[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will face a court hearing in Australia next year to answer what police have described as “historical sexual offences”, a magistrate said on Friday, the most senior Roman Catholic official to face such accusations. Pell, 76, a top adviser to Pope Francis, did not speak as
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[ad_1] (Reuters) – A son of the late actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn on Thursday sued a children’s charity bearing her name to stop it from putting the Hepburn name on a wide array of clothing, handbags, portraits, umbrellas and other items. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, who once chaired the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund, accused the
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Divisions over the future of Prime Minister Theresa May burst into the open on Friday with allies saying she should carry on and a former Conservative Party chairman claiming the support of 30 lawmakers for a plot to topple her. In one of the most bizarre British political speeches in a
[ad_1] SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate unleashed intense rainfall across much of Central America on Thursday, killing at least 3 in Costa Rica as it heads for the U.S. Gulf Coast where it is expected to strike as a hurricane this weekend. Nate is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bombardier Inc’s aerospace business spent $2.4 billion in the United States last year, tapping more than 800 suppliers in all but three U.S. states, according to a confidential Bombardier report seen by Reuters on Thursday. The report shows the potential impact on the U.S. economy and companies if the Canadian
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species on the small Australian isle in the Tasman Sea including a big, flightless insect that resembled a stick. But the Lord Howe Island stick insect, once declared extinct, still lives.
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co (BA.N) and JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) announced plans on Thursday to bring a small hybrid-electric commuter aircraft to market by 2022. The small airliner is the first of several planes planned by Zunum Aero, which said it would
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bill to make California a sanctuary state, by preventing police from inquiring about immigration status and curtailing law enforcement cooperation with immigration officers, was signed into law by the governor on Thursday. The signing of the bill by Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, enacts on a state-wide level protections
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump’s tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainable federal debt. In a procedural step forward, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved by a
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) denied on Thursday that its vice chairman, Joseph Tsai, is in advanced talks to buy a stake in the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. “This is false,” Alibaba spokeswoman Jennifer Kuperman said. “Joe Tsai has never talked to the seller and he
[ad_1] BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Senior figures from across Libya’s political divides protested on Thursday against remarks by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about clearing dead bodies from the city of Sirte. Johnson told members of his Conservative Party on Tuesday that British investors had a “brilliant vision” to turn Sirte, a former stronghold of
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein said he was taking a leave of absence from his company and seeking therapy after the New York Times reported on Thursday that he had been the target of sexual harassment complaints. The New York Times reported that Weinstein, 65, had reached eight previously undisclosed
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) will use all legal options at its disposal to halt a strike by postal workers this month, it said on Thursday after the industry union announced the action over a pensions dispute. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said the 48-hour strike would begin at 1000 GMT on Oct.
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it is investigating the Sept. 21 collision of a civilian drone and a U.S. Army UH-60 helicopter east of Staten Island, New York City, as concerns mount over the rising number of unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace. The safety board said the Army
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Communications Workers Union (CWU) said on Thursday its members working in Royal Mail (RMG.L) would start a 48 hour strike on Oct. 19, after it opposed the company’s move to replace its defined benefit pension scheme. “We have served notice on Royal Mail Group for a 48hr strike commencing 19th October,”
[ad_1] ROMA – “L’Italia, negli ultimi anni, ha fatto notevoli passi in avanti nel miglioramento della qualità dell’istruzione”, ma forti sono le differenze nelle performance degli studenti all’interno del Paese, “con le regioni del Sud che restano molto indietro rispetto alle altre”, tanto che “il divario della performance in ‘Pisa'(gli standard internazionali di valutazione) tra
[ad_1] ABOARD SEEFUCHS RESCUE SHIP (Reuters) – Just before the sun dipped into the Mediterranean on Saturday, rescuers spotted a tiny wooden boat on the horizon. It turned out to contain five young Libyans fleeing violence and turmoil who were waving their arms for help. The crew of the Seefuchs plucked them from the old
[ad_1] MACAO, Portugal (Reuters) – Large parts of Portugal’s interior are desolate places these days, with charred trees as far as the eye can see and an acrid smell lingering in the air. Sixty-four people died in this year’s summer fires, Portugal’s deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Three months after the biggest blaze, it’s
[ad_1] LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some of the globe’s biggest banks have decided to rent more office space in Frankfurt, bolstering Germany’s financial hub after months of divorce talks between Britain and the EU have left London’s future more uncertain than ever. Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has agreed to lease 10,000 square meters of office space at
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Taxify, an upstart European rival to Uber [UBER.UL], said on Thursday it had begun offering services in Paris despite regulatory uncertainty governing the status of private-hire cab companies that compete with licensed taxis. The Estonia-based company, which is backed by Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing, operates in 25 cities in central
[ad_1] (AFP/Getty) di BEATRICE GALLUZZO – A Carles Puidgemont, presidente della Catalogna, il discorso alla nazione tenuto ieri sera da re Felipe VI non è piaciuto. Lo ha definito, in parole povere, parziale e fazioso. Per il re spagnolo “c’è stata una slealtà inaccettabile verso lo Stato”, e ha ribadito il suo impegno “per l’unità
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history stockpiled weapons and ammunition over decades, and meticulously planned the attack, authorities believe. But what led Stephen Paddock, 64, to unleash the carnage he did remains largely a mystery. “What we
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Livin’ on a Prayer” rocker Bon Jovi, British singer Kate Bush and influential English alt-rock band Radiohead were nominated on Thursday for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on a list heavy with British artists. Eight of the 19 nominees for 2018 induction, including 1980s rock band
[ad_1] di ANTONIO GAZZILLO – Al Senato della Repubblica, i bersaniani e i dalemiani hanno votato a favore dello scostamento dei conti pubblici, servivano 161 si e ne sono arrivati 181, ma si sono espressi contrariamente all’aggiornamento del Def, testo che è comunque passato con 164 si.E’stato soprattutto il giorno in cui la sinistra si
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Protesters chanted and waved banners at the opening of the BFI London Film Festival as a long-running staff pay dispute with a cinema chain spilled over into red carpet territory. Around 50 staff of London’s Picturehouse cinemas, owned by Cineworld, have been demanding their pay be brought in line with the
[ad_1] MIZIARA, Lebanon (Reuters) – Abu Khaled had lived in the Lebanese town of Miziara for almost 20 years until a woman’s suspected murder by a Syrian refugee led to his expulsion alongside several hundred other Syrians. “They gave us notice to evict at 2 a.m.,” said Abu Khaled, standing outside a bare building in
[ad_1] MILANO – Partenza di seduta in calo per la Borsa di Milano. L’indice Ftse Mib segna un calo dello 0,15% a 22.422 punti. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] ROMA – L’ex terrorista Cesare Battisti è stato fermato nella città di Corumbà, alla frontiera tra Brasile e Bolivia. Secondo il quotidiano O Globo, le autorità brasiliane sarebbero convinte che l’ex membro dei Proletari armati per il comunismo (Pac) stesse cercando di guadagnare la fuga in Bolivia. L’italiano è stato arrestato dalla polizia stradale
[ad_1] BOLZANO – Dramma per un bimbo tedesco di 8 anni, deceduto per un incidente in montagna avvenuto nei pressi dei Laghi di Campolago nell’area di Maranza, in Alto Adige. Il bambino, che si trovava insieme ai genitori e ai due fratelli, stava percorrendo un sentiero che dalla stazione a monte di una funivia a
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Centrica (CNA.L), Britain’s biggest domestic electricity and gas supplier, urged the government on Thursday to be more imaginative in its approach to restructuring the market, saying plans to cap prices would lead to less competition and less choice. Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the industry on Wednesday when she announced a