Karolina Pliskova Tennis: Pliskova hopes hitting with Halep will pay offReuters Canada - by Martyn Herman(Reuters) - Second seed Karolina Pliskova wants to ensure she is battle-ready when the French Open begins by choosing reigning champion Simona Halep as her pre-tournament practice partner. The powerful
LGBTQI Far-right Vox challenges Spain's acceptance of LGBT rightsReuters Canada - By Belén CarreñoMADRID (Reuters) - Attacks by the far-right Vox party on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights are testing years of political consensus on the issue in Spain, which in 2005 became only third
Naomi Osaka Tennis: Osaka adjusting to clay on time for French OpenReuters Canada - By Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka believes she is finally getting to grips with claycourt tennis as she is about to start her first grand slam as the top seed at this year's French Open. The world number from
Barrick Gold Barrick's offer for control of Acacia Mining reflects risk: CEOReuters Canada - By Zandi Shabalala and Nichola SaminatherLONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp's offer to buy the rest of Acacia Mining reflects the risk the Canadian-listed mining company faces in increasing its exposure to Tanzania, its chief executive
Quentin Tarantino Tarantino is top dog at Cannes - at least in the pooch departmentReuters Canada - By Phyllis Xu and Fedja GrulovicCANNES, France (Reuters) - Twenty-five years after taking the festival by storm with "Pulp Fiction", Quentin Tarantino's latest movie has already clinched an award at Cannes - thanks to a dog in a show-stealing
Mount Everest Three Indian climbers die on crowded slopes of Mount EverestReuters Canada - By Gopal SharmaKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Three Indian climbers and one Nepali guide died on Mount Everest in the past couple of days, taking to seven the total number killed or missing on the world's highest mountain in
Naomi Osaka Tennis: Clay field wide open for new women's championReuters Canada - By Ossian ShineWant to know who will win the women's French Open? Stick a pin in the draw. That cliche has seldom rang more true than at this year's Roland Garros, where no players stand out and few seem to be hitting
Rahul Gandhi Gandhi's shock loss of family seat in Indian election no surprise to votersReuters Canada - By Mayank BhardwajAMETHI, India (Reuters) - For many outsiders, Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi losing the seat his family has held for decades was the biggest shock of India's election, which was won, as expected, by
Roland Garros Tennis: Nadal not bothered by change in surroundings at Roland GarrosReuters Canada - By Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will have to get used to new surroundings as his favorite hunting ground, the court Philippe Chatrier, has been revamped ahead of the May 26-June 9 French Open. The Spaniard,
Nick Kyrgios Tennis: Australian Kyrgios pulls out of French Open - organisersReuters Canada - by Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday, according to tournament officials, robbing the Grand Slam event of some guaranteed fireworks. No official reason
Huawei Huawei shipments could fall by up to a quarter this year: analystsReuters Canada - By Sijia Jiang and Josh HorwitzHONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei, hit by crippling U.S. sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility that its smartphones will disappear
Rafael Nadal Tennis: Nadal and Djokovic head French Open cast as Federer returnsReuters Canada - By Martyn Herman(Reuters) - For the first time in four years the big three in men's tennis will all be present at the French Open, all striving to etch another remarkable storyline in the red Parisian dirt. That Spain's
Italy Indian migrants say Italy needs them despite rise of far-rightReuters Canada - by Eleanor Biles and Antonio DentiSABAUDIA, Italy (Reuters) - Indian migrants working near Rome say Italy's far-right politicians may talk about curbing immigration but they say the European nation cannot manage without their cheap labor.
Melanie Brown 'Good luck to the girls' says absent Posh as Spice Girls open reunion tourReuters Canada - by Marie-Louise Gumuchian in LondonDUBLIN (Reuters) - Nineties girl band the Spice Girls return to the stage as a foursome on Friday, kicking off a reunion tour in Dublin with happy wishes from their absent band mate Victoria "Posh Spice"
Bay Street TSX rises after two days of losses on trade-related optimismReuters Canada - by Medha Singh in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday after two days of sharp declines as sentiment was lifted by comments from U.S. President Donald Trump predicting a swift end to the trade dispute with
Jair Bolsonaro Brazilians' view of Bolsonaro government dims further, survey showsReuters Canada - by Jamie McGeeverBRASILIA (Reuters) - More Brazilians disapprove of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government than those who approve, a survey on Friday showed, the first time this has happened since the former captain
Take Five: It's the end of MayReuters Canada - by Sujata RaoTheresa May stepped into 10 Downing Street in July 2016 with the express aim of taking Britain out of the European Union. She will depart as prime minister this summer having failed in that ambition. one
Huawei Huawei shipments could fall by up to a quarter this year: analystsReuters Canada - By Sijia Jiang and Josh HorwitzHONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei, hit by crippling U.S. sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility that its smartphones will disappear
Huawei Huawei shipments could fall by up to a quarter this year: analystsReuters Canada - By Sijia Jiang and Josh HorwitzHONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei, hit by crippling U.S. sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility that its smartphones will disappear
Alexis Tsipras Greek PM says EU poll is also vote of confidence in his policiesReuters Canada - by Renee Maltezou and George GeorgiopoulosATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday that the European parliament election was also a vote of confidence in his policies, and a minister who is close to him said an early
Simona Halep Tennis: Halep to start French Open title defense with no extra pressureReuters Canada - By Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Most defending champions would start a grand slam with added pressure but Simona Halep declared she would kick off her French Open campaign knowing that she's 'done it already'. The Romanian
Giro d'Italia Cycling: Team Ineos's Geoghegan Hart crashes out of Giro d'ItaliaReuters CanadaPINEROLO, Italy (Reuters) - Briton Tao Geoghegan Hart has abandoned the Giro d'Italia after crashing during the 13th stage, a 196-km mountain trek to Ceresole Reale, on Friday. Geoghegan Hart, who had
Renault Motor racing: Renault say fundamental engine problem has been fixedReuters Canada - By Alan BaldwinMONACO (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg can expect to be back on full power from Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after Renault fixed a fundamental engine problem that has slowed them in recent
Catalonia Spanish parliament suspends jailed Catalan lawmakersReuters Canada - by Paul Day and Belen CarrenoMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's lower house of parliament on Friday suspended four jailed separatist lawmakers who are on trial over their role in Catalonia's failed independence bid in 2017. The four men elected
Brexit Party Pro-EU Dutch parties see surprise gains in first results of EU electionReuters Canada - By Anthony Deutsch and Toby SterlingAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch mainstream, EU-supporting political parties made gains in the first test of the European Parliament election, according to an exit poll that showed a surprise Labour victory
Bay Street TSX rises after two days of losses on trade-related optimismReuters Canada - by Medha Singh in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday after two days of sharp declines as sentiment was lifted by comments from U.S. President Donald Trump predicting a swift end to the trade dispute with
Islamic State (ISIS) Instructions from headquarters: Islamic State's new guerrilla manualReuters Canada - By Lena Masri and Ali AbdelatyCAIRO (Reuters) - After losing territory, Islamic State fighters are turning to guerrilla war - and the group's newspaper is telling them exactly how to do it. In recent weeks, IS's al-Naba online newspaper
Cannes Film Festival Cannes critics let rip at Kechiche's three-hour twerk festReuters Canada - By Sarah WhiteCANNES, France (Reuters) - A three-and-a-half hour largely plotless movie set in a nightclub, featuring girls twerking from every angle and a 13-minute explicit sex scene in the toilet, claimed the dubious
Milan Olympics: IOC praises 2026 candidates, hightlights higher support for Milan bidReuters Canada - By Karolos GrohmannBERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Friday heaped praise on two remaining candidate cities for the 2026 Winter Olympics, with Italy's Milan/Cortina bid recording stronger local support
U.S. Navy Why U.S.-Iran tensions could quickly escalate into a crisisReuters Canada - By Phil Stewart and Michelle NicholsWASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Three years ago, when Iran's military captured 10 U.S. sailors after they mistakenly strayed into Iranian waters, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign
