KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Nervous Kenyans stockpiled food and water on Monday and police prepared emergency first aid kits as families headed to their ethnic heartlands on the eve of an election many fear could descend into violence. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, 72, who lost elections in 2007 and 2013, has already said President Uhuru
Month: August 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell as much as 2 percent on Monday on selling triggered by a rebound in production from Libya’s largest oil field, along with worries about higher output from OPEC and the United States. Output at Libya’s Sharara field was returning to normal after a brief disruption by armed protesters
PARIS (Reuters) – More than 220,000 people have signed a petition against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to create a formal First Lady role for his wife Brigitte. Unlike the U.S. First Lady, the wife of the French president does not have a formal role, although they are often informal champions for charitable causes. Past
DENVER (Reuters) – A trial pitting pop star Taylor Swift against a Colorado radio personality over allegations the former disc jockey fondled her four years ago during a photo shoot was due to begin with jury selection at a federal court in Denver on Monday. Swift, 27, one of the top-selling U.S. singers, is expected
LONDON (Reuters) – There is no guarantee Kenya will top the medals table at this year’s World Championships, as they did in Beijing two years ago, or even win the 3,000 meters steeplechase gold which they see as their birthright, head coach Julius Kirwa said on Monday. The United States currently top the medals table
(Reuters) – U.S. video streaming company Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Monday it bought comic book publisher Millarworld, home to titles such as “Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman,” in its first ever acquisition. Millarworld, run by Scottish writer Mark Millar with his wife Lucy, will give Netflix a host of character franchises with which to develop films,
(Reuters) – Private massages are one indulgence that Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng must forgo as a condition of staying in his luxury Manhattan apartment after being convicted of bribing United Nations officials, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick in Manhattan said at a court hearing that the
PARIS (Reuters) – Vivendi has no “de facto control” over Telecom Italia under Italian law, the French media group said on Monday in response to a demand from Italy’s markets regulator. Acknowledging “sole control” over Telecom Italia would compel Vivendi to consolidate its accounts, including an adjusted net financial debt of 25 billion euros ($29.6
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago on Monday sued to prevent the Trump administration from enforcing new policies that would withhold money from so-called sanctuary cities that deny U.S. immigration officials access to local jails. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, said the federal policies force the nation’s third largest city to choose between its constitutional
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to help cement control of the South Korean tech giant. Lee, the de facto leader of one of Asia’s largest conglomerates, has
LONDON (Reuters) – Jodie Whittaker, the first woman cast as the lead role of the BBC’s iconic sci-fi program “Doctor Who”, expressed hopes on Monday that fans will embrace her role as a symbol of diversity rather than fear the shift from a man. Whittaker, 35, breaks a tradition back to the start of the
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army stepped up shelling and air strikes on the last rebel-held enclaves in the Syrian capital on Monday, its heaviest bombardment in a two-month campaign, rebels and witnesses said. From the strategic Qasyoun Heights that overlooks Damascus, elite units of the army pounded Jobar district, some 2 km (1.2 miles)
LINCOLN, Neb. (Reuters) – Nebraska regulators opened a final hearing on TransCanada Corp’s (TRP.TO) proposed Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, a week-long proceeding that marks the last big hurdle for the long-delayed project after President Donald Trump approved it in March. The proposed 1,179-mile (1,897-km) pipeline linking Canada’s Alberta oil sands to U.S. refineries has
(Reuters) – Marriott International Inc (MAR.O) said on Monday it would partner with China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) to tap into the growing number of Chinese citizens who travel abroad. Marriott’s shares were up 0.8 percent at $105.85 in afternoon on Nasdaq. Alibaba shares were up nearly 3 percent on the New York Stock
BOSTON (Reuters) – “Top Chef” TV show host Padma Lakshmi appeared in federal court in Boston on Monday, and testified she was “terrified” after a member of the Teamsters union, accused of extorting the show’s production company for jobs, appeared to threaten her in 2014. Lakshmi’s testimony came during the second week of trial in