JUNE 4, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 201 (Kusal Perera 78, Nabi 4-30) beat Afghanistan 152 (Najibullah 43, Pradeep 4-31, Malinga 3-39) by 34 runs (via DLS method)
CARDIFF, ENGLAND - Sri Lanka survived a major scare at the hands of a spirited Afghanistan team in their 2nd match of the World Cup 2019 as they beat their Asian neighbours by...
JUNE 4, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen at Winfield House during a state visit in London, Britain, June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
LONDON, ENGLAND - Donald Trump thinks that Meghan, wife of the British royal Harry, is "very nice" even if she has been "nasty" to him, the U.S. president said in pre-released extracts of a broadcast interview.
The...
JUNE 4, 2019
Stocks ended sharply higher Tuesday, climbing back from a big rout in the past month, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the central bank is open to easing monetary policy to save the economy and as trade tensions eased amid comments by China and Mexico.
The Dow closed 512 points higher. The S&P 500 jumped 2.1%, and...
JUNE 4, 2019
Teresa Smith hoped she could keep news of her impending divorce a secret, until Square Inc. blabbed about it to one of her friends.
The day after Ms. Smith, a horse trainer living outside Washington, paid the retainer for a local divorce attorney in late 2016, an acquaintance forwarded her an email full of details about the transaction....
JUNE 3, 2019
Shipping containers at the Port of Melbourne in Australia. Australia was the only country to be fully exempted from the start from steel and aluminum tariffs that President Trump imposed last year.- David Crosling/EPA, via Shutterstock
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce...
JUNE 3, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 348 for 8 (Hafeez 84, Babar 63, Sarfaraz 55, Moeen 3-50, Woakes 3-71) beat England 334 for 9 (Root 107, Buttler 103, Wahab 3-82) by 14 runs
Pakistan overcame hundreds from Joe Root and Jos Buttler to defeat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge for their first points of World Cup 2019 at Trent...
JUNE 3, 2019
Richard Branson stands inside an Airbus A320 Virgin America airplane at Denver International Airport after the inaugural flight from San Francisco, on March 15, 2016. - Photographer: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images
The last vestiges of the Virgin America brand are now aviation history, bringing a formal end to Richard Branson’s brash, groundbreaking effort to put some European...
JUNE 3, 2019
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets President Donald Trump as he arrives for the Ceremonial Welcome at Buckingham Palace, in London, June 3, 2019. - Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters
President Trump kicks off state visit to UK
LONDON - The Queen of England opened the gates to Buckingham Palace to welcome President Trump for an honorary state visit to the United...
JUNE 2, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Trump in 2017. Mr. Modi has made it clear that lifting India’s economy is his priority.
President Trump has made India the latest target in his widening global trade war, but the country’s newly re-elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, has bigger problems to address.
On Friday — the first day of...
JUNE 2, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 330 for 6 (Mushfiqur 78, Shakib 75, Phehlukwayo 2-52) beat South Africa 309 for 8 (du Plessis 62, Mustafizur 3-67) by 21 runs
LONDON - Record-breaking Bangladesh condemned South Africa to a second Cricket World Cup defeat in four days, subduing the lackustre Proteas by 21 runs at The O
Talisman all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became...
