MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin accused Ukrainian intelligence Monday of carrying out the brazen car bombing that killed the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker and supporter of President Vladimir Putin’s move to send troops into Ukraine. Ukraine denied involvement. Daria Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, died when…
By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -With Cineworld, the world’s no.2 cinema operator, staring at a possible bankruptcy as it struggles to cut debt and recover from the pandemic, the spotlight is on the challenges the industry faces as a whole to compete with the popularity of streaming movies at home. The owner of Regal cinemas in…
(Reuters) – Wall Street futures fell on Monday, setting all three major U.S. stock indexes for a dour start to the week, as investors worried about hawkish signals from Federal Reserve policymakers in the face of slowing economic growth. A four-week summer rally for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 snapped last week as megacap…
NIKOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling across the river from Ukraine’s main nuclear power plant wounded four people Monday, an official said, hours after the latest international pleas to spare the area from attacks to prevent a catastrophe. Meanwhile, Russia blamed Ukrainian spy agencies for the car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow over the…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s losing presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week’s election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered. Odinga arrived to cheers Monday and helped to hoist boxes of material…
LONDON (AP) — Conditions are dimming at many movie theaters around the world. Cineworld Group PLC, one of the industry’s biggest theater operators, confirmed Monday that it’s considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., as it contends with billions of dollars in debt and more empty seats in front of its screens…
CHICAGO (AP) — Blueberry bison tamales, harvest salad with mixed greens, creamy carrot and wild rice soup, roasted turkey with squash. This contemporary Native American meal, crafted from the traditional foods of tribes across the United States and prepared with “Ketapanen” – a Menominee expression of love – cost caterer Jessica Pamonicutt $976 to feed…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s agricultural exports are likely to rise to around 4 million tonnes in August from 3 million tonnes in July thanks to a U.N-brokered agreement that unblocked Ukrainian sea ports, a deputy chair of Ukrainian Agrarian Council said on Monday. Denys Marchuk, whose organisation represents agricultural producers, told a televised briefing that…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will review whether to file a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, citing possibilities that the new law could violate WTO rules and a bilateral free trade deal, South Korea’s industry minister said on Monday. The law signed last week by U.S. President…
By Wayne Cole and Lawrence White SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Shares slipped on Monday and the dollar extended its climb amid angst over global growth as most central banks keep raising rates, while a modest easing by China served only to highlight troubles in its property market. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell headlines a host…
