FILE PHOTO: Mexican musician Celso Pina performs during the Santa Lucia International Festival in Monterrey, northern Mexico September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo/File Photo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican musician Celso Pina, famed as “the rebel of the accordion” for mixing eclectic styles with traditional Colombian cumbia, died on Wednesday of a heart attack in his
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed offense over the Danish prime minister’s statement that selling Greenland was “absurd,” adding that a U.S. purchase of the autonomous Danish territory was just an idea. “I thought the prime minister’s statement was … nasty,” Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for a
(Reuters) – Upscale U.S. retailer Nordstrom Inc (JWN.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as it said it had cut costs and cleared more inventory, sending its shares up 10% in extended trading. FILE PHOTO: The Nordstrom store is pictured in Broomfield, Colorado, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The Seattle-based company, which sells
(Reuters) – Rory McIlroy is unconvinced by the new staggered start to be used at this week’s season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta and questioned on Wednesday whether it could affect the tournament’s prestige. FILE PHOTO: Aug 16, 2019; Medinah, IL, USA; Rory McIlroy talks to the media after finishing his second round of the BMW
El incendio forestal activo desde el sábado pasado en Gran Canaria, el más grave que se ha registrado en España este año, está estabilizado después de haber afectado 9.200 hectáreas y obligado a evacuar a unas 10.000 personas. El presidente de Canarias, Ángel Víctor Torres, ha informado este miércoles en rueda de prensa de que
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media. Presented without evidence and disputed by environmental and climate experts, Bolsonaro’s comments enraged critics and fanned a growing
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The agriculture and biofuel industries and their allies in the U.S. Congress ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday over the relief he has given oil refiners from rules requiring use of biofuels. FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Iowa state flags are seen next to a corn field in Grand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office not to impose new import tariffs on European olive oil, warning they could lead to an olive oil shortage and higher prices in the United States. FILE PHOTO: U.S Congressman Bill Pascrell gestures to the media at the hotel where the seventh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to appeal key preliminary rulings in a lawsuit accusing him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his private business dealings, likely freezing the case for months. U.S. President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office for travel to the
El Barcelona buscará este domingo su primer triunfo en LaLiga Santander 2019/20 tras caer frente al Athletic Club de Bilbao en la primera jornada. El conjunto de Ernesto Valverde recibirá en el Camp Nou al Betis (25/08 a las 21:00 horas) con el objetivo de sumar los tres primeros minutos a su casillero. De cara
Pocos son los famosos que no hayan metido nunca la pata por editar demasiado una imagen que iban a colgar en las redes sociales, fuera por complejo con alguna parte de su cuerpo, por recibir comentarios de alabanza o, simplemente, por echarse unas risas. Una de las personas públicas que han descubierto que el resultado
FILE PHOTO: Former FDIC director Sheila Bair testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Examining How the Dodd-Frank Act Could Result in More Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts” on Capitol Hill in Washington June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (Reuters) – U.S. mortgage financing agency Fannie Mae (FNMA.PK) said on Wednesday it named former Federal Deposit Insurance
LIMA (Reuters) – Anglo American PLC will spend some $30 million on community projects near its Quellaveco copper project in Peru three years earlier than planned after protests threatened to disrupt construction last week, a company manager said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee
FILE PHOTO: Juul brand vaping pens are seen for sale in a shop in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers face a probe into the health impacts of their products, as the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee asked on Wednesday
El concierto solidario de Ainhoa Arteta, en el que la soprano ha interpretado conocidas piezas de bandas sonoras de película, ha puesto el broche final a la decimonovena edición del Festival de Cap Roig. Un total de 43.467 espectadores han podido disfrutar de 25 actuaciones nacionales e internacionales que han conformado un cartel ecléctico y
HYDERABAD (Reuters) – India needs to encourage ecommerce and reduce red tape to help small businesses sell online and export goods to help revive sagging domestic economic growth, a senior Amazon.com executive said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal