New York Mayor Bill de Blasio sparred, clashed and laughed with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday when the Democratic presidential hopeful faced the conservative TV titan who has disparaged him for years. For one hour on cable news’ top-rated show, their raised voices overlapped as they disagreed on […]
Daily Archives: August 7, 2019
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(Reuters) – Fitness chains SoulCycle and Equinox on Wednesday sought to distance themselves from a fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly in the works by their billionaire owner, real estate executive Stephen Ross. FILE PHOTO: Stephen M. Ross attends The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards VIP Grand Opening […]
Image copyright Amel Talha Image caption Amel Talha, bottom right, first used the hashtag #FillTheBottle to launch the campaign Cigarette butts – flicked into drains, mashed under foot or dropped in parks – are a common sight around the world. But a campaign launched by a group of French teenagers […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were trying to rally on Thursday as Beijing reported better trade numbers while also limiting the fall in its yuan, offering temporary relief from fears of a global currency war. People sit in front of a board showing market information at a securities brokerage house […]
Samsung brings the pretty with its new prismatic color. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s summer Unpacked event, traditionally the company’s annual unveiling of its big-screen Galaxy Note line of phones, brought us the Galaxy Note 10. We went into the event with some big expectations for it. Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note […]
The Note 10 Plus (left) and Note 10. Angela Lang/CNET The latest Note phones are finally here. At a presser held in Brooklyn, Samsung took the wraps off the Note 10, Note 10 Plus and Note 10 5G, three big-screen phones that serve as the successors to 2018’s Note 9. […]
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific spectacles of the year that peaks mid-August. Around this time of year, between mid-July and the end of August, our planet crosses paths with the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle. The orbit is littered with bits and pieces of space rock that slam […]
Duterte has confirmed he will talk about the arbitral ruling, favouring Manila’s position in the disputed sea, with Xi. The warning comes after pressure builds on Duterte to stand up to Beijing after previously being criticised for allowing concessions to China. Duterte has been accused of not doing enough to […]