britain, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, will ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Davis Cup – Semi-Finals – Belgium vs Australia – Palais 12, Brussels, Belgium – September 17, 2017 Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt celebrates during the match between Belgium’s David Goffin and Australia’s Nick Kyrgios REUTERS/Yves Herman... More »
Kumimanu biceae, an ancient penguin, which lived 55 to 60 million years ago, weighing 225 pounds (101 kg) and measuring nearly 6 feet (1.77 m) is pictured in this handout artist’s reconstruction. G. Mayr/Senckenberg Research Institute/Handout via REUTERS WASHI... More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Two brothers who played ice hockey for New Zealand have become the first athletes to be banned after an investigation into the sale of performance-enhancing drugs to amateur sportspeople in the country. Mitchell and Lachlan Frear have be... More »
British Pound Sterling banknotes are seen in a counter machine at the Money Service Austria company’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger TOKYO (Reuters) – Sterling rose while the euro edged down on Friday, as traders wa... More »
New Zealand telecommunications company Spark New Zealand said on Friday its plans for a fifth-generation network (5G) are progressing well and it expects to roll it out within the "next few years." More »
Pound coins are seen in front of a displayed U.S. 100 dollar banknote in this picture illustration taken January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was broadly higher on Monday, reaching a 2-1/2-week peak against the yen, li... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd adorns the hotel and casino complex in Melbourne, Australia, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd (CWN.AX) was slapped wit... More »
ANAHEIM (Reuters) – A New Zealand transgender lifter will go for gold against an American Olympic medalist when the super-heavyweight classes bring the weightlifting World Championships to a close on Tuesday. Laurel Hubbard, 39, who competed nationally as Gavi... More »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s overseas investment regulator said on Thursday it was discussing allegations made against former U.S. “Today” show host Matt Lauer with his representative as part of a review of his purchase of a large South Island farm. NB... More »
FILE PHOTO: Two Euro coins are seen after being minted in the Austrian Mint (Muenze Oesterreich) headquarters in Vienna June 20, 2013. EUTERS/Leonhard Foeger /File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro hit a two-month high versus the dollar and held firm against ot... More »
(Reuters) – Over half of the 377 weightlifters at the world championships that begin on Tuesday in the United States will be drug tested as the sport begins a new chapter to try to retain its Olympic status after decisions taken by the governing IWF. By the ti... More »
Formula One – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – November 26, 2017 Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas celebrates with the trophy after winning the race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Valtteri Bottas won the Abu ... More »
FILE PHOTO: British Pound Sterling and U.S. Dollar notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar wobbled in thin trading on Friday, on track for losses against most rivals in ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Containers are stacked at the port of Auckland September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s trade deficit narrowed in October as dairy and lamb shipments fueled a jump in exports, despite imports hittin... More »
50 and 20 Euro banknotes are displayed in this picture illustration taken November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro hit a two-month low against the yen on Monday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to form ... More »
Sterling was flat on the day at $1.3115, nursing losses after it skidded in the previous session against a backdrop of political turmoil as British lawmakers this week debate the U.K. government's plans for leaving the European Union. More »
The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and the main opposition party drafted in a high-profile candidate for a key by-election. More »
Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to "The Lord of the Rings," the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to draw viewers to its streaming and shopping club Prime. More »
A planned meeting of leaders of the 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) to decide on the fate of the trade pact did not take place on Friday, amid disagreements over how to take it forward without the United States. More »
The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector. More »
Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, may have had six toes and a wide social media following but she has run out of lives. More »
The dollar touched its highest level in nearly eight months versus the yen on Monday, supported by expectations for continued monetary policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. More »
The dollar edged away from last week's three-month highs on Monday, while the euro nursed losses after the European Central Bank and unrest in Spain's Catalonia led it to post its worst week this year. More »
Australia's main Labor opposition party said on Monday it was considering a legal challenge to more than 100 decisions made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's conservative government, after two of his cabinet ministers were expelled from parliament. More »
An ecstatic Lewis Hamilton became Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion on Sunday after fighting back from last place following an opening-lap collision with arch-rival Sebastian Vettel at the Mexican Grand Prix. More »
Australia's High Court ruled on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is ineligible to remain in parliament, a stunning decision that cost the government its one-seat parliamentary majority and forced a by-election. More »
Brendon Hartley was relaxed about his Formula One debut with Toro Rosso in Texas last weekend but the pressure is rising now it has turned into an extended run with a 2018 race seat up for grabs. More »
A New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 to U.S. rapper Eminem for using music similar to his 2002 hit "Lose Yourself" in a television commercial to help win a national election. More »
Mercedes won the Formula One constructors' title for the fourth year in a row on Sunday but Lewis Hamilton was made to wait despite cruising to a U.S. Grand Prix victory at one of his favorite circuits. More »
Team by team analysis of Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix (listed in championship order): More »
New Zealand named four uncapped players on Monday in the squad for their end-of-season tour but lock Brodie Retallick will not be on the plane to Europe as he deals with a personal matter. More »
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers to read information thought to be encrypted, or infect websit... More »
