SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian officials on Wednesday ordered residents and tourists to get out of the way of fast-approaching flames as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150 bushfires raging on both the east and west coasts. A resident fights a grass fire in the Hillville area near Taree, NSW, Australia, November 13, 2019. AAP
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during an event launching the Conservative Party’s general election campaign in Birmingham, Britain, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has a 10-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published by market research company
The Supreme Court has held that office of the Chief Justice of India is a public authority under the transparency law, the Right to Information Act. “Transparency doesn’t undermine judicial independence,” the Supreme Court said in a unanimous verdict on Wednesday as it upheld the Delhi High Court judgment which ruled that office of the
Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir told Malay Mail that the purported approval of the Prime Minister’s Office for the production titled ‘Mahathir: The Journey’ did not mean his family also agreed to it. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s eldest daughter said his family was
Mike Hoffman scored the game-winning goal in the shootout as the Florida Panthers rallied from four goals down in the third period to stun the host Boston Bruins 5-4 Tuesday night. Nov 12, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Florida Panthers center Mike Hoffman (68) skates past the bench after a goal during the third period against
WAO executive director Sumitra Visvanathan hands over a petition to press for paternity leave in the private sector to be extended from three days to seven outside the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur November 13, 2019. — Pictures by Firdaus Latif KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — The government’s proposal to extend both maternity and paternity leave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As televised hearings on whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump begin this week, witnesses are preparing for a grilling by lawmakers keen to score political points in front of ranks of TV cameras, watched by a public tuning in that may not know the whole story. FILE PHOTO: The committee room
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Jair Bolsonaro’s repeated bashing of China on the campaign trail last year left diplomats on both sides worried he might take a wrecking ball to one of the world’s biggest trading partnerships. FILE PHOTO: China’s President Xi Jinping revives a gift from Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro at the end of the signing
(Reuters) – A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing “imminent death” from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abisi/File Photo The announcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats in Congress set battle lines on Tuesday ahead of televised hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, drawing a vow from the Democrat leading the probe to thwart “sham investigations” into presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s family. The hearings, due to start at 10 a.m. Wednesday and continue
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Wednesday it has raised $400 million from investors including Xiaomi Corp to fund its growth. FILE PHOTO: A staff member of Xpeng Motors stands next to the charging station at company’s booth during the media day for
FILE PHOTO: Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a climate change rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg will gaze down at people from a building in downtown San Francisco from Tuesday night when an artist formally unveils a giant mural of
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dave Paresh/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) – A U.S. federal regulator has initiated an investigation into a cloud computing deal between Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Ascension Health which would give Google access to
FILE PHOTO: John Legend arrives ahead of comedian Dave Chappelle receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo (Reuters) – Multi-talented singer and actor John Legend was named People magazine’s “sexiest man alive” on Tuesday, but said he wondered whether he could
Rocco Baldelli of the Minnesota Twins was named American League Manager of the Year, it was announced Tuesday on the MLB Network. FILE PHOTO: Oct 7, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli (5) walks off the field during the ninth inning of game three of the 2019 ALDS playoff baseball series against
LONDON (Reuters) – The chances of a no-deal Brexit fell in the last month because UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to win a Dec. 12 election and secure the backing in parliament he needs to get his new Withdrawal Agreement passed, a Reuters poll found. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a National
Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan described the electoral ruling as causing difficulty for the by-election campaigners regardless of their political party. — Picture by Ben Tan PONTIAN, Nov 13 — Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan expressed concern over a new electoral ruling requiring police permits for walkabouts and door-to-door campaigning for
The political impasse in Maharashtra has become a game-changer. Nineteen days after the people of Maharashtra gave a clear mandate to BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari moved to impose President’s Rule as all parties, including NCP, failed to prove majority in the assembly. The President’s Rule, imposed after due clearance from the Union
PARIS (Reuters) – A short walk from the Eiffel Tower, Fatih Birol oversees the world’s energy watchdog, whose analyses of fuel demand have long been viewed as the gold standard by government officials, energy executives and investors. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency poses for a portrait at its offices in Paris,
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina has abandoned his long-shot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020, he said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) questions U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on President Obama’s executive action on immigration as
(Reuters) – Former world number one Kim Clijsters could struggle to compete with the top players when she returns to the WTA Tour in 2020 as the sport has become more physically demanding during the eight years she spent in retirement, Naomi Osaka’s former coach said. FILE PHOTO: Kim Clijsters of Belgium holds her daughter
BARCELONA/LA JONQUERA, Spain (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament pressed its case for secession from Spain on Tuesday, two days after a national election, while French riot police fired tear gas at Catalan protesters to try to unblock a major border crossing. Defying a warning of legal consequences from Spain’s Constitutional Court, the Catalan parliament, which is
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will not be allowed to become a venue for “sham investigations” into Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son, the head of a congressional committee leading the probe said on Tuesday. Representative Adam Schiff, the Democratic head of the House of Representatives Intelligence
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said demand for its much-anticipated streaming service, Disney+, was well above its expectations in a launch on Tuesday marred by complaints from users about glitches and connection problems. An error message for Disney’s streaming service is seen on a TV in New York, U.S. November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ken Li Disney+
LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers attacked Britain’s opposition Labour Party for the second time in two days on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, flooding its web services with malicious traffic in an attempt to force them offline just weeks ahead of a national election. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a party
British indie rocker Pete Doherty leaves the Paris court, France, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) – British indie rocker Pete Doherty pleaded guilty to charges of affray in Paris on Tuesday and was handed a three-month suspended prison sentence and 5,000 euro ($5,500) fine, his lawyer said. The 40-year-old Libertines frontman, whose band
PARIS (Reuters) – Checks carried out by French utility EDF at its Cruas nuclear power plant have revealed no anomalies so far, a company executive said on Tuesday, after it extended outages at three of the facility’s reactors until Nov. 15. FILE PHOTO: A logo of French electric company EDF is seen at an office
With the President’s Rule now imposed in Maharashtra, the political battle is set to move to the Supreme Court as the Shiv Sena is likely to challenge the imposition of President’s Rule. Events unfolded rapidly on Tuesday as the Shiv Sena initially filed a plea before the apex court challenging Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Currently, there is no electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vape has been registered as smoking cessation tool or medication, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye. However, he said, the vape liquid containing nicotine was regulated by the Ministry of Health under the Poisons Act 1952 and any sale of
PH’s candidate for the Tanjung Piai by-election Karmaine Sardini (centre) and DAP’s Lim Kit Siang greeting some of the attendees at a forum in Kampung Penerok in Pontian November 6, 2019. — Bernama pic PONTIAN, Nov 11 — With three days left before polling day, Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) hope for clinching the Tanjung Piai by-election