By Dave Sherwood and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda Demonstrators protect themselves from a police water cannon behind a barricade during a protest against Chile’s state economic model in Santiago October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of Chileans poured into Santiago’s central squares Monday to protest high living costs after a weekend of
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The benchmark S&P 500 stock index rose within striking distance of a record high on Monday as further signs of progress toward resolution of the U.S.-China trade war boosted shares in sectors sensitive to trade and the global economy. U.S. President Donald Trump continued to strike optimistic tones, while White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday exhorted fellow Republicans to get tougher and fight for him, saying the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives wants to impeach him “as quick as possible” over his request that Ukraine investigate a political rival. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp. FILE PHOTO: A UPS drone makes a Flight Forward medical delivery on WakeMed Health & Hospitals’ main campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. in an undated photo. UPS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo The
LAGOS (Reuters) – British-born Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was taken into foster care by a white family near London as a baby in the 1960s. As a youth, the unthinkable happened: the black boy joined a gang of violent white supremacists. Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje attends the world premiere of “Suicide Squad” in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August
(Reuters) – Wall Street looked set to start the week on an upbeat note on Monday, as investors hoped for progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade war, but a fall in Boeing’s shares kept a lid on early gains. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New
DOHUK, Iraq/KABUL (Reuters) – The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday. U.S. troops are crossing into Iraq as part of a broader withdrawal from Syria ordered by President
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard has hired KPMG to conduct an independent audit to address allegations by the Financial Times that its finance team had sought to inflate reported sales and profits, it said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Markus Braun, CEO (R) and Alexander von Knoop, CFO of Wirecard AG, an independent provider
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The fight over who is responsible for the opioid epidemic that has ravaged the United States heads to court on Monday in Ohio as local governments seek billions of dollars from companies that manufactured and distributed the highly-addictive painkillers. A sign is seen on the outside of the courtroom on the first
LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) – Jessica Cisneros interned for U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar in 2014, and the congressman later wrote letters to help her get into law school. Democrat Jessica Cisneros, who campaigns for a House seat, poses for a photo in Laredo, Texas, U.S., October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Veronica Cardenas Now the 26-year-old immigration lawyer is
FILE PHOTO: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announces a bipartisan agreement on Turkey sanctions during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. troops out of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday he had not offered to resign for indicating last week that U.S. President Donald Trump had sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military aid, comments he has since retracted. FILE PHOTO: Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick
FILE PHOTO: Thomson Reuters Chief Executive Jim Smith speaks about the deal with U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, during a staff town hall meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI.TO) has begun searching for a successor to Chief Executive Officer Jim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O), facing growing skepticism about its digital currency project Libra, on Sunday said the initiative could use cryptocurrencies based on national currencies such as the dollar, instead of the synthetic one it initially proposed. FILE PHOTO: A 3-D printed Facebook logo is seen on U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration
(Reuters) – Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and three injured on a base in the state of Georgia on Sunday when their armored car was involved in an accident during a training exercise, the Army said. The incident involving a 37-ton Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle occurred early in the morning at the Fort Stewart-Hunter
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Five years after Angelina Jolie’s “Maleficent” cast a spell over the box office, the villainous enchantress has returned to the top of domestic charts. Disney’s “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” a sequel to 2014’s fantasy adventure based on the “Sleeping Beauty” sorceress, debuted to $36 million from 2,790 North American theaters, nearly