WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel told an appeals court on Monday that despite having already voted to impeach President Donald Trump lawmakers still have an urgent need for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. In a filing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, lawyers…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The men managed to halt the speeding tram after smashing into the driver's cabin (file pic) Passengers who managed to bring a speeding tram to a halt in Germany after the driver suffered a medical emergency have been hailed as heroes. Panic spread through the tram on Sunday as…
Back in one piece — Contract says a docking demonstration is needed. Will NASA waive this requirement? Eric Berger - Dec 22, 2019 5:14 pm UTC The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is seen after it landed in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. NASA/Bill Ingalls The main parachutes begin to deploy as the…
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, warning that European countries will feel the impact of such an influx if violence in Syria’s northwest is not stopped. FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan leaves 10 Downing Street after meeting with Britain's Prime Minister…
Image copyright Reuters Spanish lottery enthusiasts are at Madrid's Royal Theatre for the draw of El Gordo - the world's richest lottery.Dozens of ticket holders queued through the night outside the opera house, many of whom were dressed in eccentric costumes.At El Gordo, which means "the fat one" in Spanish, about €2.38bn ($2.64bn; £2.03bn) will…
Have a little physics with your breakfast cereal — It all comes down to gravity, surface tension—and tilt. Jennifer Ouellette - Dec 21, 2019 6:13 pm UTC Enlarge / There's some pretty cool physics at work when those last few Cheerios clump together in the bowl.Those who love their Cheerios for breakfast are well acquainted…
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country’s first prime minister in decades, under a new constitution that seeks to decentralize former leader Fidel Castro’s job. Tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, named as the country's first prime minister a role created by the new constitution,…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'Catastrophic' conditions fuel Australia wildfires Catastrophic fire warnings are in place across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), where firefighters are tackling more than 100 blazes.Authorities have urged Christmas travellers to delay their journeys as conditions threaten to intensify the bushfire crisis.Rising temperatures and strong…
Sackler scrub — Sacklers claim the move was "contrary to basic notions of fairness." Beth Mole - Dec 20, 2019 9:58 pm UTC Enlarge / BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 5: Tufts employee Gabe Ryan removes letters from signage featuring the Sackler family name at the Tufts building at 145 Harrison Ave. in Boston on Dec.…
FILE PHOTO: TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the U.S. flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo(Reuters) - Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the popular short video app represented a “cybersecurity threat.” A…
