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LONDON (Reuters) – Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition. FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are seen in a combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos/File Photo As Facebook’s plan

SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Louis Oosthuizen said his late charge at the Australian Open has given him a big boost of confidence heading into this week’s Presidents Cup clash against Tiger Woods’s United States team at Royal Melbourne. The 2010 British Open champion came within a shot of forcing the battle for the Stonehaven

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four Katyusha rockets struck a military base next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday wounding “six fighters”, a statement from the military said. Security forces found a rocket launcher and several rockets in a search of the area, the statement said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. It was the latest

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – For someone who often leads by example, India captain Virat Kohli is appalled by the team’s sloppy fielding against West Indies and wants them to fix the problem in the build-up to next year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup Semi Final – India Press Conference

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Cruzeiro’s final match of the season was abandoned before the end on Sunday when fans ripped up seats and threw them at players after the team were relegated from Brazil’s first division for the first time in their history. The referee abandoned the game with some five minutes remaining shortly

Idina Menzel attends the European premiere of Frozen 2 in London, Britain, November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Frozen 2” dominated box office charts for the third weekend in a row as Disney’s animated sequel scored another $34.7 million in North America. Those ticket sales, a 60% decline from its massive Thanksgiving

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children’s television show “Sesame Street” and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch loveable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop said. FILE PHOTO: Caroll Spinney signs

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Reuters) – Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, the FBI said on Sunday. Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, airman accused of killing

NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, the first time that the country is seeking to grant nationality on the basis of religion. Amit Shah addresses Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party workers in Ahmedabad, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FIle Photo

FILE PHOTO: Eduardo Miron, Chief Financial Officer of Marfrig Global Foods SA, attends a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian food processor Marfrig Global Foods SA on Monday will launch a global brand of plant-based meat products, according to a statement sent to Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – West Indies opener Lendl Simmons smashed a breezy 67 not out to help secure a series-levelling eight-wicket victory over India in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday. After restricting the hosts to 170-7, the tourists’ big-hitting top order clobbered 12 sixes, compared to India’s five, and chased down the target with

GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) – An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Sunday, saying it was not yet clear if it was a case of relapse or reinfection. The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has infected over 3,300 people

Facebook logos are seen on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Illustration BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook 1.2 billion forints ($4 million), its biggest fine to date, for misleading users by claiming its services were free. The watchdog said Facebook Ireland had breached the law

BELLE OMBRE, Mauritius (Reuters) – Danish teenager Rasmus Hojgaard gave a nerveless display in a tense sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the Mauritius Open in a three-man shootout. He made eagle on the third playoff hole, after Italy’s Renato Paratore had been eliminated at the first, to edge France’s Antoine Rozner and in so

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the House of Representatives are drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and the Judiciary Committee may hold a vote this week, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., December 7,

MELBOURNE, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was abandoned on Sunday because of a dangerous pitch, raising more questions about the fitness of the prestigious venue to host the Boxing Day test. The match hosted by Victoria was suspended on Saturday after Western Australia batsmen sustained blows to

(Reuters) – Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man in connection with alleged racial gestures and chants in Saturday’s Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, British media reported on Sunday. Television images circulating on social media showed a City fan making a gesture in front of United’s Brazilian

Singer Adam Lambert performs during the Avicii Tribute Concert For Mental Health Awareness at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden December 5, 2019. TT News Agency/Erik Simander via REUTERS STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – DJs and singers such as France’s David Guetta and Briton Rita Ora performed a tribute concert for charity in Stockholm on Thursday in honour

Revellers dressed as devils are seen in the village of Valasska Polanka during a traditional Saint Nicholas parade near the town of Vsetin, Czech Republic, December 7, 2019. REUTERS/David W Cerny VALASSKA POLANKA, The Czech Republic (Reuters) – Masked devils march through the village, rattling their chains and clanking bells, going door-to-door to search for

Members of India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) head towards the site of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi MUMBAI (Reuters) – At least forty-three people were killed in New Delhi on Sunday when a fire swept through a six-storey factory where

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of devout Hindus thronged a temple in southern Nepal where thousands of animals and birds were sacrificed this week, amid an outcry from animal rights activists who said the ritual was a cruel and gruesome spectacle. A butcher swings his blade to sacrifice a buffalo as the sacrificial ceremony

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the Sino-U.S. war but growth in imports may be a sign that Beijing’s stimulus steps are helping to stoke demand. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August 6,

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday under a crisp blue sky for a rally that is expected to gauge support for democracy in the financial hub which has been roiled by protests for six months. Pro-Beijing supporters attend a rally in Hong

Serge Hennebel, nicknamed “Elf Serge”, and a man dressed as Santa Claus (Father Christmas) interact with children in a hut in Hennebel’s garden, which has been transformed into a Christmas village and adorned with hundreds of lights, in Hamme-Mille, Belgium December 7, 2019 REUTERS/Yves Herman HAMME-MILLE, Belgium (Reuters) – The Belgian village of Hamme-Mille became