Rugby-England survive tough Fiji test to win World Cup opener
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hosts England endured an uncomfortable night before overcoming dogged Fiji 35-11 in their Rugby World Cup Pool A opener at Twickenham on Friday.
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hosts England endured an uncomfortable night before overcoming dogged Fiji 35-11 in their Rugby World Cup Pool A opener at Twickenham on Friday.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will boost its Internet communications to reduce dependence on U.S. hubs and be able to host global data centers for heavy users like YouTube and Netflix Inc, Jorge Bittar, head of state-run telecoms company Telebras, said in an interview.
The All Blacks arrive in England as defending champions, but for 88-cap centre Conrad Smith it is the pain of their last World Cup in the northern hemisphere that provides inspiration this time around.
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates on Thursday is giving investors a green light to buy bonds on the view that the central bank won't move for some time.
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Tropical Depression 10 of the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to develop into a tropical storm by Friday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Friday.
A man on a bicycle ride is expected to arrive in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Saturday morning, completing a more than 600-mile journey that began in Charleston.
New Zealand may or may not become the first side to stage a successful defence of a world title, but this much is already certain: they are playing the humility card as though their lives depend on it.
A Washington state animal shelter says a dog dutifully stood guard for a nearly a week on Vashon Island to protect another dog that had fallen in a cistern.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mainz 05's Yunus Malli grabbed his first Bundesliga hat-trick as they moved up to third with a 3-1 home win over Hoffenheim on Friday, the former Germany youth international taking his tally to five in their last three games.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans voted to deny funds to women's healthcare provider Planned Parenthood for a year on Friday but the action did little to quell party desires to use a spending bill as leverage in their fight to punish the group in an abortion controversy.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republicans voted to deny funds to women's healthcare provider Planned Parenthood for a year on Friday but the action did little to quell party desires to use a spending bill as leverage in their fight to punish the group in an abortion controversy.
When there is chaos at the top end of a political party, it is sometimes expedient to blame the leader’s advisers rather than the leader himself. Even those people high up in the Labour Party who wish Jeremy Corbyn well will concede that the opening days of his leadership were not as organised as they might have been.
(Reuters) - California company Karoun Dairies has recalled a number of soft cheese products due to possible association with Listeria cases over five years in nine states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
(Reuters) - California company Karoun Dairies has recalled a number of soft cheese products due to possible association with Listeria cases over five years in nine states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
The sight of Roberto Martinez at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon will stir happy memories for Swansea City fans. It was Martinez, after all, who as manager laid down the template – a possession game built around a 4-3-3 formation – that Paolo Sousa, Brendan Rodgers and Michael Laudrup all maintained during Swansea’s rise up the football ladder.
Left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras told thousands of supporters at his final campaign rally Friday that Sunday's general election was an opportunity for them to bury Greece's corrupt political elite who sank the...
A chocolate Labrador lollops around the side of the pool before lunging into the water over the head of a child who lets out an excited scream. In the water, 11 other dogs – including spaniels, a wolfhound and a Westie (West Highland terrier) – frolic with their owners – while displaying varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Check here for scores from Friday night's high school football games in South Mississippi.
Читать дальше...Volkswagen could face penalties of up to $18 Billion. U.S. regulators are accusing the car maker of deliberately avoiding clean air rules in nearly half a million of its vehicles.
Volkswagen could face penalties of up to $18 Billion. U.S. regulators are accusing the car maker of deliberately avoiding clean air rules in nearly half a million of its vehicles.
Volkswagen could face penalties of up to $18 Billion. U.S. regulators are accusing the car maker of deliberately avoiding clean air rules in nearly half a million of its vehicles.
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Friday dismissed former Ukrainian prime minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko's civil lawsuit accusing her political opponents of running a U.S.-based racketeering enterprise that led to her imprisonment.
WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Canada's Aboriginal people, less than half of whom usually vote because many do not recognise the government's sovereignty, could help decide the outcome of an unusually tight three-way federal election race in October.
The United States has issued new regulations that will make it easier for many companies who want to do business with Cuba, targeting travel, telecom, internet and banking. Bobbi Rebell reports.
The United States has issued new regulations that will make it easier for many companies who want to do business with Cuba, targeting travel, telecom, internet and banking. Bobbi Rebell reports.