By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An unnamed woman has filed a lawsuit that accuses musician Chris Brown of drugging and raping her on a Florida yacht in December 2020 and seeks $20 million in damages from the Grammy-winning singer. The civil la…
Taiwan VP wraps up overseas trip with U.S. house speaker meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a further show of support from Washington for the Chinese-cla…
UK’s Octopus Energy seizes bigger slice of energy retail market
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Octopus Energy Ltd is now the fifth biggest power supplier in the UK after taking on new customers which increased its revenues last year following the collapse of smaller suppliers. Octopus reported energy supply re…
Apple’s stock racks up biggest one-day gain since July 2020
By Akash Sriram and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s rallied nearly 7% on Friday in its biggest one-day percentage jump in a year and a half after the iPhone maker reported blockbuster results and teased its metaverse ambitions. The Cupertino, Ca…
Ukrainian troops train with new British arms amid Russia tensions
By Gleb Garanich YAVORIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops in furry black-and-white winter camouflage trained on Friday firing anti-tank launchers delivered by Britain as part of Western efforts to help Ukraine defend itself from any Russian invasi…
U.S. says U.N. meeting a chance for Russia to explain itself
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday on Russia’s troop build-up on Ukraine’s border will be “an opportunity for Russia to explain what it is doing,” a senior U.S. administration official sai…
‘Horrific’ destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine – U.S
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine’s border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be “horrific” and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, compa…
Ukraine’s president lashes out at too much ‘panic’ over Russia tensions
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday did not rule out a full-blown war with Russia but said Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic that weighed on th…
Supermarket chain Casino cuts 2021 guidance for French retail business
PARIS (Reuters) -Food retailer Casino, which previously expected its French retail operating profit to grow, on Friday cut its 2021 guidance, now seeing “a slight decrease”, blaming a decline in the country’s food market in the fourth quarter. Casino s…
British police say have received information on Downing Street gatherings
LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Friday said they had received information on gatherings at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office and residence that it had requested to support its investigation into whether they breached COVID lockd…