By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – A humpback whale, likely lured by a trawling net capturing masses of Antarctic krill, became entangled last month and died in the Southern Ocean. Three dead juveniles were caught in the same company’s krill nets last…
U.S. weekly jobless claims resume downward trend; fourth-quarter GDP revised slightly up
(Refiles to change “almost revised” to “almost reversed” in paragraph 4) By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, indicating that the labor m…
EU sanctions will target ‘heart’ of Russian economy, eyes yet more measures
By Gabriela Baczynska and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders said on Thursday they would slap harsh new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targetting Russia elites and hitting its economy hard. The new sanctions w…
Three Minneapolis ex-police officers guilty of violating George Floyd’s rights
By Jonathan Allen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) -Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague’s knee. The jury’s…
Investors regain risk appetite; dollar, oil pare gains after Ukraine invasion
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors rediscovered much of their appetite for riskier bets by Thursday afternoon with the MSCI global index finishing well above its session low and the U.S. dollar paring gains while oil futures pulled back from…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing. The invasion of Ukraine was denounced by the United Nations in …
Russia’s Putin authorises ‘special military operation’ against Ukraine
By Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin authorised “a special military operation” against Ukraine on Thursday morning to eliminate what he called a serious threat, saying his aim was to demilitarise Russia’s so…
Biden vows ‘severe sanctions’ on Russia by U.S., allies for Ukraine attack
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies will impose “severe sanctions” on Russia after its military forces launched an attack on Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said after blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital of …
Ukraine under full-scale attack; West unites to sanction Russia
By Natalia Zinets and Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two, prompting tens of thousan…
Jury begins weighing if Minneapolis police violated George Floyd’s rights
By Jonathan Allen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) -A jury began deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned …