MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday denied bail for cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities say ordered followers to starve their children and themselves to death, and extended his detention by 30 days. The death toll climbed to 145 from 133 announced on Tuesday, and hundreds of people are still missing. Authorities are…
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s government called in the army on Wednesday to help end deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations. At least five people have died in violence that has…
KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian military unit said on Wednesday it had routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, claiming to confirm an account by the head of Russia’s Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled. Later in the day, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who heads Ukraine’s ground forces, said Russian…
(Reuters) – First Citizen BancShares Inc on Wednesday reported a gain of $9.82 billion in the first quarter from its acquisition of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank in March. The windfall helped drive a surge in its profit to $9.50 billion, or $653.64 per share, for the three months ended March 31 from $264 million,…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. nuclear energy regulator on Tuesday issued a license to Holtec International to build and operate a temporary facility to store nuclear waste from power plants, despite a New Mexico state law that could present a hurdle to the project. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said the license…
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he would oppose all nominees for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posts until President Joe Biden’s administration halts what he described as its “radical climate agenda.” Manchin, who represents the coal-producing state West Virginia, delivered his ultimatum a day ahead of the EPA’s…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A Black former Tesla Inc factory worker has accused the electric automaker’s lawyers of “egregious misconduct” after a jury awarded him $3.2 million in a race bias case, and asked for a third trial so he can seek more money. Lawyers for plaintiff Owen Diaz said in a filing in…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -The cost of insuring exposure to U.S. government debt rose to fresh highs on Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and top lawmakers remained deadlocked in talks over raising the $31.4 trillion federal borrowing limit. Spreads on U.S. one-year credit default swaps (CDS) – market-based gauges of the risk of…
By Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said on Wednesday she felt “fantastic” after a jury a day earlier found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, and awarded her $5 million in damages in her civil lawsuit against the former U.S. president….
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp on Wednesday said it expects net profit to rise to a record high this year on robust auto battery sales and a hefty tax credit in the United States. The industrial conglomerate, which supplies batteries to U.S. electric vehicle (EV) leader Tesla Inc, is expanding its energy business just…
