Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register First time no white man has held one of the top four positions Kwarteng takes finance portfolio, Cleverly at foreign office Diversity is now ‘normal’ in Britain, says expert LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has chosen a cabinet where, for … Read more
People walk past an electronic screen showing Japan’s Nikkei stock price index at a conference room in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Asian stocks largely wiped out early morning gains on Tuesday afternoon as investors remained cautious … Read more
Pipes from the landing facilities of the ‘Nord Stream 1’ gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT/LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russia cut off gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying the economic battle between Moscow … Read more
U.S. stocks traded mixed midday on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite heading for back-to-back gains after a string of strong economic data as investors awaited news from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How Stocks Trade S&P500 SPX rose 18 points, or 0.4%, to 4,158. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA lost 3 points, … Read more
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with major benchmarks heading for back-to-back gains after a string of strong economic data as investors awaited news from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. How Stocks Trade S&P500 SPX rose 18 points, or 0.6%, to 4,163. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA advanced 22 points, or 0.1%, to 32,984. Nasdaq Compound … Read more
Under current law, men face up to 2 years in prison for same-sex relationships The law has not been actively enforced for decades Prime Minister Lee says Singaporean society is ready for this change Reaffirms support for the traditional definition of marriage SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Singapore will decriminalize sex between men but is … Read more
MAYVILLE, NY, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to attempted second degree murder and assault on Thursday and has been held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of injuring Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the author of ‘The … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Sealed files containing evidence the U.S. Justice Department presented to seek court permission to search Donald Trump’s Florida home have been at the heart of a hearing Thursday, in which news outlets are trying to persuade a federal judge that the public deserves to see the details. … Read more
Chinese military survey vessel Yuan Wang 5 arrives at Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register COLOMBO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese military survey vessel docked at the Chinese-built Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on Tuesday after a days-long delay due … Read more
LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow was ready to sell advanced weapons to its allies around the world and cooperate in the development of military technology, nearly six months after the start of the war in Ukraine, in which his army fared worse than expected. With the Russian … Read more
