HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some of Hong Kong’s biggest banks published full-page newspaper advertisements on Thursday calling for the preservation of law and order in the Chinese territory and condemning violence, as weeks of pro-democracy protests show no sign of abating. FILE PHOTO: Anti-extradition bill protesters attend a demonstration in […]
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FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron waves at reporters at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday U.S. tech giants paid unfairly low taxes, failing to contribute to the common good, and urged Washington to help […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch: Greenland wouldn’t be the first time the US bought territory US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has praised Denmark amid a public row over Greenland that saw President Donald Trump cancel a visit to the country. In a phone call with […]
Carol Kirkwood was inundated with comments after coming face to face with a “lovely farmer”, who she said was her twin. The BBC weather presenter was at a farm in Leicestershire for her latest forecast and shared a number of photos with her 160,000 Twitter followers. The 57-year-old revealed how […]
The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than 150 possible cases in 16 states. Officials on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration has joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states investigating reports from the […]
Sleep deprivation is common in the UK, with one in three people suffering from poor sleep. The odd disturbed night tends to make a person grouchy, but overtime it can have a far greater cost. Regular poor sleep puts a person at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes – and […]
Rooney received a straight red after a video review, as he was deemed to have elbowed Red Bulls midfielder Cristian Casseres Jr in the neck. As the two were jostling for position while Rooney defended a corner after just 24 minutes, he moved his right arm across his body before […]
The former FLOTUS revealed all in her hit book ‘Becoming’. Michelle described the struggles she went through as a full-time working mum trying to create family time for Barack and their two daughters. She wrote: “I had no choice but to adjust to Barack’s absences anyway, because they weren’t slated […]