LONDON (Reuters) -A familiar England batting collapse left the hosts 16 runs behind New Zealand as wickets tumbled on a frantic first day of the opening test at Lord’s on Thursday. England made an excellent start to their new era under captain Ben Stok…
Suspect in Buffalo mass shooting pleads not guilty to 25 counts
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to 25 counts in an indictment returned by a grand …
Sandberg’s exit may not be a big blow for Facebook-parent Meta
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Sheryl Sandberg’s exit from Meta Platforms Inc comes at a crucial time for the Facebook parent as it pivots to “metaverse” in the face of slowing ad revenue, although Wall Street analysts say her departure will not be as si…
U.S. tech sector sees highest job cuts in May since Dec. 2020 – report
(Reuters) – U.S. employers in the technology sector cut nearly nine times more jobs in May than in the first four months of the year as rising inflation and slowing demand force companies to cut corners. Though overall layoffs in the country reported b…
Developing world should reap benefits of new monkeypox research, experts urge
By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON (Reuters) – As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western nations spark a flurry of scientific research to combat the outbreak, scientists are urging the world to make sure lower-income nations benefit from the f…
Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him
By Michael Noble Jr. TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) -A gunman who fatally shot five people including himself at an Oklahoma medical building after buying an assault-style rifle the same day had gone there to kill a doctor who he blamed for back pain he felt af…
Swedish PM threatens to resign if justice minister ousted in no-confidence vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s prime minister threatened on Thursday to step down just three months before a general election is due, if the centre-right opposition succeeds in winning a vote of no-confidence against the interior minister over his hand…
U.S. charges Stellantis unit in diesel emissions probe
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Thursday charged the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with criminal conspiracy in its multi-year emissions fraud probe surrounding vehicles with diesel engines. Reuters reported last w…
Poland’s PKN Orlen, Lotos managements approve merger plan
GDANSK/WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen and number two player Grupa Lotos said on Thursday their management boards had approved plans for a merger first announced in 2018 but delayed by antitrust issues. Both refiners are state …
Exclusive – Rheinmetall makes non-binding offer for Leonardo’s OTO Melara unit – sources
By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) – Germany’s Rheinmetall has sent Italy’s Leonardo a non-binding offer for a minority stake in its OTO Melara cannon maker unit, according to a document and two sources close to the matt…