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10:58pm, 10th May, 2019

Bodum sues Starbucks for product disparagement over French press recall

Bodum Holding AG sued Starbucks Corp on Friday for alleged product disparagement in connection with the coffee company's recent U.S. and Canadian recall of 263,200 co-branded French presses made from recycled materials.

Biden meets with big-dollar California donors, invites press to attend

1:15am, 9th May, 2019

Politics

Biden meets with big-dollar California donors, invites press to attend

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday held the first of two high-dollar fundraisers in Los Angeles, which he opened to the press in a bid to counter criticism he is relying too heavily on the often closed-door events.

Democrats to press star witness of Mueller report to repeat performance in Congress

7:38pm, 23rd April, 2019

Politics

Democrats to press star witness of Mueller report to repeat performance in Congress

Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel described in the Mueller report as repeatedly standing up to President Donald Trump, could become a star witness again if congressional Democrats get their way in their investigation of whether Trump used...

European leaders press for fairer trade relationship with China

9:35am, 26th March, 2019

World

European leaders press for fairer trade relationship with China

Europe's top leaders told President Xi Jinping on Tuesday they wanted a fairer trading relationship with China, signaling an openness to engage with Beijing's "Belt and Road" infrastructure project if it meant more access to the Chinese mar...

Key White House deputy press secretary to leave for private sector

3:53pm, 19th February, 2019

US

Key White House deputy press secretary to leave for private sector

Lindsay Walters, one of the original communications officials in U.S. President Donald Trump's White House, plans to resign soon to join the private sector, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced on Tuesday.

Air strikes hit Islamic State pocket as Syrian fighters press attack

1:28pm, 19th February, 2019

World

Air strikes hit Islamic State pocket as Syrian fighters press attack

Air strikes targeted Islamic State's last pocket in eastern Syria late on Tuesday as U.S.-backed fighters pressed for a victory that would bring the jihadists' self-proclaimed caliphate to its bloody end.

State, city leaders press Congress on U.S. infrastructure needs

2:14pm, 7th February, 2019

Politics

State, city leaders press Congress on U.S. infrastructure needs

U.S. lawmakers heard pleas from state and local officials on Thursday to take urgent action to rebuild the nation's infrastructure and address an estimated $2 trillion in needs over the next decade.

U.S. judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN's Acosta

1:48pm, 16th November, 2018

US

U.S. judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN's Acosta

A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, which was revoked after a contentious press conference last week with President Donald Trump.

U.S. judge temporarily restores White House press pass to CNN's Acosta

10:56am, 16th November, 2018

US

U.S. judge temporarily restores White House press pass to CNN's Acosta

A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily restored White House press credentials to CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, which were revoked following a contentious press conference with President Donald Trump, saying there should be a due process in place for limi...

Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper

8:25pm, 6th November, 2018

World

Germany to press China on arms control, foreign minister tells newspaper

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he will press China to embrace arms controls during upcoming meetings in Beijing, citing the need to regulate robotic and space-based weapons that could soon shift from "science fiction" to reality.

White House to press forward with Trump's Space Command

9:33am, 23rd October, 2018

Politics

White House to press forward with Trump's Space Command

White House advisers on Tuesday are set to recommend that U.S. President Donald Trump's planned U.S. Space Command develop ways for the military to operate in outer space, according to two administration officials briefed on the plans.

Newspapers across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on press

11:24am, 16th August, 2018

Politics

Newspapers across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on press

Hundreds of U.S. newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defense of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for denouncing some media organizations as enemies of the American people.

Pro-China groups rally outside HK press club ahead of activist's speech

12:27am, 14th August, 2018

World

Pro-China groups rally outside HK press club ahead of activist's speech

Pro-Beijing groups rallied outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) on Tuesday ahead of a speech by an independence activist that has attracted global attention and riled both Chinese and local officials.

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects identified - Press Association

1:12am, 19th July, 2018

UK

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects identified - Press Association

UK investigators believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators behind the Novichok nerve agent attack on the Skripals, the Press Association reported on Thursday.

Huawei says does not expect U.S. sanctions: press

6:21pm, 7th July, 2018

Business

Huawei says does not expect U.S. sanctions: press

China's Huawei, the world's largest maker of telecommunication network equipment, does not see itself becoming the target of U.S. sanctions and will keep buying U.S. chips this year, one of its three rotating chairmen told a French newspape...

New York jury convicts two men for trading on hacked press releases

5:52pm, 6th July, 2018

US

New York jury convicts two men for trading on hacked press releases

A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Friday convicted two men for their roles in an international scheme to make millions of dollars by illegally trading on corporate press releases that were stolen by computer hackers before they became public.

Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: security aide

1:09pm, 1st July, 2018

Politics

Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: security aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sund...

Lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing

8:30am, 6th June, 2018

Business

Lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday rebuked Facebook Inc for not being more transparent over its data sharing practices after the social media company said it had collaborated with at least four Chinese companies, including a s...

U.S. commerce secretary to press China to buy as allies seethe over tariffs

3:30am, 2nd June, 2018

Business

U.S. commerce secretary to press China to buy as allies seethe over tariffs

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in Beijing on Saturday aiming to secure more Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and energy, days after Washington intensified pressure in its dispute with China and infuriated allies with t...