By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at stopping other countries and companies from circumventing existing measures. The new package, tweeted by Sweden as EU president, forbids transit via Russia of an expanded list of goods and…
(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press world leaders to take concrete actions at a summit this week on easing the debt burdens of low-income nations, a senior Treasury Department official said on Wednesday. Yellen will lead the U.S. delegation to the Paris meeting on Thursday and Friday. French President Emmanuel Macron also…
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former New York City police sergeant was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of acting as an illegal Chinese agent by intimidating a U.S.-based fugitive to try to get him to return to his homeland to face charges. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Michael McMahon was hired to…
By Krishna N. Das and Edward McAllister NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian government documents reviewed by Reuters, the first known restrictions on national exports following the deaths of dozens of children linked…
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation defied predictions of a slowdown and held at 8.7% in May, putting yet more pressure on the Bank of England a day before it is expected to raise interest rates for the 13th time in a row. Markets increased bets on further rate rises following…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Senate voted down a measure to approve the sale of recreational cannabis to adults late on Tuesday, although supporters including the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro said they would continue to pursue legalization. The South American country already allows some cannabis derived products, such as oils and creams, to be…
(Refiles to fix typos in paragraphs 10 and 13) By Echo Wang and Lance Tupper NEW YORK (Reuters) – A flurry of stock sales by companies points to a likely wave of initial public offerings launching come September, potentially marking the end of a weak market for debuts that has persisted for a year and…
(Reuters) -A submersible vessel taking tourists on a deep ocean journey to view the wreckage of the Titanic has been missing since Sunday. One pilot and four passengers are aboard. Here is a look at the situation as rescuers search an area the size of the state of Connecticut — or about half the size…
By Gabriella Borter ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (Reuters) – The day Alan Braid opened his abortion clinic for business in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last August, he looked out at a waiting room full of patients fresh off trips from Texas, some with suitcases in tow. Several months later, Dr. Braid’s daughter Andrea Gallegos drew a similar…
(Adds graphic) By Aditi Shah and Tim Hepher NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) – Record plane orders by India’s top two carriers show the country’s untapped potential for air travel and its rise as an aviation superpower, but recent airline failures and rows over regulations suggest progress may not be smooth. Indian budget airline IndiGo announced at…
