Snow-clogged highway in California as stormy weather threatens U.S. holiday travel
Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area was closed early on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter it was working to clear stuck vehicles as snow kept falling. The storm was expected to bring heavy snow in the mountains and…
PSA readying sale of its stake in Chinese tie-up with Changan
PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – Peugeot maker PSA Group is preparing to sell its 50% stake in a joint venture with Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automotive , a spokesman for the French carmaker said on Thursday. Changan has already signaled in regulato…
Bolivia to renew Israel ties after rupture under Morales
Bolivia says it will restore diplomatic ties with Israel, a decade after then-President Evo Morales severed relations because of an Israeli military offensive in Gaza. The renewal of ties with Israel was announced Thursday by Foreign Minister Karen Lo…
GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks stall as U.S.-China tensions flare again
A four-day rally that had lifted world stocks to near-record highs stalled on Thursday after China said it would retaliate for U.S. legislation backing Hong Kong’s protesters, leaving investors concerned as to the extent of the Chinese response. The y…
Hedge funds control 35-45% of Osram shares in headache for suitor AMS: source
Hedge funds control 35-45% of the shares of German lighting group Osram , posing a headache for Austrian suitor AMS as the investors may press for the $5 billion offer to be sweetened, a person close to the matter said on Thursday. Since then AMS has…
Conservatives complain to UK regulator over Channel 4 climate debate
Britain’s Conservative Party made a formal complaint to regulators on Thursday after broadcaster Channel 4 said it would not accept any Conservative other than Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a guest in a prime-time debate on the environment. The comm…
Bear stuck in tree above tiger cage climbs down after 5 days
For five days, workers at a Florida wildlife facility watched anxiously as a bear remained stuck in a tree, hanging precariously over a tiger enclosure. A caretaker at Florida C.A.R.E. Foundation first discovered the 50-pound (23-kilogram) bear Saturd…
Chileans suffering eye trauma from protests march on presidential palace
A group of Chileans who claim to have suffered eye trauma in confrontations with the security forces rallied outside the presidential palace on Thursday to call for President Sebastian Pinera to “take responsibility” for human rights violations during …
Husband’s ‘fully intact’ body may have been in wife’s freezer 11 years, Utah cops say
Police discovered a woman dead in her Tooele City, Utah, apartment last week during a welfare check — and found something more surprising in her freezer, according to local news reports.
‘Teacher of the Year’ gave student oral sex twice in the classroom, Texas police say
A former “Teacher of the Year” was charged with having a sexual relationship with a student.
EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 1-Finns to propose nudging up contributions to next EU budget – sources
Current European Union president Finland is expected to propose that the bloc’s next seven-year budget starting in 2021 amounts to 1.07-1.08% of the member states’ gross national income, three diplomatic sources told Reuters. The current 2014-2020 bud…
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