Artillery strike kills two civilians in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, says governor
(Reuters) – An artillery strike on the front line town of Zolote in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region killed two civilians on Saturday and wounded two others, Governor Serhiy Haidai said in an…
U.S. Senate confirms Pagán as top trade official at WTO
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 80 to 19 to confirm Maria Pagán as the top U.S. trade official in Geneva and Washington’s representative at the World Trade Organization. Pagán,…
Former athletic trainer at San Jose State charged with sexual assault
– A former San Jose State University sports medicine director was charged on Thursday with sexually assaulting female student athletes over multiple years. Four women at the Northern California university accused Scott…
Ex-Canadian government official extradited to face charges over ransomware attacks
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A former Canadian government official has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges alleging he deployed ransomware known as “NetWalker” to target companies,…
Insurance broker Marsh to exit Russia
– Marsh & McLennan, the world’s largest insurance broker, said on Thursday it will exit all of its businesses in Russia. “We intend to transfer ownership of our Russian businesses to local…
Warner Music Group says it is suspending operations in Russia
– Warner Music Group said Thursday it is suspending operations in Russia, as all three major labels have issued a call for an end to the violence in Ukraine. Warner Music said…
La Nina conditions to prevail through summer, says U.S. weather forecaster
– There is a 53% chance of La Nina conditions during June-August 2022 continuing during the Northern Hemisphere summer, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Nina weather pattern…
Instant view: Feb US CPI jump comes as no surprise
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer prices surged in February, culminating in the largest annual increase in 40 years, and inflation is poised to accelerate further in the months ahead as Russia’s war…
Thousands of Australians return to ‘uninhabitable’ homes as floods recede
SYDNEY – Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as authorities ramped up clean-up efforts and unveiled new support packages for residents who…
U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies
By Kanishka Singh -A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart died on Tuesday at the University of Maryland…
U.S. House will vote on standalone COVID relief bill -aide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a standalone coronavirus relief bill, a House aide said on Wednesday, after Congress dropped a provision including additional funds to combat the…
Curtiss-Wright settles proxy fight with investment firm Saddle Point
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Curtiss-Wright Corp on Wednesday settled a week-old proxy fight with Saddle Point Management LP after the investment firm argued that the defense company lacked strategic focus and…
S.Korea repatriates N.Korea sailors, seized boat after border crossing
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had sent back all seven North Korean sailors who were aboard a ship it seized after the vessel crossed into…
Gas leak spurs evacuation at ConocoPhillips field in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska -A days-long natural gas leak has forced a partial evacuation at one of the biggest oil fields in North Slope, Alaska, media reported on Tuesday, with one…
Dual national charged with acting as unregistered Russian agent in U.S. -prosecutors
NEW YORK -A dual national of the United States and Russia who ran an “I Love Russia” influence campaign has been charged with acting illegally as an unregistered agent of the Russian…
Japan’s ANA lines up low-cost carrier in bet on post-COVID tourism boom
TOKYO -Japanese airline ANA Holdings Inc plans to launch a new international low-cost carrier in late 2023 or early 2024, joining its rival Japan Airlines Co in a bet on a revival…
Iowa reports highly pathogenic bird flu again this week
– A highly pathogenic form of bird flu was reported in a commercial turkey flock in Iowa, making it the second reported outbreak in the top egg-producing state of the United States…
Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria’s Kebbi state
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria – Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state, the head of the group and a police…
Minneapolis school teachers call a strike; classes canceled
– Minneapolis public school teachers called a strike on Monday, their first for more than 50 years, leading the school district to cancel classes for 30,000 students beginning Tuesday until the work…
Milwaukee prosecutor will not charge Wisconsin election commissioners
– The Milwaukee County district attorney’s office said on Monday it would not charge members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, rejecting a sheriff’s call to prosecute them for how they advised clerks…
Teenager dead, two in critical condition after shooting outside Iowa high school -police
DES MOINES, IA – A teenager has died and two have been hospitalized in critical condition after shots were fired outside a high school in Iowa on Monday afternoon, according to Des…
Pentagon to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii after water contamination
WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has orderd the defueling and closure of the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii after a leak that contaminated water, the Pentagon announced on…
Co-founders of Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne quit board
LONDON – The three LetterOne shareholders not hit by Western sanctions have quit as directors and will no longer earn any income from the London-based investment group they co-founded with oligarch Mikhail…
Ukrainian forces retake control of northeastern town, Ukrainian official say
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian forces have retaken control of the town of Chuhuiv in northeastern Ukraine, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych told a briefing on Monday. Further details were not immediately available on…
Russian-Ukraine fears send CDS debt insurance costs soaring
LONDON – The cost of insuring against a Russian government debt default soared by almost 50% on Monday and premiums on other emerging market countries, junk bonds and swathes of Europe’s banks…
Russian police detained 5,000 people at Sunday’s anti-war protests – monitor
LONDON – Police detained 5,020 people at anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info monitoring group said on Monday. Russia’s last protests with a similar number of arrests were in January…
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