By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Friday he would act on his own to cut climate emissions and urged his fellow Democrats to pass the few elements of their sweeping domestic policy package they can agree on after talks i…
U.S. panel probing Capitol attack to ask Secret Service about text deletion
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. congressional panel probing the Jan. 6 2021 attack on the Capitol plans to ask the Secret Service about its alleged deletion of text messages sought by a watchdog investigating the agency’s response to …
U.S. and Saudi announce package of agreements during Biden trip
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – The United States and Saudi Arabia on Friday made a package of announcements ranging from removing peacekeepers from a strategic island off the Saudi and Egyptian coasts to cooperation in mobile technology, during a vis…
Ukrainian city grieves 4-year-old girl after Russian missile attack
By SERGIY VOLOSHYN and Valentyn Ogirenko VINNYTSIA, Ukraine, July 15 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved its dead including a 4-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome on Friday, a day after a Russian missile attack killed at least 2…
Netflix says facing streaming issues across all devices
(Reuters) -Netflix Inc is facing issues streaming on all devices, the company’s status page said on Friday. There were around 4,000 reports from the United States and over one thousand each from France and India on Downdetector, which collates status r…
Ukraine strikes significantly reducing Russia’s offensive potential, Kyiv says
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian rocket strikes have destroyed more than 30 Russian military logistics centres in recent weeks and significantly reduced Russia’s attacking potential, Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesperson sai…
U.S. retail sales beat expectations; manufacturing production slumps
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rebounded strongly in June as Americans spent more on gasoline and other goods amid soaring inflation, which could allay fears of an imminent recession but not change the view that economic gro…
Biden begins sensitive Saudi trip with fist bump for crown prince, handshake for king
By Steve Holland, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Maha El Dahan JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Joe Biden began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday by giving Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a fist bump and shaking hands with King Salman as Washington looks to rese…
Skittles are toxic, U.S. lawsuit claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to phase out. In a proposed class action filed on Thurs…
American tourists splurge in Paris boutiques as euro slides
By Mimosa Spencer and Doyinsola Oladipo PARIS (Reuters) – American tourist Shawna Wilson says she has splashed out on four dresses at the high-end LVMH-owned department store La Samaritaine in Paris, tempted by the prices as the euro reached parity wit…