Falcon 9 SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk's Starlink internet serviceReuters - by Joey Roulette in Cape CanaveralCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday on a mission to carry the first batch of five dozen small satellites
China China says more efforts should be made to stabilize and improve tradeReuters - by Beijing Monitoring DeskBEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that more efforts should be made to achieve the goal of stabilizing trade while improving its quality, adding that the trade environment is
French Open Serena remains America's best hope at French OpenReuters - By Rory CarrollLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Serena Williams represents the United States' best chance to hoist the French Open trophy this year but questions loom about her fitness after she was forced to withdraw from the
Brazil Tennis: Brazil once ruled Paris but Guga era now seems long way offReuters - By Andrew DownieSAO PAULO (Reuters) - For a few years at the turn of the century he was the King of Paris and the darling of Brazilian tennis but a failure to build on his success means no one is likely to challenge Kuerten
Stefanos Tsitsipas Tennis: Tsitsipas' joie de vivre could carry him far in ParisReuters - By Karolos Grohmann(Reuters) - World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas has been shooting up the rankings this year and with two titles bagged in 2019, including his first on clay, the carefree young Greek is a force to be reckoned
Sports Move over Milos, young trio now fueling Canada's riseReuters - By Martyn Herman(Reuters) - Ice rinks are the traditional breeding ground for Canada's sporting heroes, not tennis courts, but times are changing. So much so, in fact, that when Denis Shapovalov, Bianca Andreescu and
Dominic Thiem 'Prince of clay' Thiem hopes his time has come in ParisReuters - By Karolos Grohmann(Reuters) - Austrian world number four Dominic Thiem was a losing finalist at the French Open last year as Spaniard Rafael Nadal continued his dominance on the Paris clay. But the 25-year-old Thiem, nicknamed
Kashmir Indian forces kill leader of al Qaeda affiliate in Kashmir: policeReuters - By Fayaz BukhariSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian forces have killed the leader of an al Qaeda affiliated militant group in Kashmir, police said on Friday, triggering protests in parts of the disputed region. Zakir Rashid 25,
Tripoli Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of TripoliReutersTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the capital Tripoli, a naval forces spokesman said. The western coast of Libya
Business India's jobs deficit: Project in Gujarat struggling to create employmentReuters - By Abhirup Roy and Rupam JainGANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) - When he was chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat in 2011, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off an ambitious project to develop a financial hub in the of
Boeing 737 MAX Simulator training remains 'possible option' for Boeing 737 MAX pilots in CanadaReuters - By Allison LampertMONTREAL (Reuters) - Simulator training remains a "possible option" for Canadian Boeing 737 MAX pilots, but it's too early to say whether it would be mandatory, a Transport Canada official said on Thursday
Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte native Byron, 21, wins Coca-Cola 600 poleReutersCONCORD, N.C. - Brad Keselowski opined on Thursday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway that the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets were the fastest cars in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage. out
U.S. Treasury Dollar steady after coming off two-year high, pressured by lower U.S. yieldsReuters - By Daniel LeussinkTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held steady on Friday, having come off two-year highs on lower U.S. yields in the previous session amid fears that a trade war with China will hurt the U.S. economy more than
Business Asian shares at four-month low on deepening U.S.-China trade warReuters - By Tomo UetakeTokyo (Reuters) - Asian shares hobbled near four-month lows on Friday and crude oil plunged on worries the U.S.-China trade spat was developing into a more entrenched strategic dispute between the world's
Nelson Peltz Legg Mason cuts about 12% of workforce days after naming Trian's Peltz to boardReuters - By Kanishka Singh(Reuters) - Legg Mason Inc said on Thursday that the mutual fund company is cutting 120 jobs, or about 12% of its corporate workforce, with the step coming only days after the appointment of Trian Fund
Environment A pollution crackdown compounds slowdown woes in China's heartlandReuters - By David Stanway, Philip Wen and Stella QiuANYANG/SANGPO, China (Reuters) - For years, China's industrial heartland has been cloaked in smog, its waterways choked with pollution pumped from enormous clusters of factories churning out the mountains
Donald Trump Trump orders intelligence community to cooperate with review on Russia probe originsReuters - by Steve Holland and Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with Attorney General William Barr's review of the events that prompted an investigation links
Business Oil bounces back, but markets remain fragile amid trade disputesReuters - By Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than 1% on Friday amid OPEC supply cuts and Middle East tensions, but still did not fully recoup losses earlier in the week on economic slowdown jitters and
Sudan Saudi Crown Prince meets Sudan's military council deputy heed: SPAReuters - by Mohamed El-SherifCAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met the deputy head of Sudan's transitional military council who is visiting Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency said early on Friday. The meeting
Japan Japan keeps top creditor nation status as external assets growReuters - by Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's net external assets grew to their second-largest amount on record last year, rebounding from the prior year's decline and making it the top creditor nation for the 28th straight
Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein and accusers reach tentative compensation deal: WSJReuters - by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio's board members and the New York attorney general's office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to
NASA NASA chooses technology firm Maxar for lunar platform projectReuters - By Joey RouletteMELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA has picked space technology company Maxar Technologies Inc as the first contractor to help build its Gateway platform in lunar orbit, a crucial outpost for America's mission
Bank of Canada Bank of Canada done raising rates, 40% chance of cut by end-2020: Reuters pollReuters - By Mumal RathoreBENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is done raising interest rates until at least the end of next year, with a serious risk of a cut by then as policymakers become more wary of slowing growth and
Florida Florida executes man convicted of killing eight women in 1984Reuters - by Brendan O'Brien and Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida's most notorious serial killers who had been convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 was executed on Thursday.
U.S. State Department U.S. State Department misses deadline to explain Iran arms control report: aideReuters - Arshad MohammedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department failed to meet a deadline on Thursday to provide information to three congressional committee chairmen looking into whether an annual arms control report
Bank of Japan Japan's key inflation gauge hits three-year high, offers little respite for BOJReuters - By Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - An inflation gauge closely watched by the Bank of Japan accelerated at its fastest pace in almost three years as some retailers passed on rising costs to households, a positive sign the
Jordan Spieth Local favorite Spieth one back of leader Finau at ColonialReuters - by Frank Pingue in Toronto(Reuters) - Local favorite Jordan Spieth, who showed a return to form at last week's PGA Championship, birdied his final hole to sit one shot back of first-round leader Tony Finau at the Charles Schwab
Venezuela Maduro says U.S. seeks to destroy Venezuela state-backed food programReuters - by Vivian Sequera and Deisy BuitragoCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday accused the United States of seeking to destroy a food aid program that the government of the crisis-stricken OPEC nation says feeds
Klay Thompson Warriors G Thompson misses out on supermax contractReutersGolden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson wasn't selected to an all-NBA team, making him ineligible to sign a five-year, $221 million supermax contract this summer in free agency. The Collective Bargaining
Colombia gets mixed ratings outlooks from Moody's and FitchReuters - by Helen MurphyBOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia received mixed messages from ratings agencies on Thursday, with Moody's revising the country's sovereign outlook to stable from negative, while Fitch went the other way and
