Emmanuel “Onry” Henreid is one of the few black opera singers in the north-western United States. In June, he and Portland State University student Madisen Hallberg went viral for their impromptu duet of the national anthem – a moment of racial unity during the Black Lives Matter protests. But Onry’s story sheds light on persisting
Month: September 2020
By David Shepardson 4 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Slideshow ( 2 images ) U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said there will be no easing on restrictions in theatres in the current backdrop of rising infections. Speaking to Andrew Marr he said: “We are working intensively with all of the arts sector and theatres to see how we can mitigate risks”. Theatres and other arts venues have been hit
By Lawrence Hurley 6 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump’s comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome, but there is no way to force her to do so. Although U.S.
Rosie Woods and Camille Walala are both street artists passionate about brightening up our cities and making art accessible beyond galleries. But as well as creating giant works, Rosie says she’s also faced assumptions that her partner is the real artist and that she’s just his assistant. She and Camille are taking part in this
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Some Hungarian banking and telecommunication services were briefly disrupted by a powerful cyber attack on Thursday launched from
Grammy-nominated flautist and composer Nathalie Joachim spent a year working on a special project with her students at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City. The artist-in-residence and her 10th grade class were due to perform their piece of work in April. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. But Nathalie and her pupils found a
By Yilei Sun, Brenda Goh 3 Min Read BEIJING, Sept 26 (Reuters) – China’s auto market has rebounded smartly from the COVID-19 crash in recent months, especially for high-end cars, but questions about the durability of that recovery will hang over the Beijing autoshow, starting on Saturday. A rare industry event being held in person
A UK veterinary charity, PDSA, has awarded an African giant pouched rat a gold medal for “life-saving devotion to duty.” Magawa has sniffed out 39 landmines and 28 unexploded munitions in Cambodia during his career. Trained by the Belgium-registered charity Apopo, so-called ‘HeroRATs have been taught to detect landmines and tuberculosis since the 1990s. Magawa
By Aditi Shah 3 Min Read NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L said on Friday it had won an international arbitration case against the Indian government, ending one of the most high-profile disputes in the country involving a $2 billion tax claim. FILE PHOTO: Different types of 4G, 5G and data radio relay
BBC Click’s Paul Carter highlights the best of the week’s technology news including: US companies Oracle and Walmart are to take a 20% stake in TikTok, though US President Donald Trump cast doubt on the deal unless they have what he called “total control” Elon Musk has revealed a new battery design for Tesla, which
The Vamps guitarist James McVey has performed to thousands of fans across the world, but there was a time when he felt like an outcast. The 27-year-old, originally from Bournemouth in Dorset, has spoken about being bullied at school as part of a national campaign. The musician experienced abuse from the age of 13 and
Michael Kiwanuka is the winner of this year’s Mercury Music prize with his third album, Kiwanuka. Instead of a ballroom full of excitable musicians, the award was handed to him live on The One Show. Michael beat the likes of Dua Lipa, Laura Marling and Stormzy to scoop the prestigious trophy.
By Jeffrey Dastin 3 Min Read (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O on Thursday announced a drone for recording security video inside homes and car products for alerting vehicle owners about attempted break-ins. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The news reflects Amazon’s growing security business since its acquisition of smart doorbell maker Ring in 2018, an
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Flags of China and U.S. are seen near a Bytedance logo in this illustration picture taken September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Commerce said the Beijing commerce authority has received ByteDance’s application for a technology export license. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng made
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read Slideshow ( 5 images ) BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla expects to be able to press ahead with plans to build battery cells and battery packs at its new factory in Brandenburg, near Berlin, a spokesman for the U.S. carmaker said on Wednesday, after assurances it would not use too