By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss made the final two candidates on Wednesday to become Britain’s next prime minister, kickstarting the last stage of the contest…
Britain counts cost of hottest day ever
LONDON (Reuters) – Firefighters worked through the night to damp down wildfires and engineers raced on Wednesday to fix train tracks that buckled in the heat as Britain woke up to the aftermath of its hottest ever day. The London Fire Brigade endured i…
Japan to hold state funeral for ex-PM Abe on Sept 27 – sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans a state funeral on Sept. 27 for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was shot to death at a campaign rally this month, a government official and leading ruling party source said on Wednesday. An official decision will be m…
Netflix soothes Wall Street concerns with customer growth forecast
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix Inc on Tuesday averted its own worst-case scenario of subscriber losses, posting a nearly 1 million drop from April through June, and predicted it would return to customer growth during the third quarter….
U.S. House passes bill protecting marriage equality
By Rose Horowitch and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade imperiled similar precedents that protecte…
Jury finds Tesla 1% negligent in fatal Model S crash
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A Florida jury found Tesla Inc 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall, with the teenager and his father 99% at fault. Monday’s verdict by a Fort Lauderdale federa…
Americans endure ‘dragon’s breath’ heat wave, set to last into next week
By Randi Love (Reuters) – They’re planning days around air conditioning in Oklahoma, monitoring the grid in Texas and keeping an eye out for sharks as they try to cool off in New York. Across the United States, Americans have been enduring in some case…
Indiana doctor threatens to sue state prosecutor for defamation in 10-year-old’s abortion case
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim threatened to sue Indiana’s attorney general for defamation on Tuesday, filing a claim alleging that he made “false and misleading” statements…
Canada PM Trudeau blasts Hockey Canada leaders after sex assault fund reports
(Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday it was hard to trust those in charge at Hockey Canada after reports that the national governing body maintained a fund to pay for uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims. A…
U.S. CDC advisers back Novavax COVID vaccine for adults
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend use of Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 18 and above. The shot has been endorsed by the CDC’s…