Unofficial town crier announces birth of royal prince
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
An unofficial town crier announces that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a baby boy. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
UK royals Kate and William have baby boy
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
It's a boy. Britain's Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to her third child, and second son, with husband Prince William. Mother and baby are doing well, the palace says.
Foreign workers pushed out as Saudi Arabia goes local
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
So-called Saudization is taking hold in the kingdom as new reforms try and tackle high unemployment but as Reuters Emily Wither finds out in Riyadh it's hard for local businesses to find the staff.
Trump and Macron face differences in French visit
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes France's Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday at the start of a three-day state visit expected to be dominated by U.S.-European differences on the Iran nuclear deal and souring trade relations. Jacob Greaves reports
INSIGHT: 'Harry Potter' premiers on a Broadway stage
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
Fans and celebrities turned out Sunday for the Broadway premier of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."
Mexican presidential candidate: 'cut off hands' of thieves
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
Thieves should have their hands chopped off, a Mexican presidential candidate said in a televised debate on Sunday, provoking disbelief from a moderator and setting off a storm of comments and jokes on Twitter.
Stocks stumble as U.S. yields near 3 percent
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
World stocks slipped on Monday as investors braced for a blizzard of earnings from the world's largest firms, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields as they approach peaks that have triggered market spasms in the past. Ciara Lee reports.
Global PMIs unlikely move to ECB or BOJ
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
Businesses across the euro zone strolled into the second quarter, maintaining a still-solid but more modest growth rate than around the turn of the year. As Sonia Legg reports, the surveys followed PMIs from Japan which showed manufacturing picking up in April while export orders fell.
UBS Q1 profit jumps but outlook disappoints
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, posts a 19 percent rise in first-quarter net profit, helped by higher income from its investment bank amid a pickup in global market volatility. But as Silvia Antonioli reports, their shares still fell.
Exercise improves brain fitness of obese children, says study
Posted on Monday April 23, 2018
University of Granada (UGR) researchers have shown that physical fitness in children can affect their brain structure and improve their academic performance, as Jim Drury reports. STORY: Exercise