GRANTHAM, England (Reuters) -Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday described himself as the underdog in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister. Sunak’s resignation helped trigger a revolt that saw Prime Minister Boris Joh…
WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
By Natalie Grover, John Revill and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on …
Athletics-McLaughlin smashes world record as Miller-Uibo, Norman win 400m golds
EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – American Sydney McLaughlin shattered her own 400 metres hurdles world record to clinch her first individual World Championships gold, while compatriot Michael Norman claimed the men’s 400m crown and Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo…
Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages …
Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts settle trademark dispute over co-ed scouting
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts have settled their dispute over the Boy Scouts’ right to use the word “scouting” to advertise co-ed programs, according to a filing in Delaware bankruptcy court on Friday. The set…
Two die in flash flood in New Mexico wildfire area
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – Two adults died and a third was missing near Las Vegas, New Mexico, after a flash flood swept through a burn area left by the state’s largest recorded wildfire, an official said on Friday. The three people were from…
Biden appears vigorous but coughing at virtual White House meeting after positive COVID test
By Susan Heavey and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden appeared virtually at a White House meeting of economic advisors on Friday, to highlight his good health a day after testing positive for the highly contagious coronavi…
Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of U.S. Congress
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, a key associate of former President Donald Trump and an influential figure on the American right, was convicted on Friday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee probing la…
U.S. Treasury gives green light to Russian default insurance payouts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury issued a special waiver on Friday to allow investors with insurance against a Russian default, known as Credit Default Swaps, to receive their payouts. The normally straightforward process of CDS payouts was thro…
Explainer-What charges could Trump face for trying to overturn 2020 election?
By Luc Cohen and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol has sought to build a case that then-President Donald Trump behaved illegally when he tried to overturn his 2020 electo…