Explainer-What’s at stake in Turkey’s landmark elections?
(Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest political challenge yet when the nation votes on Sunday, with the…
May 2023
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To Highest Level Since Late 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week to the highest level…
Space startup partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vast, a startup backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is aiming to launch a…
Italy wrestles with antitrust loophole that could save Amazon a packet
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s competition watchdog AGCM is trying to close a legal loophole that has allowed…
Telefonica first-quarter profit falls as cost pressures bite
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish telecoms firm Telefonica disappointed the market on Thursday with a 58% drop in first-quarter net profit from…
Mexico suspends some migrant detention centers pending watchdog review
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s migration institute (INM) on Wednesday said it will suspend operations at 33 migrant detention centers…
Exclusive-Pakistan point-of-sale payments slump after protest violence
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Point-of-sale transactions routed through Pakistan’s main digital payment systems fell by around 50% the…
US debt standoff overshadows G7 finance leaders’ meeting
By Leika Kihara and Andrea Shalal NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -A standoff in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling overshadowed…
SoftBank books narrower loss after Alibaba stake sell-down
By Sam Nussey and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp on Thursday posted a sharply narrower annual loss…
Pope urges countries to manage migrant waves, expand legal channels
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis appealed to countries on Thursday to manage waves of migrants as…