Новости за 20.12.2019

By Jan Wolfe and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of color more often than white people, according to a U.S. government study released on Thursday that is

An investigation and recovery efforts are underway in south Philadelphia after a deadly home explosion left two people presumed dead. The explosion rocked the city's southern district on Thursday afternoon.

Authorities in the U.K. have charged the wife of an American official over a crash that killed a British teenager earlier this year. In August, Anne Sacoolas was driving on the wrong side of the road when she struck 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was riding a motorcycle.

2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren has released her plan for a $10.7 trillion Green New Deal. On Friday, the Massachusetts senator laid out her proposal, which included a complete infrastructure overhaul with the goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

2020 Democrat hopeful Joe Biden admitted he would be willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of blue-collar jobs to help fight so-called climate change. The issue was raised during Thursday night's primary debate, where Biden was asked about his stance on the economy.

President Trump's reelection campaign is announcing the 'Democrats for Trump' coalition. They said it’s for those who "feel abandoned by the socialist radicalization of their party."

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank on Friday unanimously held its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% yet again, a rate the bank chief said could remain in place for a "relatively long period" as

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - For all the angst about trade wars, geopolitics and a sputtering and overly indebted global economy, 2019 might just be the best year investors have ever had.

ROME (Reuters) - The government will have to take into account the views of a parliamentary security committee which has said Rome should consider preventing Chinese telecoms firms from developing

The mayor of Taylor, Michigan is facing multiple corruption charges after he allegedly participated in a real estate scheme worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. On Thursday, a federal court unsealed a 33 count indictment against Democrat Mayor Rick Sollars, his community development manager Jeffrey Baum and real estate developer Shady Awad.

A baby boy who went missing in Chicago was found in Michigan over 50 years later. The now 55-year-old son of Chester and Dora Fronczak was located in a rural town in Michigan and currently goes by a different name.

As lawmakers headed home for the holidays, the president’s legal team began preparing for the upcoming impeachment battle that will continue into the new year. While speaking to reporters on Friday, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said he is working with Senate leaders over how the trial will play out.

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban economy remained barely in the black this year given punishing new U.S. sanctions, the country's economy minister said on Friday,

By Giulio Piovaccari TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Unions at carmaker Fiat Chrysler said management had given assurances at a meeting on Friday on jobs and a 5 billion euro ($5.54 billion)

By Steve Holland and Roxanne Liu WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S.

By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales plummeted unexpectedly in October, the latest in a series of disappointing economic data releases that analysts say could force the Bank of

By Ambar Warrick and Medha Singh LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks came close to a record high on Friday as further confirmation of a Jan. 31 Brexit date saw investors buying into markets that have

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said on Friday that an early election was the only way out of the current unrest gripping the country and a new

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil was down about 1% on Friday, but prices were set for a third straight weekly gain amid the easing of U.S.

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The highly anticipated movie "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" collected $40 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales on its opening night on Thursday,

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection and religious tolerance.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss financial market supervisor FINMA has appointed an independent investigator to look into Credit Suisse's surveillance activities, it said on Friday.

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Friday it had fixed a vulnerability in its app for Android devices that could have allowed hackers to control user accounts and access private information including

By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights from early March until

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two cruise ships collided in a port in Mexico's Cozumel on Friday morning, causing damage to the stern of Carnival Corporation's Carnival Glory, videos posted