By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong said resolutions passed by the European Parliament on Thursday related to the Chinese controlled territory were a “despicable act” and “trampled” on the principles of international law. The European Parliament’s resolution titled “The deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably…
(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called human rights violations, abuses and “horrific violence” in Sudan during that country’s two-month-old war, a State Department spokesperson said. The U.S. is especially concerned about reports of ethnic violence committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in…
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, police said. The crash is one of the most lethal road accidents in recent Canadian history. The crash…
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Ticketmaster and other companies have agreed to offer consumers upfront, all-in pricing, the White House announced as it convened a meeting on Thursday to highlight efforts to crack down on so-called junk fees. President Joe Biden hosted a meeting at the White House of private companies – including Live Nation’s…
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has entered into a $15 million agreement with the U.S. unit of Australian miner Jervois Global Ltd to conduct feasibility studies on expanding cobalt extraction in Idaho, to decrease reliance on overseas mineral sources. The agreement will enable Jervois Mining USA to undertake mineral resource drilling to expand…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will review the PGA Tour’s plan to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf to determine if it violates antitrust law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit, which had been involved in a…
By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged on Thursday to close at their highest in 14 months, as investors cheered economic data that fueled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its aggressive interest-rate hike campaign. Treasury yields slid after a slew of…
By Lisa Baertlein and David Shepardson LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. business groups on Thursday said a “hard-fought” six-year labor deal tentatively agreed between U.S. West Coast seaport employers and the union representing 22,000 workers should avoid economic harm and urged both sides to ratify it quickly. The tentative deal was announced on Wednesday and followed…
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A New York ethics board on Thursday ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay a record $474,794 for using city funds for a security detail during his long-shot 2019 presidential campaign, finding that he violated conflict of interest laws. The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board said de Blasio had…
By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -As Greece confronts its worst sea disaster in years, questions are mounting about how potentially hundreds of migrants drowned even as their vessel was being shadowed by the Greek coastguard. At least 78 people died when the fishing vessel flipped and capsized in international waters south-west…
