PARIS (Reuters) – Sales at LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group, rose by 19% in the three months to June, as robust growth in the U.S. and China helped it offset a new round of lockdowns in China. LVMH, which owns dozens of high end labels ranging fr…
Ukraine buries young soldier who planned to marry
By Andriy Perun LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian soldier Mykola Zabavchuk planned to marry his girlfriend when he next returned home from the war against Russia, but never made it back. Zabavchuk, who was 25, and two other soldiers were buried in th…
Elon Musk asks judge to start Twitter trial on Oct. 17
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) -Elon Musk asked a judge to schedule a five-day trial beginning Oct. 17, not Oct. 10 as requested by Twitter Inc, to resolve his bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform, acco…
Russian strike on Odesa port casts doubt on grain deal -White House
(Reuters) -Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian port of Odesa casts doubt on a grain deal, the White House said Monday, adding that the United States would continue to explore options with the international community to increase Ukraine exports through ove…
Russia’s Yandex says investments could pick up as revenues rise
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian internet giant Yandex reported on Tuesday a jump in second-quarter revenue and profit, saying efforts to save cash had helped it weather external challenges and that investments may accelerate in the coming quarters. Like all …
Europe agrees emergency gas curbs as Russia squeezes supply
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries bracing for further cuts in Russian gas supply approved a weakened emergency plan to curb demand on Tuesday after striking compromise deals to limit the reductions for some countries. Europe f…
WHO official: we believe monkeypox outbreak can be stopped
GENEVA (Reuters) -The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, an official from the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. “We do at this moment still believe that this outbreak of monkeypox can be stopped with the right strategies in t…
Kremlin: Nord Stream 1 turbine not arrived yet, a second has defects
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a gas turbine for Nord Stream 1, Russia’s biggest gas pipeline to Europe, had not yet arrived after maintenance in Canada and that a second turbine was showing defects. The European Union has repeatedl…
At least 15 killed as anti-U.N. protests flare in east Congo
By Djaffar Sabiti and Fiston Mahamba GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of violent anti-U.N. protests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tues…
Exclusive-US and Taliban make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain
By Charlotte Greenfield and Jonathan Landay KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund, three sources familiar w…