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U.S Democrats wrestle with dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic Party searched for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday at a raucous meeting marked by pleas for party unity and warnings about the consequences in November’s presidential election. In a hotel ballroom packed with vocal supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the party’s [...]
Workers to retire on less than minimum wage
LONDON (Reuters) – British workers are on course to retire on little over 200 pounds a week — less than the current minimum wage, research shows. On average, workers will be forced to live on just 215 pounds a week when they retire — less than the income of someone who works 40 hours a [...]
Yorke set for surprise return in friendly against England
PORT OF SPAIN, May 30 (Reuters) – Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke will make a surprise appearance for Trinidad & Tobago in Sunday’s friendly international against England. Yorke, who captained Trinidad & Tobago at the 2006 World Cup, retired from international soccer in March last year but expressed his interest in making a one-off [...]
Call to ban all tobacco adverts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to ban all tobacco advertising to help prevent young people taking up the habit. It accused manufacturers of using increasingly sophisticated marketing techniques to ensare young people, particularly girls in poorer countries. The UN agency says the more they are exposed to tobacco advertising, the more [...]
Ford to open new plant in Mexico
US giant Ford is to invest $3bn (£1.5bn) in a new car plant in Mexico, the biggest investment in the country’s manufacturing sector. The move is a blow to American car workers who had hoped the factory would be built in the United States. Ford has lost more than $15bn (£7.5bn) over the past two [...]
Hutchison Telecom in deal with Apple on iPhone
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hutchison Telecommunications has sealed a deal with Apple Inc to market the U.S. firm’s popular iPhone handset in the city and Macau as soon as the next quarter, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Friday. Existing subscribers of Hutchison Telecom, a unit of conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa 0013.HK, were expected to be [...]
Charlie Sheen marries real estate agent
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Charlie Sheen, star of the U.S. television comedy "Two and a Half Men," married fiancee Brooke Mueller in Beverly Hills on Friday night, according to several media reports. It is the third marriage for Sheen, 42, and the first for Mueller, 30, described as a real estate agent and former actress. [...]
Anti-smoking measures in spotlight
LONDON (Reuters) – The government launched a three-month public consultation on Saturday on how to cut the number of people smoking in Britain. Removing branding and logos from cigarette packets, making retailers sell cigarettes from under the counter and banning the advertising of smoking paraphernalia, such as cigarette papers, are some of the measures proposed [...]