HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong riot police fired rounds of tear gas at thousands of protesters, many wearing masks and reindeer horns, after scuffles in shopping malls and in a prime tourist district as pro-democracy rallies escalated into Christmas Eve chaos. Anti-government demonstrators protest on Christmas Eve in Hong Kong, China, December 24, 2019.
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(Reuters) – Travis Kalanick, the pugnacious co-founder of Uber, has severed his last ties with the ride-services company, resigning from the board and selling all his shares as he turns his focus to a new venture creating “ghost kitchens” for food delivery services. FILE PHOTO: Former Uber Technologies Inc. CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick stands
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after participating in a video teleconference with members of the U.S. military at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s warning of
There’s nothing quite like a red lip to add a pop of colour to an outfit and boost your confidence. With so many undertones and formulas to choose from, there’s a red lippie to suit everyone—but finding the right one takes a lot of trial and error. From plumping formulas to long-lasting mattes, staffers share their favourite red
Justin Bieber has a massive 2020 in store for his fans. On Tuesday, the pop singer announced a new album, a new single called “Yummy”, and a huge North American tour. In a video posted on YouTube, Bieber revealed new track “Yummy” will arrive on January 3rd. The offering is taken from a forthcoming, as-yet-untitled LP,
Last week, local punk group WACKO performed a 20-minute set in a Denny’s in Santa Ana, California. The performance was modeled after a previous viral video, and the result looks like either absolute mayhem or the best night of your life, depending on who you ask. Unfortunately, the restaurant did sustain damage, and Denny’s is
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An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is seen in this WorldView-2 multi-spectral handout image taken June 10, 2010 and released on December 24, 2019 by Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) – The biggest news events of the past decade have been chronicled from space. The last 10 years have seen a
SEOUL/CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – The leaders of Japan and South Korea met for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday and stressed the need to improve ties after the worst period of tension between their countries in decades, officials from both sides said. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with South
(Reuters) – Beleaguered Boeing Co is putting its future in the hands of an industrial veteran who has led several companies in crisis, began his career at engine maker General Electric Co and has already spent a decade on the board of the world’s largest planemaker. FILE PHOTO: Nielsen CEO David Calhoun (C) is congratulated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Monday sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, with Republican leader Mitch McConnell saying he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses as Democrats have demanded. McConnell, speaking on Fox News, stopped short of agreeing to a Democratic request for the Senate to agree
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won’t be with the royals this Christmas, but they still gave their Instagram followers a big present: lots of new Archie photos. The couple shared their Christmas card this year, featuring their son front and center. Archie has grown so much since Africa! Ahead of the release of their card,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Christianity Today, the magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham, renewed its criticism of President Donald Trump in a new editorial that cited his “misuses of power” and asked fellow Christians to examine their loyalty to him, days after a controversial editorial that called for his impeachment. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President
Exclusive Details TMZ.com Lil Wayne is being held up at an airport in Miami right now as federal agents search a plane he was a passenger on, but he’s got legal help at the ready … TMZ has confirmed. Miami Herald broke the story … Weezy was one of a few different people aboard a
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marshal Cohen has religiously visited the same stores every holiday season since 1999. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers clutch their Nordstrom bags as pre-Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday shopping accelerates at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela But rather than snapping up bargains and
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As online shopping upends the retail business, many Wall Street analysts say traditional measures such as counting the number of people who visit stores on major shopping days are no longer a reliable gauge of a company’s performance. FILE PHOTO: Holiday shoppers look for deals at the Pentagon City Mall in