BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a common tactic of “hacker empire” the United States, after a media report that China has reached a deal with Cuba to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island. Citing U.S. officials familiar with classified intelligence, the Wall Street…
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stephanie Cohen, the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s fintech unit called Platform Solutions, is taking a leave of absence for family reasons, she said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. “The past year has brought some challenges for my family,” Cohen said in the memo….
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official said American spy satellites detected an explosion at Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed and unleashed a torrent of flood water into surrounding areas this week, the New York Times reported on Friday. The official said that satellites equipped with infrared sensors detected a heat signature consistent with a…
(Reuters) -Here is a list of additional legal troubles facing Donald Trump, who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former U.S. president and another source familiar with the matter. He denies any wrongdoing. 2020 ELECTION AND THE U.S….
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s economy lost a net 17,300 jobs in May, entirely in full-time work, and the jobless rate rose to 5.2%, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. Analysts had forecast an increase of 23,200 jobs, and that the jobless rate would rise to 5.1%. Employment in the goods producing sector grew by a…
By Kanishka Singh and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The shroud of polluted air emanating from Canadian wildfires pushed further down the Atlantic Seaboard on Thursday, blanketing Washington, D.C., in an unhealthy haze and prompting many residents of the nation’s capital to stay indoors. Traffic was light and trains less crowded than usual as many companies…
(Reuters) – Retail trading in U.S. stocks is starting to pick up again after months of slowdown, data showed, as the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) and a tamer interest-rate outlook prove hard to resist. U.S. inflows from individual traders hit their highest in three months last week, averaging at $1.36 billion per day, Vanda…
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and five of its allies on Friday condemned the use of trade practices that amount to economic coercion in a joint declaration that did not single out other countries but appeared to be aimed at China. Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand jointly released the…
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted for illegally retaining classified government records at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021 and obstruction of justice. Here is what to expect as the case proceeds. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Trump, who on Thursday proclaimed his innocence, is scheduled…
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, though he will renew his appeal next week. Assange, 51, is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 charges relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of confidential…
