Insurers flee climate alliance after ESG backlash in the U.S
By Tommy Wilkes, Alexander Hübner and Tom Sims LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A United Nations-convened climate alliance for insurers suffered at least…
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Ukraine strikes southern Russia with rocket and drone, officials and media say
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine struck two regions in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone, though the missile was…
US forecasters call for near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will bring an average number of ocean storms and hurricanes,…
US oil and gas auction yields nearly $80 million for federal coffers
(Reuters) -The U.S. on Thursday held its first sale of oil and gas drilling rights on federal lands since passage…
VW, Audi agree to $85 million diesel settlement in principle with Texas
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Volkswagen and its Audi unit have agreed to an $85 million settlement in principle over violations…
US trade chief seeks new thinking on global challenges as APEC ministers meet
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday called on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)…
US Supreme Court rules against EPA in wetlands regulation challenge
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put another dent in the regulatory…
Two US citizens dead after catching meningitis in Mexico hospital
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens died after contracting meningitis while getting treatment in a hospital in the northern…
Most of Guam without power, water after Typhoon Mawar exits
(Reuters) -Much of the U.S. Western Pacific territory of Guam was without power and water on Thursday after a typhoon…
Factbox-Rulings by US Supreme Court during its current term
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has issued several important rulings during its current term that began last October and…