TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan should create its own yen digital currency, hopefully “within two to three years”, and include such plan in government’s mid-year key policy guidelines, a senior ruling party lawmaker said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s State Minister in charge of vitalizing local economies Kozo Yamamoto speaks in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2016.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a 21% cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safety net programs in his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021, according to senior administration officials. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office as he returns from a day
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its first after leaving the European Union, its foreign secretary said on Monday. Britain’s foreign secretary Dominic Raab visits a research laboratory which is a collaboration between UK
Let Parasite have its moment. The Bong Joon-ho-directed film made history at the Academy Awards this year as it became the first film not in the English language to win the Best Picture award. In the stunning-but-welcomed upset, the thriller triumphed over fellow acclaimed films like Quentin Tarantino’s Once Up on a Time … in
Justin Bieber was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. He first did a two-part rendition of “Yummy.” For the beginning of the song, Bieber was accompanied by a double bassist, a cellist, and an acoustic guitarist. After a minute or so, the backing track kicked in and Bieber sang and
BEIJING (Reuters) – Local Chinese authorities have not blocked Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) from resuming production amid a coronavirus outbreak, they said in a statement on Sunday, denying an earlier report in the Nikkei Business Daily. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack in October, what upset his long-time supporter Craig Althof the most was the way it was covered by the media. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the Politics and Eggs event at the New Hampshire Institute of
FILE PHOTO: The Mattel company logo is seen at the 114th North American International Toy Fair in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo (Reuters) – Mattel Inc (MAT.O) will close a factory in Canada after shutting down two plants in Asia, as the toymaker reduces its manufacturing footprint to cut costs,
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland began counting votes on Sunday in a national election that an exit poll indicated would show a historic breakthrough for left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein but leave a fractured political landscape with no clear path to a governing coalition. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald shows her passport as she leaves the
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg exchanged barbs on Sunday in New Hampshire, two days before the state’s voters weigh in on who should win the right to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders arrives
Tobey Maguire notably played Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy but there were several other actors who had the chance at playing the famed web-slinger. The renowned horror director branched out into the superhero genre with 2002’s Spider-Man. The critically acclaimed film went on to launch a trilogy before Sony decided to reboot the
Warner Bros’ Birds Of Prey took flight across 51 overseas markets on Wednesday and Thursday, grossing $7.8M at the international box office through its first two days. The Cathy Yan-directed DC spinoff has opened to No. 1 in its major plays, save Korea and Italy where local titles are dominating. Ahead of the weekend, the
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fireflies are under threat globally, with familiar hazards such as habitat loss and pesticides compounded by another peril: humankind’s ubiquitous nighttime artificial light that plays havoc with their balletic nocturnal courtship, scientists said. FILE PHOTO: Fireflies seeking mates light up in synchronized bursts inside a forest at Santa Clara sanctuary near the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of China-based Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. FILE PHOTO – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives in
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Democrats scrambled to gain an edge with voters on Saturday on the last weekend before the party’s next presidential nominating contest in New Hampshire, where Pete Buttigieg began drawing fire as the candidate on the rise. The problems that plagued the Iowa caucuses overshadowed any victory bump before New Hampshire’s contest