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4:00pm, 26th April, 2019

'Avengers: Endgame' on pace to crack $300 million in U.S. and Canada opening

Marvel superhero spectacle "Avengers: Endgame" hauled in a record $60 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices on Thursday night, and distributor Walt Disney Co "cautiously" predicted an unprecedented $300 million weekend debut.

London's Crossrail puts back opening to March 2021 at the latest

3:39pm, 25th April, 2019

UK

London's Crossrail puts back opening to March 2021 at the latest

London's new flagship rail line connecting Heathrow Airport to the Canary Wharf financial district may not now open before 2021, more than two years behind schedule, the Crossrail project said on Thursday.

London's Crossrail pushes back opening date again, eyes March 2021 at the latest

2:20pm, 25th April, 2019

UK

London's Crossrail pushes back opening date again, eyes March 2021 at the latest

London's Crossrail pushed back its launch date again on Thursday, saying it was now hoping to open the line that will link the Canary Wharf financial district and Heathrow airport by the end of March 2021 at the latest.

Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' smashes China opening day record

6:30am, 25th April, 2019

Entertainment

Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' smashes China opening day record

Marvel superhero movie "Avengers: Endgame" set an opening-day record in China with an estimated $107.2 million in ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney Co said.

Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' sets opening day record in China

10:59am, 24th April, 2019

Entertainment

Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' sets opening day record in China

Marvel superhero movie "Avengers: Endgame" set an opening-day record in China with an estimated $107.2 million in ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday.

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

11:38am, 4th April, 2019

Entertainment

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

The new Bauhaus museum opens its doors to the public for the first time in the east German city of Weimar on Saturday after three years of construction, giving admirers of the world-famous "form follows function" aesthetic a new place of pilgrimage.

U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

10:01am, 30th March, 2019

US

U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.

Box Office: Jordan Peele's 'Us' stuns with $70 million opening weekend

10:36am, 24th March, 2019

Entertainment

Box Office: Jordan Peele's 'Us' stuns with $70 million opening weekend

"Us," the second directorial effort from Jordan Peele, pulled off a stunning debut, generating $70 million from 3,741 North American locations. That haul is enough to land it the second-best opening weekend of the year behind just Disney's "Capt...

With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress

5:48am, 11th March, 2019

Politics

With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress

President Donald Trump on Monday will ask lawmakers to hike spending for the military and the wall he wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border and slash other programs in his 2020 budget, the opening move in his next funding fight with Congress.

Disney unveils opening dates, reservation plan for 'Star Wars' expansion

2:30pm, 7th March, 2019

Entertainment

Disney unveils opening dates, reservation plan for 'Star Wars' expansion

Fans of the galaxy far, far away will be able to visit the new "Star Wars" sections at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland starting on May 31 and at Walt Disney World beginning on Aug. 29, the company announced on Thursday.

EU urges May to seize Labour opening as way out of Brexit impasse

10:28am, 8th February, 2019

World

EU urges May to seize Labour opening as way out of Brexit impasse

It's a proposal that is not even on the table, and reverses Theresa May's determined position - but EU officials are still urging her to grasp an offer from the Labour opposition to break an impasse over the terms of Britain's EU exit.

China says U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariffs, vows to respond

11:45am, 5th July, 2018

Business

China says U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariffs, vows to respond

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of "opening fire" on the world with tariffs set to take effect on Friday, warning that it will respond the moment that duties on $34 billion in Chinese goods kick in...

China warns U.S. is 'opening fire' on the world with tariff threats

7:06am, 5th July, 2018

Business

China warns U.S. is 'opening fire' on the world with tariff threats

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect, as Beijing ramped up t...

U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, China says

3:46am, 5th July, 2018

Business

U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, China says

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as Beijing ramped up th...

U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, says China

1:06am, 5th July, 2018

Business

U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats, says China

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as the two countries locked horns in a bitter trade...

China warns U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats

11:46pm, 4th July, 2018

Business

China warns U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariff threats

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is "opening fire" on the world with its threatened tariffs, the Chinese government warned on Thursday, saying Beijing will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect as the two locked horns in a b...