By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday hailed the European Union’s expected offer of candidate status for his battle-weary nation as Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s se…
Moderna to build new vaccine facility in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. biotech firm Moderna will build a new research and manufacturing centre in Britain to develop vaccines against new COVID-19 variants and other illnesses, the government said on Wednesday. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines, which use m…
Texas official calls police response to Uvalde shooting ‘abject failure’
By Kanishka Singh and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers was “an abject failure” in which a commander put the lives of officers over those of the children, Texa…
UK’s energy regulator increased risk of suppliers collapsing – watchdog
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The approach of Britain’s energy regulator to awarding new supply licences and monitoring companies increased the risk of firms failing and contributed to higher energy costs for struggling households, a parliament…
French opposition tells ‘arrogant’ Macron: compromise to win support
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French opposition leaders told President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday they would not make life easy for him as he sought a way to avoid political paralysis after this weekend’s election setback in parl…
Brexit will cost UK workers 470 pounds a year, study predicts
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is becoming a more closed economy due to Brexit, with damaging long-term implications for productivity and wages which will leave the average worker 470 pounds ($577) a year poorer by the end of the decade, …
APA-Total JV makes oil discovery off Suriname coast
(Reuters) – APA Corp said on Tuesday its joint venture with France’s TotalEnergies SE has made an oil discovery at an exploration well off the coast of Suriname. APA has a 50% working interest in the block where the oil discovery was made, with TotalEn…
Leonardo’s DRS to land on Nasdaq with RADA takeover
By Federico Maccioni and Gianluca Semeraro MILAN (Reuters) -Leonardo’s U.S.-based electronics unit, DRS, has agreed to buy Israel’s RADA Electronic Industries, the Italian defence group said on Tuesday, paving the way for the combined business to list …
Tennis-British number one Norrie finding his feet on grass ahead of Wimbledon
(Reuters) – Cameron Norrie says he is gaining confidence playing on grass because the surface suits his style of play and the British number one is hoping to reach the second week of his home slam at Wimbledon for the first time in his career. Norrie, …
Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’
By Akriti Sharma and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a “mass layoff” violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of t…