WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people defied curfews to take to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, as National Guard troops lined the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Clashes between protesters […]
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Professional sport in New Zealand could welcome fans back to stadiums as early as next week with the government set to decide whether to lift all social distancing restrictions imposed to due the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union – Rugby World Cup – Bronze Final – […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters defiant on New York’s Manhattan Bridge Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, mainly peacefully, across the United States for an eighth night following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody. One of the biggest protests, joined by Floyd’s relatives, took […]
A Renault car is seen in a show room at a Renault carmaker dealer, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman PARIS (Reuters) – Renault (RENA.PA) finalised on Wednesday a 5 billion euro ($5.60 billion) loan from with the French government, strengthening the […]
When a small white-and-red Cessna Grand Caravan plane took off from Moses Lake in Washington state on Thursday, it was flying into history. The aircraft flew at more than 100 mph to an altitude of around 2,500 feet, made a few turns and then landed after 28 minutes — an […]
LE PECQ, France (AP) — Three days after George Floyd died with a Minneapolis police officer choking off his air, another black man writhed on the tarmac of a street in Paris as a police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest. Immobilization techniques where officers apply pressure with […]
The cautious first steps towards a possible restart of the Premiership in late July have been approved with players now permitted to return to physically distanced training. There is no firm date for a resumption but clubs can begin to prepare for contact training in a fortnight or so. Plenty […]
To mark the company’s 60th anniversary, Sega has decided to take one of its most notorious systems and re-release it in micro form. It’s not the Dreamcast or the Saturn, though; rather, it’s the handheld Game Gear. It’s launching on October 6 in Japan for ¥4980, which roughly translates to […]