By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The top courts in Texas and Ohio on Friday allowed the Republican-led states to enforce restrictions and bans on abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the nationwide constitutional ri…
More than a million pack London’s streets for Pride parade
LONDON (Reuters) – More than a million people flocked to central London on Saturday for a record-breaking 50th-anniversary Pride parade. The three-hour-long parade, headed by veterans of the LGBT movement who took part in Britain’s first Pride march, r…
Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel -aide
(Corrects paragraph 34 to attribute testimony about Trump throwing a plate to Cassidy Hutchinson, not Kayleigh McEnaney) By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limous…
Tesla’s deliveries fall, hurt by China’s COVID-related shutdown
By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc delivered 17.9% fewer electric vehicles in the second quarter from the previous quarter, as China’s COVID 19-related shutdown disrupted its production and supply chain. The world’s biggest electric …
Lukashenko says Belarus intercepted attempted missile strikes by Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday Ukraine had tried to strike military facilities on Belarusian territory three days ago, but all its missiles had been intercepted, the state-run Belta news agency reported. L…
Second Russian scientist from Siberian city detained on treason charges – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has detained a second scientist in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk on suspicion of state treason in the space of a few days, the TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation. Anatoly Maslo…
Ryanair cabin crew in Spain announce 12 more days of strikes
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain-based cabin crew at Ryanair plan to strike for 12 days this month to demand better working conditions, the USO and SICTPLA unions said on Saturday, raising the prospect of travel chaos as the summer tourist season gets under wa…
Foreign firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season
ATHENS (Reuters) – Several dozen Romanian and Bulgarian firefighters took up their posts in Greece on Saturday, the first members of a European force being deployed to the country to provide backup in case of major wildfires during the summer. More tha…
Poland’s Kaczynski tells banks to give savers higher interest or expect more taxes
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish banks will be taxed more if they don’t offer clients higher interest on their deposits, the leader of Poland’s ruling party said on Saturday, intensifying government pressure on the sector to share the benefits of rising rates…
Musk breaks silence on Twitter, posts a picture with the pope
(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for $44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday. The world’s richest person tweeted a picture where he…