Cannes Cannes prize for Brazilian movie sends message of hope, director saysReuters India - By Johnny CottonCANNES, France (Reuters) - A Brazilian victory in Cannes has sent a message of hope at a difficult time for the country's movie industry, director Karim Ainouz said on Friday after winning an award at
Venezuela Twenty-nine detainees killed in Venezuela police station cellblock riotReuters India - By Mariangel MoroACARIGUA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Twenty-nine detainees were killed and 19 police officers were wounded in a confrontation in a cellblock in central Venezuela in what a state official called a failed escape
Qatar Qatar says economic conditions for Israeli-Palestinian peace require 'fair political solutions'Reuters India - by Hesham HejaliDOHA (Reuters) - Qatar said on Friday that economic development needed for Israeli-Palestinian peace could not be achieved without "fair political solutions" acceptable to Palestinians, referring to a
Amazon At Amazon, facial recognition ban won just 2% of shareholder voteReuters India - by Jeffrey Dastin in San Francisco(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that the company stop selling facial recognition technology to government agencies, a regulatory filing on Friday showed. Some
Iran U.S. arms sales to Saudis, UAE, Jordan needed to deter Iran - PompeoReuters India - by David AlexanderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the Trump administration had decided to proceed with arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in a move bypassing
Amber Rudd UK's Rudd opts out of Conservative Party leadership race - TelegraphReuters India - by Akshay Balan in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Britain's work and pensions minister Amber Rudd has ruled herself out of the Conservative Party leadership race, the Telegraph newspaper reported. "There are all sorts of plans I would like
Jody Wilson-Raybould Former Canadian ministers who clashed with Trudeau to make political announcementsReuters IndiaOTTAWA (Reuters) - Two former cabinet ministers who accused people close to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of interfering in a corporate corruption case and were later ejected from the ruling Liberal Party
Carli Lloyd Soccer: Holders U.S. shrug off weight of World Cup expectationsReuters India - By Amy TenneryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Few of the 24 women's World Cup teams arriving in France for next month's tournament will bear the weight of expectation quite like reigning champions the United States. The three-times
Reims Soccer: PSG finish season on sour note with Reims defeatReuters India - by Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Champions Paris St Germain ended their Ligue 1 season on a sour note when they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Stade de Reims on Friday as keeper Gianluigi Buffon was far from his best. Buffon
Monaco Soccer: Monaco salvage Ligue 1 status as Caen go downReuters India - by Julien PretotPARIS (Reuters) - Monaco salvaged their Ligue 1 place despite losing 2-0 at Nice on Friday in the final game of a season in which they were always in danger of going down, while Caen were relegated. The
Football (Soccer) Soccer: Ludogorets win eighth Bulgarian title as opponents field weakened teamReuters India - by Angel KrasimirovSOFIA (Reuters) - Ludogorets comfortably beat Cherno More Varna 4-1 at home on Friday to win the Bulgarian league title for an eighth season in a row but their final-day win was overshadowed by the visitors'
Michelle Wie Golf: Recovering Wie withdraws from next week's U.S. Women's OpenReuters India - by Gene Cherry in Raleigh(Reuters) - Former U.S. Women's Open champion Michelle Wie has pulled out of next week's major tournament because of continuing wrist problems, she said on Friday. "While I’m making progress with my recovery,
Alexander Zverev Tennis-Battling Zverev books Geneva Open final with JarryReuters India - by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev continued his preparations for the French Open by sealing a hard-fought 7-5 6-7(6) 6-3 victory on Friday over Argentine Federico Delbonis to reach the Geneva Open final. Zverev,
IndyCar Motor racing: IndyCar to use 'Aeroscreen' cockpit protectionReuters India - By Steve KeatingINDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - IndyCar will use an "Aeroscreen" to provide cockpit protection from next season, with the Red Bull Advanced Technologies-designed system giving cars a jet fighter appearance, U.S.
Derby County Soccer: Villa meet Derby in playoff battle for 170 million pounds prizeReuters India - By Simon Evans(Reuters) - Aston Villa face Derby County in the Championship playoff final on Monday with both clubs desperate for a return to the Premier League in a game billed as the richest in world football with
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdogan says Turkey may extend special consumption tax cuts on carsReuters India - by Tuvan GumrukcuANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his government may extend existing special consumption tax cuts on cars when they expire next month, in a move aimed at boosting declining
Sudan Sudan protest groups calls for strike starting next TuesdayReuters India - by Hesham Hajali in CairoKHARTOUM (Reuters) - A coalition of Sudanese protest and opposition groups on Friday called for two days of strikes in private and public enterprises next week as part of pressure on military rulers to
Yemen Yemen president slams UN envoy's handling of war in letter to secretary-generalReuters India - by Mohammed GhobariADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi criticised the U.N.'s special envoy to the country in a sharply-worded letter to the U.N. chief, describing him as legitimising Houthi rebels his
Nancy Pelosi Trump retweets doctored video of Pelosi to portray her as having 'lost it'Reuters India - by Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, engaged in personal attacks on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, retweeted a heavily edited video that falsely claimed the Democratic leader
Baghdad Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdownReuters India - By Ahmed AbouleneinBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of a populist Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged political and factional leaders on Friday to stay out of any conflict between Baghdad's two biggest allies, and
Chinese Communist Party China accuses U.S. officials of misleading public on trade warReuters India - By Michael Martina and Ben BlanchardBEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday accused U.S. officials of lying to the public about their trade war, as rising tensions between the world's two largest economies kept financial markets in a state unease.
CDC Big drug distributor pays $22 million to settle U.S. opioid chargesReuters India - By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) - Morris & Dickson Co, one of the largest U.S. wholesale drug distributors, agreed to pay $22 million in civil penalties to settle U.S. government charges that it failed to report thousands suspicious
Global Payments Global Payments nearing $20 billion deal to buy Total System - sourceReuters India - by Greg Roumeliotis in New York(Reuters) - Payment technology company Global Payments Inc is nearing a deal to acquire peer Total System Services Inc (TSYS) for about $20 billion(15.74 billion pounds) in an all-stock deal, a source
Jerrold Nadler U.S. Congressman Nadler becomes woozy at briefing, says he feels betterReuters India - By Peter SzekelyNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler became woozy and appeared almost to faint during a press briefing on Friday with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but the congressman said soon after
Pope Francis Soccer: Pope extends Burnley contract until end of 2023Reuters India - by Julien Pretot(Reuters) - Goalkeeper Nick Pope has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Burnley until the end of the 2023 season, the Premier League club said on Friday. "I am in a good place.
Tennis Tennis: Auger-Aliassime set for Paire showdown in Lyon finalReuters India - by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied to beat top seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the Lyon Open semi-finals on Friday to move into his second ATP final of the year. The 18-year-old,
Mike Pompeo Pompeo to meet with Merkel next week at start of Europe visitReuters India - by Thomas Escritt and David BrunnstromBERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Berlin next week at the start of a trip to Europe and will hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel that had been scheduled
War Crimes Trump says will consider pardons for U.S. soldiers accused of war crimesReuters India - by Roberta RamptonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is considering pardons for "two or three" U.S. soldiers charged with war crimes, a move he said would be controversial but justified
Cannes On Cannes red carpet, 'go big' is this year's fashion buzzwordReuters India - By Johnny CottonCANNES, France (Reuters) - Enormous bouffant dresses decked out in lace or feathers ruled the red carpet at this year's Cannes film festival, one of the of the world's most glamorous stages for actors
Trump Administration Defying Congress, Trump sets $8 billion-plus in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAEReuters India - By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8 billion
