MADRID (Reuters) – Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the natural world. With the two-week gathering spilling into the weekend, campaigners and many nations slammed
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DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday a “phase one” trade deal between the United States and China was “very good” for global economic growth, and added that the second phase could come in several steps. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks about sanctions against Turkey at a news
Harry Styles celebrated the release of his sophomore solo album, Fine Line, with a sold-out one-night only concert at the Forum in Los Angeles on Friday night. The pop singer delivered a full album performance of Fine Line, singing many of the songs live for the first time. He then returned to the stage for
New information from sources in the Justice Department suggests that the US government is preparing legal action against Live Nation for violating the merger settlement Live Nation and Ticketmaster reached with the government in 2010. The settlement, known as a consent decree, at its core, forbade Live Nation from forcing venues that want to book the
Princess Margaret’s harrowing journey through The Crown’s newest episodes comes to a boiling point in the dramatic conclusion to the third season. Throughout the show, Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister is known as a loose cannon of sorts, always finding ways to rebel against the tradition she’s expected to abide by. But in season 3, her
FILE PHOTO: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Putrajaya, Malaysia, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng DOHA (Reuters) – The American sanctions imposed on Iran violate the United Nations charter and international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a conference in Qatar on Saturday. ‘’Malaysia does not support
FILE PHOTO: Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is pictured on the blouse of an employee in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) on Friday said it won a $752 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) in a U.S. patent dispute relating
Exclusive Getty Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook is currently recovering after multiple emergency room visits finally revealed he desperately needed to have his gallbladder removed. A rep for the heavy metal band tells TMZ … Jason had been experiencing pain that prompted 2 visits to the emergency room. But, the pain persisted … and
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s fight to keep his personal financial records private reaches a new stage on Friday when U.S. Supreme Court justices meet to consider up to three hotly-contested cases pitting Trump against congressional Democrats and a New York prosecutor. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a working luncheon with
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems’ seven-year battle against Facebook reaches a crucial point on Dec. 17 when an adviser to Europe’s top court will issue his view on whether tools used by companies to transfer data abroad are legal or not. FILE PHOTO: Facebook logos are seen on a screen in this
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A former prime minister was elected Algeria’s new president in a vote the authorities hope will end months of turmoil, but protesters who toppled his predecessor marched again, vowing their movement would not stop. Supporter reacts at the campaign headquarters of Abdelmadjid Tebboune after he was announced as the new president, in
RACCOON TOWNSHIP, Ind./NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. ethanol industry was booming, Indiana farmer Paul Hodgen made good money selling about a quarter of his crop to a local facility that produced the corn-based fuel. FILE PHOTO: Corn rests on the ground on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S. October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday unveiled a climate plan to slash U.S. carbon emissions by 50% in ten years, by slapping tougher pollution standards on new gas-fired power plants and replacing coal with cleaner energy sources like wind and solar. Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg introduces his climate plan
The 6 Biggest Menswear Trends For Autumn/Winter Right now, menswear is experimental. It’s personal. It’s transgressive. And that makes it more fun than it’s ever been before. But menswear’s more-is-more moment makes it surprisingly tough to identify trends. To help, we’ve broken down the looks that appeared across multiple runways and which we can imagine
Kamaiyah has shared a new track, “Still I Am. It’s produced by CT Beats and arrives with a music video directed by Damien Sandavol. Watch the easy-going visual, filmed in Oakland, below. “Still I Am” follows Kamaiyah’s song with Quavo and Tyga (“Windows”) and the Michael McDonald-sampling “Back to Basics.” According to a press release,