#picks

12:20pm, 5th May, 2019

Trump picks Morgan, backer of border wall, to head U.S. immigration agency

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he plans to appoint Mark Morgan, a border patrol chief under former President Barack Obama who supports Trump's border wall, to head the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Trump's Fed picks pan liberals, praise Trump

12:28am, 9th April, 2019

Politics

Trump's Fed picks pan liberals, praise Trump

Herman Cain, the former pizza chain executive picked by President Donald Trump for a policy seat on the Federal Reserve, panned 'liberal lunatics' and socialism in Monday's installment of his eponymous show on Facebook.

Trump picks former presidential candidate Cain for Fed board

5:12pm, 4th April, 2019

Business

Trump picks former presidential candidate Cain for Fed board

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former pizza chain executive and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, where he will help set interest rates for the world's biggest economy.

Poland's ruling party picks LGBT rights as election battlefront

2:28am, 15th March, 2019

World

Poland's ruling party picks LGBT rights as election battlefront

Poland's ruling nationalist party aims to stem a decline in its popularity ahead of two key elections this year with warnings that opposition support for LGBT education is a threat to Polish culture and should be blocked wherever possible.

Mexico Senate picks wife of president's business ally for Supreme Court

10:54pm, 12th March, 2019

World

Mexico Senate picks wife of president's business ally for Supreme Court

Mexico's Senate on Tuesday chose the wife of a business ally of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to serve on the Supreme Court, sparking criticism that her appointment could undermine the independence of the top tribunal.

Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador

6:43pm, 22nd February, 2019

Politics

Trump picks envoy to Canada Kelly Craft for U.N. ambassador

President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his envoy to the United Nations.

Algeria's ruling FLN picks Bouteflika as presidential candidate

9:10am, 9th February, 2019

World

Algeria's ruling FLN picks Bouteflika as presidential candidate

Algeria's ruling party FLN has picked President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as its candidate for the April 18 presidential election, party leader Moad Bouchareb said on Saturday.

Trump picks conservative to replace Kavanaugh on appeals court

4:59pm, 13th November, 2018

Politics

Trump picks conservative to replace Kavanaugh on appeals court

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will nominate conservative lawyer Neomi Rao, known for her strong anti-regulatory views, to replace newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on an influential federal appeals court.

French-born ex-diplomat is frontrunner as Georgia picks president

1:15am, 28th October, 2018

World

French-born ex-diplomat is frontrunner as Georgia picks president

Georgians started to vote for a president on Sunday in an election with two former foreign ministers as the frontrunners, including a former French career diplomat who would be the first female leader of an ex-Soviet state outside the Baltics.

Belgium picks Lockheed's F-35 over Eurofighter on price

9:33am, 25th October, 2018

Business

Belgium picks Lockheed's F-35 over Eurofighter on price

Belgium said on Thursday it had chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth jets over the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace its aging F-16s in a 4 billion euro ($4.55 billion) deal, saying the decision came down to price.

5:42am, 15th October, 2018

Business

Novo Nordisk picks AstraZeneca executive to head biopharma business

Novo Nordisk has hired AstraZeneca's head of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases to head its biopharma business, which has been struggling with declining sales and a failed acquisition.

Nigerian opposition candidate Abubakar picks 2019 election running mate

4:02pm, 12th October, 2018

World

Nigerian opposition candidate Abubakar picks 2019 election running mate

The main opposition challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's election has selected a former governor from the southeast of the country to be his running mate, the candidate's spokesman said on Friday.

New Fiat Chrysler boss picks team to tackle industry in flux

8:19am, 1st October, 2018

Business

New Fiat Chrysler boss picks team to tackle industry in flux

Fiat Chrysler's new boss unveiled his management team on Monday, seeking to revive the automaker in Europe, forge ahead in North America and keep the group in contention in the industry's race to develop self-driving and electric cars.

Major parties set picks for key New Hampshire House seat

11:09pm, 11th September, 2018

US

Major parties set picks for key New Hampshire House seat

The owner of a restaurant popular with presidential hopefuls and a former police chief won major party nominating contests on Tuesday and will face off in November in a notoriously fickle congressional district in New Hampshire, seen as a key prize w...

Indonesian president picks cleric as running mate for election

12:08pm, 9th August, 2018

World

Indonesian president picks cleric as running mate for election

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has chosen 75-year-old Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin as his running mate in next year's presidential election in a bid to bolster his religious credentials, he said on Thursday.

Trump Supreme Court nominee picks up support from holdout Republican

12:34pm, 30th July, 2018

Politics

Trump Supreme Court nominee picks up support from holdout Republican

A Republican senator who had been a holdout threw his support behind U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday, improving chances the judge will win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by Democrats to...

Slovakia picks U.S. fighter planes to replace Russian-made jets

7:34am, 11th July, 2018

World

Slovakia picks U.S. fighter planes to replace Russian-made jets

Slovakia's government agreed it would purchase 14 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to replace its ageing Russian-made MiG-29s, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.

Trump picks conservative Kavanaugh as Supreme Court nominee: NBC

8:15pm, 9th July, 2018

US

Trump picks conservative Kavanaugh as Supreme Court nominee: NBC

U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen conservative federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for U.S. Supreme Court Justice, NBC News reported on Monday, just before the official White House announcement.