(Reuters) – A convicted killer suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba pleaded not guilty on Friday in a U.S. courtroom to charges of extortion and wire fraud related to her death, according to media reports. Joran van der Sloot, 35, was extradited to Birmingham, Alabama, from a prison in…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Analysts polled by Argentina’s central bank forecast annual inflation this year at 149%, above the 126% expected in the previous poll, according to the monthly survey released on Friday. For May, the analysts polled expect prices to have risen 9% in the month. Inflation in April was 8.4%, according to Argentina’s…
By Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq ANNECY, France (Reuters) -Two toddlers gravely wounded by a knifeman in the French mountain town of Annecy were in a stable condition on Friday and doctors are optimistic for their recovery, President Emmanuel Macron said. Well-wishers laid flowers on Friday at the playground where the suspect, said by…
CARACAS (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an office in Venezuela, prosecutor Karim Khan said on Friday following a meeting with the country’s President Nicolas Maduro. The ICC is investigating Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity. With the agreement, the ICC hopes to work “more closely” with Venezuela, and to help in…
By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali (Reuters) – The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday but off session highs, as a Tesla rally failed to galvanize the broader market on the eve of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and inflation data next week. Tesla Inc shares climbed 4.06%, clinching their longest winning…
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Aileen Cannon, the Florida judge initially assigned to oversee Donald Trump’s classified documents case, made headlines last year when she decided in favor of the former U.S. president at a pivotal stage of the case and was later reversed on appeal. A member of the conservative Federalist Society, Cannon had relatively…
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week for long-delayed talks aimed at stabilizing tense relations, and a U.S. official said he is expected to be there on June 18. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Blinken would travel to China in the coming…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday sued the federal government, challenging a new law that for the first time gives Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. In a complaint filed in federal court in Dayton, Ohio, the chamber said the pricing program violated drugmakers’ due process…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A mandate that U.S. health insurers cover preventive care like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients could remain in place while the Biden administration appeals a court order striking it down, following a tentative agreement announced on Friday. The agreement between the administration and conservative…
By Andrew MacAskill and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of parliament on Friday in a furious protest against lawmakers investigating his behaviour, reopening deep divisions in the ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election expected next year. Johnson had been under investigation by a…
