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LONDON (Reuters) – Television series “The Crown” might have won millions of fans across the globe with its dramatization of the life and reign of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth but one royal historian has accused it of peddling a subversive republican message. The third season of the hit Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) show was released on Sunday, portraying …

(Reuters) – Danny Lee’s sizzling start propelled the New Zealander to a one-stroke lead in the rain-delayed Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico on Friday. Lee put together five birdies and an eagle in his first eight holes while shooting nine-under 62 to pace Americans Brendon Todd and Adam Long, who had 63s, as the weather …

LISBON/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian tribe that has been fighting for 15 years to preserve land they use to gather food won a victory on Monday when public pressure made Portuguese hotel group Vila Gale cancel plans to build a 500-room luxury resort on the Bahia coast. Indigenous group Tupinambá de Olivença, numbering 4,631 people, …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Heavy winds stirred dozens of fires across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, blanketing Sydney in hazardous smoke and prompting health warnings for the country’s most populous city. Wildfires have destroyed about 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) of farmland and bush over the past couple of weeks, fueled by tinder-dry conditions after …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is set to harden the rules this week on those allowed to seek asylum in the United States, as it attempts to stem a wave of migration on its southern border with Mexico. In a fast-track regulation set to publish in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the administration has …

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (N:BA) this week will present to the board of its largest 737 MAX customer, Southwest Airlines Co (N:LUV), an overview of its plans to return the grounded jet to service, a spokesman for the airline said on Monday. The meeting on Wednesday and Thursday comes after Southwest Chief Executive Gary …

The Houston Astros agreed to a $8.3 million salary in 2020 for first baseman Yuli Gurriel, USA Today reported Monday. Gurriel is eligible for free agency at the end of the 2020 season. He is completing a five-year commitment that would have allowed him to file for arbitration if the two sides didn’t reach a …

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. plant-based “meat” makers targeting China like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat Inc (O:BYND) will need to battle homegrown rivals which are developing local favorites such as dumplings and mooncakes to nab a share of the lucrative market. China’s meat substitute industry has seen a surge in interest in recent months, with …

MADRID (Reuters) – Gerard Pique boldly describes the inaugural edition of the revamped Davis Cup as a ‘new era for tennis’ but amidst all the glitz and glamour in Madrid’s La Caja Majica there was only gloom for reigning champions Croatia on Monday. Without their injured talisman Marin Cilic and with the team in upheaval …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Kenya’s former attorney general, Amos Sitswila Wako, accusing him of involvement in “significant” corruption, according to a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Wako, who was attorney general during Kenya’s rocky transition from one-party rule to democracy, is barred from entering the …