Ukraine offensive makes slow gains, Zelenskiy says; Putin sees ‘lull’
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted on Wednesday as saying progress in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces was “slower…
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US Senate panel invites PGA Tour commissioner, LIV CEO to testify on merger
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Saudi Arabia’s…
G7 affirms unity and need for close coordination on China, State Department says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries affirmed their unity and stressed the need for close…
U.S. House censures prominent Democrat for work on Trump probes
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican effort on Wednesday to censure Representative…
Factbox-Extreme tourism allows ultra-wealthy to explore new frontiers
(Reuters) – The $250,000-a-head expedition that vanished this week en route to the deep-sea wreck of the Titanic ocean liner…
Brazil’s Lula discusses peace, poverty and inequality with pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday and discussed a range…
Oil rallies as grain markets tighten, dollar falls on Fed Chair comments
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices gained a dollar a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. corn and soybean prices…
Rivian acquires route planning app maker Iternio – CEO
By Abhirup Roy and Akash Sriram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rivian has acquired Swedish EV route planning app maker Iternio…
Stocks fall as Powell says inflation fight not over
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes fell on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said…
Intelsat, SES end talks on $10 billion merger – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Intelsat SA has ended negotiations to combine with SES SA as it was not able to reach an…