India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday posted a record quarterly net profit of Rs 11,640 crore as a turnaround in oil refining business together with the continued rise in the share of its consumer businesses of retail and telecom countered lower profitability in petrochemicals. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate, led by richest Indian Mukesh Ambani,
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s police chief has quit following criticism of his handling of the investigation into the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. FILE PHOTO: Lawrence Cutajar, who has resigned as Malta’s police commissioner, addresses a news conference about investigations into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, at police headquarters in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making electric vehicles accessible to even low-income families and improving access to public transit. FILE PHOTO: U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks at an event in Aurora, Colorado, U.S. Dec 5, 2019. REUTERS/Rick
(Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty fought back from a set down to beat unseeded Danielle Collins 3-6 6-1 7-6(5) on Friday to reach the Adelaide International final where she will face Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – WTA Tour Finals – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center – Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China – November
Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks to reporter at a press conference at the Bukhary Foundation, Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — A total of 363,167 members of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will be choosing leaders from the grassroots to the national level this year,
LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers failed to increase their spending for a record fifth month in a row in December, adding to signs of economic weakening that might prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates this month. FILE PHOTO: People shopping on Oxford Street in central London, Britain, December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States, and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand. A girl runs past a man as he smokes in Beijing’s central business area,
Muhammad Yusoff Rawther’s lawyer Haniff Khatri (right) speaks to reporters during a press conference in Petaling Jaya January 17,2 020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The man who accused PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sexual misconduct, Muhammad Yusoff Rawther and his lawyer Datuk Haniff Khatri has requested clarification
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) is set to take a 20% stake in Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Guoxuan High-tech Co Ltd, two sources told Reuters, as the German firm accelerates its electric push into the world’s largest auto market. FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Teramont X SUV displayed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast on Friday and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry. FILE PHOTO: A buggy pulls people, sliding around in the mud, as they celebrate the rainfall in Winton, Queensland,
US President Donald Trump may not know that China shares a long land border with India but if he is worried about Chinese global expansion plans, Chinese President Xi Jinping is adding to his woes. Xi Jinping is in Myanmar today on a mega expansion plan. China is not only strengthening its presence along India’s
Giant Olympic Rings are installed at the waterfront area, with the Rainbow Bridge in the background, ahead of an official inauguration ceremony, six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan January 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organizers on Friday began
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman hold a moment of silence ahead of a meeting of the International Coordination and Response Group for the families of the victims of the Ukraine International
FILE PHOTO – The Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan announces nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards at a news conference in Manhattan, New York, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar (Reuters) – The Recording Academy, whose members choose the Grammy winners, has placed its president and chief executive, Deborah Dugan, on administrative leave with immediate
Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye distributes mandarin oranges to staff at the Bijih Timah Health Clinic in Ipoh January 17, 2020. — Picture by Farhan Najib IPOH, Jan 17 — Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye today said that the ministry will look at the number of health clinics around the country
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert a sharper slowdown. FILE PHOTO: A teller counts yuan banknotes at a China Merchants Bank branch
Mahmoud Hussien emphasised on the need for a collective cooperation among Muslim countries to find a way to solve the problems that beset the ummah and the Muslim world. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Saudi Arabia is keen to work with Malaysia to provide a true picture of Islam in its fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national poll. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) former Vice President Joe Biden greeets
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Britain’s 73 EU lawmakers packed up their offices in Strasbourg on Thursday: for some a moment of triumph, for others, disaster. FILE PHOTO: A British Union Jack flag is seen on the desk of Nigel Farage (not pictured), leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) and Member of the European Parliament,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has received a request from within the Trump administration to build roughly 270 miles (435 km) of wall on the border with Mexico and is evaluating its cost and viability, a senior Defense Department official said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Segments of the first border wall in Texas since President
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than $1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stock’s extraordinary gains. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at
(Reuters) – A controversy over Nike’s hyper-advanced Vaporfly shoes that some say give runners an unfair advantage could boost sales, especially among amateurs hoping for more spring in their step who would not be affected by any ban. FILE PHOTO: Athletics – World Athletics Championships – Doha 2019 – Women’s Marathon – Doha, Qatar –
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four men and three women were chosen on Thursday as jurors in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, as the judge cautioned against using the case to make a broader statement about the #MeToo movement. Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs his sexual assault trial at New York Criminal Court in the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress. The assessment from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) was a setback
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 rallied through the 3,300 mark for the first time on Thursday and the other main U.S. indexes also surged to record highs, fueled by tech stocks, solid retail sales data and upbeat quarterly earnings from Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley (MS.N) jumped 6.6% to lead the S&P 500 after it beat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has considered sending Brazilian migrants crossing the border from Mexico back there to await their U.S. court hearings, according to a U.S. official and a Mexican official familiar with the discussions. FILE PHOTO: Police officers keep watch at the crime scene where a Mexican asylum-seeker
(Reuters) – When lawyers in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial question potential jurors on Thursday, they may already know who has used the #MeToo hashtag on Twitter or criticized victims of sexual harassment in a Facebook discussion. FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein exits the New York Criminal Court after his sexual assault trial in Manhattan, New
LONDON (Reuters) – British naturalist David Attenborough said the “moment of crisis” had come in the fight against climate change, warning that governments’ targets for decades in the future were not enough to save the planet. He called on China in particular to reduce its carbon emissions, saying that he thought other countries would follow
Karim Lala had no political ambitions and he had met former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi only when he tagged along with a Padma Bhushan awardee. That was the only time Karim Lala, a well-known underworld don from the 1940s to 80s, met Indira Gandhi. Veteran crime journalist Baljeet Parmar, who has spent years crisscrossing police
FILE PHOTO: 72nd Cannes Film Festival – News conference for the film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) in competition – Cannes, France, May 20, 2019. Cast member Adele Haenel attends the news conference. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – French film director Christophe Ruggia has been charged