(Reuters) -Rogers Communications said on Saturday that its services were close to fully operational after a massive outage it blamed on a router malfunction after maintenance work. The outage at one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators shut banking, t…
Native American boarding school survivors tell of abuses
By Brad Brooks ANADARKO, Okla. (Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Saturday met with elderly survivors of Native American boarding schools, her first stop on a year-long tour to hear first-hand accounts of widespread abuses committed at …
Mars, birth rates, but no Twitter: Elon Musk captivates Sun Valley moguls
By Dawn Chmielewski and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Elon Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal as he addressed an audience of moguls on Saturday in Sun Valley, two sources who attended the conference told Reuters. In a wide-reaching interview, …
Tennis-Moscow-born Rybakina powers past Jabeur to Wimbledon title
By Sudipto Ganguly LONDON (Reuters) -In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Saturday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win …
Abbott says it has reopened Michigan baby formula plant
By Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories has reopened its Sturgis, Michigan baby formula plant, which was shut last month due to heavy rains, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Saturday. Abbott resumed operations on July 1 and has started…
Flooding in Pakistan kills dozens as heavy monsoon rains lash the country
By Gul Yousefzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country. In the southern province of Balochistan, 57 people, in…
Oprah Winfrey’s father dies days after family celebration
(Reuters) – Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon, has died, the doyenne of daytime talk said on her Instagram account on Saturday, just days after she said the family was able to honor her father. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sac…
Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job and others who could be in the frame. The race follows Johnson’s an…
Oath Keeper brought explosives to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6 attack, prosecutor says
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group brought explosives to the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to the …
At least 16 dead, dozens missing after flash flood in Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – At least 16 people have been killed after sudden rains triggered flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in Indian Kashmir, a government official said on Saturday. More than tw…