By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) -U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China was criticised by rights groups and Western countries, said she urged Beijing to review its counter-terrorism policies to ensure the…
U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency warned that symptoms can recur after people complete a…
G7 working to resume grain exports from Ukraine, UK’s Johnson tells Zelenskiy
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday that international partners were working intensively to find ways to resume the export of grain from Ukraine to avert a global food crisis….
Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea
(Reuters) – Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the defence ministry said on Saturday. The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea, it said. V…
Russia pummels eastern towns in bid to encircle Ukraine forces
By Max Hunder and Conor Humphries KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified its calls for longer-range …
Russia says eastern Ukraine town of Lyman is under its full control
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman had fallen under the full control of Russian and Russian-backed forces in the region. Pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Repu…
Israeli private detective used Indian hackers in job for Russian oligarchs -court filing
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Israeli private investigator currently in U.S. custody used Indian hackers to conduct surveillance operations for ultra-wealthy Russians, a reporter said in a court filing late Wednesday. Independent journali…
Blinken stresses importance of concluding Israeli probe into reporter’s killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and stressed the importance of concluding the probes into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the State Department …
Transport Canada probing cause of Tesla fire in Vancouver
(Reuters) – The Canadian auto safety agency said on Friday it is probing the cause of a Tesla fire in Vancouver that drew attention after the driver struggled to exit the vehicle. Transport Canada said following a May 20 2021 Tesla Model Y fire in Vanc…
Dollar slides for second week as traders adjust Fed rate hike views
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Friday on its way to a second-straight weekly decline as traders pared expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and as improving inflation and consumer spending data eased …