By Deisy Buitrago and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) -Iran and Venezuela want to increase bilateral trade to $20 billion, up from $3 billion, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday during a visit to Caracas. During the visit the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in petrochemicals with a view to…
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement on Monday with an insurgent group of Republican conservative hardliners that will allow legislation to move forward this week, following a standoff that had paralyzed the chamber for days. But the lawmakers, including members of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, warned that…
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Novartis said it has agreed to acquire U.S. biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics for up to $3.5 billion to boost its late-stage drug development line-up, raising the stakes in the race for a rare kidney disease treatment. Seattle-based Chinook’s shareholders will receive $3.2 billion, or $40 per share, in cash under the…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police department, on Monday said she is resigning after serving 18 months in the post. She gave no reason for stepping down. The surprise departure was announced by Sewell, 51, to her colleagues in a brief…
By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) – The United States and Iran are not discussing an interim nuclear deal, a U.S. official said on Monday, but Washington has told Tehran of steps that might trigger a crisis and also those that may create a better climate between the long-time antagonists. “There are no talks about an interim…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s national radio broadcaster has launched an investigation and put a staff member on leave after it said a series of news stories on its website about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had been edited to present “a false account of events”. Radio New Zealand (RNZ), which is government-funded but has…
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher pleaded guilty on Monday to federal gun charges in a deal with prosecutors, according to court documents and her lawyer. Deja Taylor, whose son shot teacher Abby Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned that North Korea is planning to deliver more weapons to Russia, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Monday after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster strategic cooperation with Moscow. Earlier on Monday, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency said Kim made the pledge…
(Reuters) -Oracle on Monday topped fourth-quarter revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat first quarter, driven by growing demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying AI, sending its shares up nearly 4%. Oracle’s push into the cloud computing market has started to bear fruit, helped by its acquisition of electronic medical records firm Cerner last…
(Reuters) -Oracle on Monday topped fourth-quarter revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat first quarter, driven by growing demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying AI, sending its shares up nearly 4%. Oracle’s push into the cloud computing market has started to bear fruit, helped by its acquisition of electronic medical records firm Cerner last…
