BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Senate Economic Affairs Committee has granted the opposition a 24-hour delay on a vote on new fiscal rules considered crucial by the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The new fiscal framework, mentioned by S&P in its outlook improvement for Brazil, is seen a key tool for the government to…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders are set to call on China next week to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, engage in global challenges, such as climate change, and rebalance its economic relations with the European Union, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. EU leaders meet for a summit in Brussels…
By Tom Perry, Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he will fight “to the end” in a $1 billion lawsuit the former Nissan chairman has brought against the Japanese carmaker, marking his first such challenge. Ghosn’s lawsuit, which he filed in Lebanon and a copy of which was seen…
By Valerie Insinna PARIS (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin has raised concerns with the U.S. Defense Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about L3Harris’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, Lockheed’s chief operating officer said on Tuesday. Frank St John told Reuters that Lockheed, Aerojet’s biggest customer, wanted L3Harris to ensure access to rocket motors, fair pricing and…
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two tax charges and enter an agreement that may allow him to avoid a conviction on a firearm offense, according to court filings on Tuesday. Here is a look at each of the charges. WILLFUL…
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling that blocked South Carolina from ending public funding to Planned Parenthood, giving the Republican-governed state another chance to defend its bid to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of government money. The justices sent the case back…
KYIV (Reuters) – The son of one of the United States’ richest men criticised the international disaster response to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine this month as “disappointing” and inadequate, as he visited the nearby city of Kherson. Howard Buffett, a businessman and philanthropist, spoke to Reuters in an interview by…
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb the growing flow of refugees, the head of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. There are 110 million displaced people around the world, up from 103 million last…
ROME (Reuters) – Giorgio Bruno, who was the designated new CEO of Italian tyremaker Pirelli, is leaving the company, shareholder Camfin said on Tuesday, confirming earlier press reports. Camfin, the holding company of Pirelli’s longtime CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera, said it would instead propose the appointment of Andrea Casaluci as chief executive. Camfin also said…
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis held talks on Tuesday with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who is making a rare trip to the West, as police kept a small demonstration demanding respect for human rights on the communist-run island away from the Vatican. A Vatican statement did not give any details on…
