(Reuters) – Discovery Inc and the BBC have agreed to split up broadcaster UKTV and strike a new 10-year agreement that will lead to the creation of a new global subscription video-on-demand service, the two companies said on Monday. The new service, owned by Discovery, will pool the nature, science and wildlife libraries of the
Month: April 2019
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian rocket on Monday placed domestic and foreign satellites in three different orbits on a single flight, a first for the nation and a low-cost option that could burnish its reputation for pioneering affordable options in space. India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C45, carrying Electromagnetic Spectrum Measurement satellite ‘EMISAT’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, adding to gains in the first quarter when the major benchmarks posted their biggest increases in nearly a decade, as concerns about supplies outweigh fears of a slowing global economy. FILE PHOTO: A view of Equinor’s oil platform in Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea, Norway
FILE PHOTO: Rapper Nipsey Hussle performs before a boxing match between Andre Ward and Paul Smith at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on 20/6/15. Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge/File Photo (Reuters) – Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his clothing store in south Los Angeles on Sunday, media reports
Mar 31, 2019; Austin, TX, USA; Kevin Kisner plays his shot from the eighth tee during the semifinal round of the WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play golf tournament at Austin Country Club. Stephen Spillman-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Kevin Kisner shrugged off his bridesmaid’s tag by beating Matt Kuchar in the final of the
BEIJING (Reuters) – A majority of 39 northern Chinese cities have failed to meet anti-pollution targets over the six-months to end-March, a Reuters study of official data showed, adding to fears the war on smog has lost momentum. FILE PHOTO: People are seen in a traditional alleyway, or Hutong, on a polluted day in central
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States. Faced with a surge of asylum seekers from Central American countries
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union was in disarray after the implosion of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy left her under pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal, go for an election or forge a much softer divorce. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the Parliament
SEOUL (Reuters) – Yoon Chang-hyun’s parents told him to get his sanity checked when he quit his secure job as a researcher at Samsung Electronics Co in 2015 to start his own YouTube channel. Yoon Chang-hyun works on his Youtube clip in Seongnam, South Korea, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The 65 million won ($57,619)