By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -The gunman who shot dead three elderly women as he prowled a New Mexico neighborhood firing at cars this week had legally purchased an assault-style rifle, one of three weapons he used in the rampage, a month after he turned 18, police said on Tuesday. The suspect, whose…
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will shutter its immersive Star Wars-themed luxury hotel in Orlando this September, less than two years after it opened, as the media giant cuts costs throughout its entertainment and parks businesses. Disney announced the closing of the two-night “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” hotel and experience…
By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp said it will refinance loans for some borrowers who don’t meet an industry standard that assesses their ability to repay, putting pressure on the bank regulator to relax guidelines after a year of interest rate hikes. The country’s No. 2 mortgage provider has…
(Reuters) – A French government plane is taking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia and will later take him to the G7 leaders’ summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Zelenskiy will attend the Arab League summit later on Friday, the…
By Andreas Rinke HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations should work together to access technology and secure sources of critical minerals for a green transition, creating additional manufacturing capacity rather than competition, a top European diplomat said on Friday. The G7 is accelerating its push towards greener technologies after Russia’s…
By James Pomfret and Engen Tham HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Some Hong Kong-based staff with U.S. consultancy Mintz Group have left the city after the firm’s Beijing office was raided by Chinese police in March, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Investigations by Chinese authorities into Mintz, as well as U.S….
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s stock benchmark rallied on Friday to the highest since August 1990, the country’s “bubble” era, driven by a confluence of positive factors from strong earnings to an economy showing signs of revving up and optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling deal. The Nikkei benchmark index jumped as high…
(Reuters) -Air raid alerts sounded throughout Ukraine early on Friday, with some areas later reporting explosions and officials saying anti-aircraft units were in action in several regions. The alerts extended to all regions of the country for about an hour from 2 a.m. (2300 GMT). But there were no reports of strikes on infrastructure or…
(This May 17 story has been corrected to say the rollout of chargers started small due to grid issues, not scaled back due to grid issues, and changes month to October, not November, in paragraph 18) By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians are starting to buy electric vehicles in large numbers, and the government…
By Andrew Hayley XIAN, China (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday unveiled a grand plan for Central Asia’s development, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, taking on a new leadership role in a region that has traditionally been a Russian sphere of influence. China is ready to coordinate development strategies with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,…
