SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A number of Chinese manufacturers including a subsidiary of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) partner Foxconn (2317.TW) have refitted production lines to make masks and medical clothing, as a deadly coronavirus spreads across China. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Much of Australia’s wildfire-ravaged east coast was drenched on Friday by the biggest rainfall in almost 20 years, dousing some of the most dangerous blazes and providing welcome relief to farmers battling an extended drought. Pedestrians hold umbrellas during wet weather in Sydney, Australia, February 7, 2020. AAP Image/Peter Rae/via REUTERS The
FILE PHOTO – Supporter of Net Neutrality Lance Brown Eyes protests the FCC’s recent decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/ Kyle Grillot (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality
Play video content Breaking News It’s good to be the CHAMPS … just ask Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the rest of the Chiefs who all got the super-VIP treatment at the Post Malone concert. Post — a HUGE football fan — invited the Super Bowl champs to his Kansas City show at the Sprint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, who led the first all-female spacewalk in 2019, landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday after a record stay on the International Space Station, ending a 328-day mission expected to yield new insights into deep-space travel. FILE PHOTO: The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Christina Koch of the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google Maps on Thursday launched a redesign that prominently solicits users’ reviews and photos of places they visit, seeking to grow its data in a field led by local search apps such as Zomato, TripAdvisor and Yelp. FILE PHOTO: Google Maps application is displayed on a smartphone as central
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Calling China the biggest threat to America, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday the United States should actively consider putting its “financial muscle” behind Finland’s Nokia (NOKIA.HE) and Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST) to counter Huawei’s dominance in next-generation 5G telecoms technology. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr arrives for U.S.
Sunglasses from Ray Ban are on display at a optician shop in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators opened on Thursday an in-depth investigation into Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica’s (ESLX.PA) 7.2 billion euro bid for Dutch opticians group GrandVision (GVNV.AS), saying the deal could push up prices.
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – At least two Palestinians were killed and 15 Israelis were hurt on Thursday in a string of incidents in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has risen after the U.S. announcement of its Middle East peace plan. Palestinians hurl stones at an Israeli soldier during an Israeli raid
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acting Secretary Chad Wolf looks on during a joint message with Honduras’ President Juan Orlando Hernandez (not pictured), at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has temporarily barred New Yorkers from several programs expediting security checks
Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien will release his debut solo album, Earth, as EOB, on April 17. Today he’s shared a new song from the record, “Shangri-La.” Check it out below, along with an album trailer in which O’Brien discusses the album’s creation. O’Brien said in a statement: “”Here’s the album.. thank you for waiting ..
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, who led the first all-female spacewalk in 2019, was due to return to Earth on Thursday after a record stay aboard the International Space Station, capping a busy mission that could yield key insights into deep-space travel. FILE PHOTO: The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Christina Koch
FILE PHOTO – A Qualcomm sign is pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc is being investigated by the European Commission on whether it engaged in anti-competitive behavior in the European Union by leveraging its market position in radio-frequency chips for 5G technology, the
SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the “gut punch” he took in Iowa, where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place. With 92% of precincts reporting from Monday’s caucuses, Biden was behind
FILE PHOTO: A Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation flag flies at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp said on Thursday it will delay the first delivery of its SpaceJet regional jet for at least another year until after March 2021. The sixth delay is another