NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s opposition on Thursday called for a third day of demonstrations against tax hikes on July 19, after previous protests saw several of Kenya’s towns and cities witness violent and sometimes deadly stand-offs with police. Police shot at least two protesters dead in the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, officers said, as they sought…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that first quarter global growth slightly outpaced projections in its April forecasts, but data since then has shown a mixed picture, with “pockets of resilience” alongside signs of slowing momentum. The IMF said in a briefing note for a G20 finance leaders meeting…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Hollywood film and television actors voted to strike on Thursday, joining writers who walked off the job 11 weeks ago. How will a walkout by the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) affect viewers’ favorite shows and movies? Which films and television…
By Chris Helgren VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) -Dock workers at ports along Canada’s Pacific coast and their employers accepted a tentative wage deal on Thursday, ending a 13-day strike that disrupted trade at the country’s busiest ports and risked worsening inflation. “The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)…
By Camillus Eboh and Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday speedily approved a request by President Bola Tinubu to borrow $800 million from the World Bank to help cushion the impact of high fuel prices after ending a popular but costly petrol subsidy. Tinubu had requested the Senate’s consent earlier on Thursday for…
By Jennifer Rigby and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – (This June 29 story has been corrected to drop the reference to aspartame being removed from PepsiCo products in 2020, in paragraph 25. A PepsiCo spokesperson corrected an earlier statement from an outside company spokesperson) One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to…
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco. At the same time, they are fueling hopes that the nascent AI sector will help revive the city’s decaying downtown…
By Steve Holland and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday gave his assurance that the United States would stay committed to NATO despite “extreme elements” of the Republican Party, in remarks during a visit to Finland to welcome it as the alliance’s latest member. “I absolutely guarantee it,” Biden told a…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $228 billion budget deficit for June, up 156% from a year earlier as revenues continued to weaken and July benefit payments were accelerated into June, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday. The deficit compares to a June 2022 budget gap of $89 billion….
(Reuters) -COVID vaccine makers should price their updated shots for the fall at a reasonable rate that would reflect the benefits they received through government investments, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday. The U.S. government will also launch a $1 billion “Bridge Access Program” for this fall, to help…
