Monkeying around in Singapore
Monkeys at the Singapore Zoo get special festive treats to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Monkey. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
Monkeys at the Singapore Zoo get special festive treats to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Monkey. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
LONDON (Reuters) - World Sailing's chief says his efforts to get the Olympic sailing venue shifted from Rio's polluted Guanabara Bay to the cleaner and safer Buzios, a coastal resort some 160 km (100 miles) away, resulted in his being voted off the body.
Utarevoiteena käytettävä Tummeli sisältää kemikaalia, jonka käytön EU on kieltänyt kosmetiikassa. Aine aiheuttaa mahdollisesti syöpää ja on ympäristölle vaarallista.
(Reuters) - Oscar organizers on Wednesday denied they were bowing to political correctness by bringing more women and people of color into the ranks, and said they were determined to cull voters who no longer play an active role in contemporary movie-making.
* Problem loans at Italian banks nearly a fifth of total loans (Re-casts, writes through with details, quotes, background)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to take swift action on the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus that is linked with thousands of birth defects in Brazil and is rapidly spreading in Latin America and the Caribbean.
* RBS falls after warning of hit to profits (Adds closing prices)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany warned Russia on Wednesday not to make propaganda out of the alleged rape of a German-Russian girl here after Moscow's foreign minister accused Berlin authorities of "sweeping problems under the rug".
Nominations for the Cesars, France's version of the Oscars, were announced on Wednesday, January 27, honoring a diversity of talent and themes at a time when the Academy Awards are being accused of ignoring minorities.
TORONTO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Canada's housing market is overvalued in most major cities and overbuilding concerns have increased in the western energy heartland where a sagging economy has hurt demand, the federal housing agency said on Wednesday.
Am Sonntag den 17.1. hatten gleich drei Mannschaften ein Heimspiel. Die Zweite empfing Langenau, die Dritte bekam es mit Wetzisreute zu tun, und die Fünfte musste sich mit Obersulmetingen auseinandersetzen. Vorweg erst einmal eine Entschuldigung, das der Bericht über den Großkampftag der Weißen Dame so spät erscheint, aber in der […]
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition groups expressed outrage on Wednesday after the country's police chief was quoted in a local newspaper telling a civilian anti-crime force to prepare for "war" after next month's presidential vote.
After years of tensions over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Europe is ushering in a new era of relations with the once-pariah state, welcoming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Italy and France with high expectations that he can set in motion lucrative business deals and regional peacemaking.
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor is seeking life sentences without parole for two prominent journalists on charges of assisting terrorists, according to a court document seen by Reuters, after they published video footage purporting to show the state intelligence agency helping to send weapons to Syria.
Five female suicide bombers exploded in the Chibok hometown of Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, January 27, killing nine people and wounding 32, witnesses said.
Evan Hinson, a 6-5, 210-pound tight end from Deltona, Fla., chose South Carolina over Southern California on Wednesday.
Evan Hinson, a 6-5, 210-pound tight end from Deltona, Fla., chose South Carolina over Southern California on Wednesday.
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said it had shipped 5 million units of the Google Cardboard viewer, a wearable device that allows users to experience virtual reality through mobile apps.
LONDON (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been reminded of his responsibilities by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) following offensive comments he made last year, the ruling body said on Wednesday.
The European Commission and Italy have reached an accord over a scheme to help Italian banks sell some of their 200 billion euros ($217.04 billion) of bad loans. As David Pollard reports it ends almost a year of often-tense negotiations.
The European Commission and Italy have reached an accord over a scheme to help Italian banks sell some of their 200 billion euros ($217.04 billion) of bad loans. As David Pollard reports it ends almost a year of often-tense negotiations.
The European Commission and Italy have reached an accord over a scheme to help Italian banks sell some of their 200 billion euros ($217.04 billion) of bad loans. As David Pollard reports it ends almost a year of often-tense negotiations.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union sought sweeping powers over national car regulations on Wednesday, aiming to prevent a repeat of Volkswagen's emissions test cheating scandal and sparking a tough debate as governments and industry resist change.
(Reuters) - Massachusetts' attorney general is studying whether prices of Gilead Sciences Inc's blockbuster treatments for hepatitis C violate state law, according to a letter the prosecutor sent to the California drugmaker.
* Fines could be up to 30,000 euros per vehicle (Adds German, British reactions)