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A man uses Uber application on his mobile phone in Cairo, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Uber launched in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Thursday, part of its expansion into African markets with … Continue reading Uber takes to streets of Ivory Coast in African expansion
OSLO/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will not talk to the news media when he is in Oslo next week to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, drawing rare criticism from the award committee, which says a free … Continue reading Ethiopia PM should talk to media when collecting Peace Prize -Nobel committee
Singer Rita Ora 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 … Continue reading Artists and DJs perform at Avicii tribute concert in Stockholm
Publisher of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore arrives at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Thursday ordered the state security agency to release within 24 hours a … Continue reading Nigerian court orders security agency to release activist within 24 hours
A visitor enters the ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition at the O2 in London, Britain, December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner LONDON (Reuters) – From a superfan’s shrine to a replica of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest stage where they triumphed … Continue reading ‘Super Trouper’: ABBA exhibition opens in London
A visitor enters the ABBA: Super Troupers The Exhibition at the O2 in London, Britain, December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner LONDON (Reuters) – From a superfan’s shrine to a replica of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest stage where they triumphed … Continue reading ‘Super Trouper’: ABBA exhibition opens in London
GENEVA (Reuters) – A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Low immunisation rates and high levels of malnutrition have … Continue reading Measles toll in Congo exceeds 5,000, WHO says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The highly anticipated final chapter in the Skywalker film saga will feature a significant role for Princess Leia, the beloved “Star Wars” character played by late actress Carrie Fisher. FILE PHOTO: Director J.J. Abrams poses for … Continue reading ‘It’s bittersweet’: Leia has key role as ‘Star Wars’ wraps Skywalker saga
LONDON (Reuters) – Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in “1917,” an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather’s experiences. Director … Continue reading Inspired by grandfather, ‘Bond’ director Mendes returns with tense war film ‘1917’
A model presents a creation during the Metiers D’Art Show for Chanel fashion house in Paris, France, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – Chanel turned little gilded birdcages into handbags on the catwalk in Paris on Wednesday, at … Continue reading Birdcages and pearls galore at Chanel’s craft-heavy fashion show
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco is looking to buy insurance against war and terror attacks after a damaging drone and missile attack on some of its oil facilities in September, two sources told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen at … Continue reading Exclusive: Saudi Aramco pursues war cover after attacks – sources
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Estonia based ride-hailing app Bolt plans to double its service in South Africa to include at least 30 more cities and suburbs, the firm said on Wednesday, as it steps up its challenge to Uber’s dominance. A … Continue reading Bolt expands South African operations to small towns
