ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Somalia’s president on Wednesday called for assistance from Turkey to combat the effects of severe drought that is threatening the Horn of Africa. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the comments during his first visit to Turkey since returning to office following an election in May. The two countries have forged close ties…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in May amid signs that the economy is weakening, though the overall demand for workers remained strong. Employers posted 11.3 million job openings at the end of May, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from nearly 11.7 million in April. Job openings reached 11.9 million in March,…
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne vowed Wednesday to boost jobs, cut taxes, support purchasing power, tackle climate issues and help France better face the consequences of the war in Ukraine — including by nationalizing electricity giant EDF. Borne laid out her main priorities in her first major speech to the National Assembly…
By Tom Wilson and Pete Schroeder LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks and oil looked to hold steady after steeper losses earlier in the week, as investors processed recession fears and awaited new policy hints from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.01% in morning trading, while the S&P 500 gained 0.1%…
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – IT and consulting services provider DXC has signed a deal with Manchester United to become the Premier League club’s sleeve sponsor, manage its digital presence and use data analytics to deliver a more personalized experience for fans. The DXC logo will be seen on shirt sleeves of the club’s…
One and a half billion dollars is a big mea culpa, but that is what one philanthropy is throwing on the table to address what it admits is a longstanding problem: the failure to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in health research. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the nation’s wealthiest philanthropies, in…
PARIS (AP) — The suspected ringleader of a network that smuggled as many as 10,000 people on small boats across the English Channel to Britain has been arrested along with 38 others in a vast police operation across Europe. In addition to the arrests, authorities said Wednesday that police found 135 boats in places including…
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft’s acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard faces antitrust scrutiny in the U.K., where competition regulators said Wednesday they’ve opened an initial inquiry into the $69 billion deal. The Competition and Markets Authority said it has started looking into whether the tie-up would result “in a substantial lessening of competition” in the…
By Saikat Chatterjee and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -British markets braced for more political uncertainty on Wednesday, with investors keen to see if the new finance minister loosens the purse strings and wondering whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson will survive an exodus of support. The pound dropped to more than two-year lows against the dollar…
(Reuters) – Rogers Communications said on Wednesday talks with Canada’s antitrust authority to discuss possible remedies to the blocked C$20 billion ($15.34 billion) takeover of Shaw Communications did not result in a resolution. The Commissioner of Competition has blocked the deal, saying it would hamper competition in the country, where telecom rates are the steepest…
