By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The United States and Britain are boycotting some Kimberley Process meetings because they are chaired by Russia, in a sign of how geopolitical rifts due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are affecting international …
Wall St closes higher after Biden-Xi talks end, oil steadies
By Sinéad Carew, Shreyashi Sanyal and Sabahatjahan Contractor (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes closed higher on Friday, with the biggest boost from recently battered technology stocks, after talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chine…
NASA’s big, new moon rocket begins rollout en route to launch pad tests
By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA’s next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant en route to the launch pad in Florida on Thursday for a final round of tests …
Oil settles up but posts second consecutive weekly decline
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Oil prices settled higher on Friday, but posted a second straight weekly loss, after a volatile trading week with no easy replacement for Russian barrels in a tight market. Brent crude futures settled up $1.29, or 1.2%, to…
Stocks cling to week’s gains, Biden talks Russia with Beijing
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks were just below water on Friday with most of their strong gains for the week still intact but the mix of rising interest rates, high oil prices and war in Ukraine kept risk-taking at bay. U.S. stocks were a…
Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said, just hours before the Chinese and U.S. presidents were due to talk. China claims democratically ruled Taiwan…
US seeks China’s help to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden sought to prevent Beijing giving new life to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a video call with his Chinese counterpart on Friday as stalled Russian forces pressed on with bombardments of towns and…
Ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows probed over N. Carolina voter registration
(Adds dropped word in third paragraph) By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Mark Meadows, who served as former Republican President Donald Trump’s chief of staff and has echoed his false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, is being investiga…
Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee
By Anna Koper and Krisztina Than PRZEMYSL, Poland/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Thursday, many hoping that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv may end the war soon, though more people were expected to flee …
Federal judge sets Aug 1 trial date for government challenge of UnitedHealth deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal judge hearing the Justice Department’s fight to block UnitedHealth Group’s $8 billion deal to buy Change Healthcare said on Thursday that the trial would start on August 1. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit to as…