LONDON (Reuters) – In a London studio, British artist Carne Griffiths adds the final fluorescent pink touches to “The Platinum Queen”, a portrait depicting the young Queen Elizabeth shortly before her coronation almost seven decades ago. Griffiths, kno…
How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars
By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto industry. Some predict it could hasten the downfall of combustion cars. Supp…
Bomb hits Russian-occupied Ukraine city of Melitopol – Russian, Ukraine officials
KYIV (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in the Russia-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol city on Monday, injuring several people in what Russia’s Investigative Committee and a Ukrainian official said may have been the work of Ukrainians opposed to Rus…
EU bans most Russian oil; Zelenskiy calls Donbas situation ‘extremely difficult’
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV (Reuters) – EU leaders agreed on Monday to ban most imports of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still held b…
People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home – UKHSA
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -People infected with monkeypox can isolate at home if they remain well enough, whilst following measures to limit close contact with others, the UK’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Monday, part of guidance de…
Over 500 killed in Mali clashes as military junta loses grip
DAKAR (Reuters) – Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday that detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate securi…
Britain says 71 more monkeypox cases identified in England
LONDON (Reuters) – There have been 71 additional cases of monkeypox identified in England, the UK Health Security Agency said on Monday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the United Kingdom as a whole since May 7 to 179. (Reporting by Alist…
While Uvalde mourns, Biden urges ‘rational’ action on guns
By Steve Holland and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON/UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – A day after promising residents of Uvalde, Texas, action to address gun violence, U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday sought to appeal to “rational” Republicans to curb high-caliber w…
Russia eyes gas-for-roubles template for foreign Eurobond payments
(Reuters) -Russia is considering paying Eurobond holders by applying the mechanism it uses to process payments for its gas in roubles, though investors said the move would not enable Russia to avoid a historic default on debt. The scheme, according to …
Paris demands probe after French journalist killed in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) -France on Monday called for an investigation after a French journalist was killed in Ukraine when the vehicle he was travelling in, which was being used to evacuate civilians near the city of Sievierodonetsk, was hit by shelling. “Fran…