US Senate advances $95 bln Ukraine, Israel aid bill after failed border deal (www.reuters.com)
A $95.34 billion bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Republicans blocked compromise legislation that included a long-sought overhaul of immigration policy....
Brazil police seizing Bolsonaro passport, arresting close aides (www.reuters.com)
BRASILIA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Brazil’s federal police on Thursday sought to confiscate former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport and arrest some of his closest aides, sources said, as part of an investigation into an alleged coup attempt after he lost the 2022 election....
[Reuters BreakingViews] Investors will say “OK Boomer” to aging Reddit (www.reuters.com)
[...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.
[Reuters BreakingViews] Investors will say “OK Boomer” to aging Reddit (www.reuters.com)
[...] a dearth of profit this late into its existence portends the lack of a real business model, suggesting it’s still not ready for public company life.
Iraq says US strikes pushing government to end U.S.-led coalition's mission (www.reuters.com)
Argentina's Milei weighs next steps after economic reform bill setback (www.reuters.com)
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The government of Argentine President Javier Milei was seeking to salvage his wide-ranging economic reform package on Wednesday after Congress delivered a major blow a day earlier, casting doubt over its future and triggering a fall in financial markets....
Kenyan doomsday cult leader charged with murder of 191 children (www.reuters.com)
NAIROBI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 29 associates were charged on Tuesday with the murder of 191 children whose bodies were found among more than double that number buried in a forest....
Blasts near Pakistan candidates' offices kill 26 on election eve (www.reuters.com)
ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Two explosions near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials said, raising concerns over security on the eve of a general election....
Netanyahu dismisses Hamas ceasefire proposal, insists on total victory (www.reuters.com)
DOHA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages still held in the besieged enclave....
Russia's GDP boost from military spending belies wider economic woes (www.reuters.com)
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia’s economy rebounded sharply from a slump in 2022, annual data showed on Wednesday, but the growth relies heavily on state-funded arms and ammunition production and masks problems that are hampering an improvement in Russians’ living standards.
Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war (www.reuters.com)
Louisiana plant's emissions don't warrant emergency EPA lawsuit, chemical company says (www.reuters.com)
A Denka Co. subsidiary has told a U.S. court that alleged toxic air pollution from its southern Louisiana chemical plant does not warrant emergency action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the emissions do not pose an imminent cancer threat to the nearby community....
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)
How Imran Khan is campaigning from jail in Pakistan: AI and covert canvassing (www.reuters.com)
Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal (www.reuters.com)
Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war....
70 New York public housing employees took bribes from contractors, US alleges (www.reuters.com)
Federal prosecutors charged 70 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority, the largest public housing agency in North America, on Tuesday with taking bribes in exchange for awarding no-bid contracts....
Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash (www.reuters.com)
The helicopter carrying Pinera, 74, and three others plunged into a lake in southern Chile. The former president was pronounced dead shortly after rescue personnel arrived at the scene. The other three passengers survived. Two sources told Reuters Pinera was the pilot, although officials have not confirmed that, nor the...
Russia buys bananas from India after Ecuador military hardware spat (www.reuters.com)
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Russia has begun buying bananas from India and will boost such imports, its food safety watchdog said on Tuesday, after a spat with its biggest supplier Ecuador over the latter’s decision to swap Russian-made military hardware with the United States....
Israeli military opens probe into reports of Oct. 7 friendly fire deaths (www.reuters.com)
Israel has begun investigating possible breaches of the law by its forces during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the military said on Tuesday, following reports some Israeli civilians may have been killed by friendly fire in the fighting....
Blinken pursues Gaza truce as Israel presses onslaught (www.reuters.com)
Why the $5.2 billion sale of Russia's Yandex is significant (www.reuters.com)
Yandex selling up for “a significantly lower price than Yandex’s ultimate value”