By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s future in office hung in the balance on Thursday, as the country’s federal electoral court (TSE) began a trial that could leave him in the political wilderness for nearly a decade. Bolsonaro, a far-right nationalist who in October narrowly lost Brazil’s most fraught election in…
By Leroy Leo and Aditya Samal (Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator has granted accelerated approval to Sarepta Therapeutics’ first-of-its-kind gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited progressive muscle-wasting disorder that almost always affects young boys. Sarepta said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration had approved the treatment for children aged between…
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fast-fashion giant Shein is seeking more warehouse space in Mexico as it expands e-commerce operations in the country, part of the company’s budding plans to gain a bigger foothold in Latin America, said three people familiar with the project. The Singapore-based retailer that was founded in China…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The heads of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the Federal Reserve on Thursday said bank regulators were considering expanding the reach of a stricter set of capital rules to include banks with over $100 billion in assets. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg said in a speech…
LONDON (Reuters) -Zambia on Thursday confirmed it had agreed a debt restructuring deal with its official creditors, adding it would now seek a quick agreement with its private creditors as well. The deal was announced earlier by a French official, who said Zambia’s public sector creditors had agreed to reschedule $6.3 billion of payments and…
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he will ask incoming Labor Minister Marath Bolanos to meet with mining company Grupo Mexico and a top union leader to attempt to resolve labor disputes stretching back more than a decade. Grupo Mexico, a conglomerate controlled by…
(This June 16 story has been corrected to fix the date of contract expiration in paragraph 1) By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – United Parcel Service (UPS) union employees have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike should contract talks break down after the current agreement ends at midnight on July 31, the International Brotherhood…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins prepares to lead a trade delegation to China seeking greater access for both the country’s primary exports and emerging sectors such as gaming, producers are diversifying away from their biggest market. Beijing’s attempts to punish neighbouring Australia through trade for perceived intransigence…
By Dan Burns (Reuters) – The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time held steady at a 20-month high last week, remaining elevated for a third straight week in what may be an early indication of a softening labor market in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive credit tightening….
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down a Florida rule and a statute that banned state Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, marking the second defeat in two weeks for anti-transgender legislation in the state. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declared the state’s practices invalid, saying they violated the constitutional right…
