LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s vaccine advisers on Thursday said that an anticipated autumn COVID booster campaign would be aimed at people aged over 65, care home residents, frontline health and social care workers and all adults in a clinical risk group…
EU exploring ways to use Russian oligarchs’ frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union is looking into ways of using the frozen assets of Russian oligarchs to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. The commission proposed…
Biden cheers Finland, Sweden NATO plans as Turkey balks
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House on Thursday to offer robust U.S. support for their applications to join NATO, while Turkey threatened to block the …
Buffalo, N.Y., mass murder suspect returns to court as grand jury probes rampage
(Corrects typo in words “in court” in first paragraph) By Tyler Clifford BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -The 18-year-old white man accused of killing 10 people in a livestreamed shooting in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, briefly appeared in court …
France says first suspected case of monkeypox detected in Paris region
PARIS (Reuters) – A first suspected case of the monkeypox virus on French territory has been detected in the Paris/Ile-de-France region, the French Health Ministry said on Thursday, amid signs of the virus’ spreading around the world. Monkeypox is a vi…
Rosneft faces foreign managers’ departures as sanctions push out EU citizens – sources
(Reuters) – Five foreign vice-presidents of Russia’s Rosneft have resigned because of European Union sanctions forbidding European citizens or Russians living in the EU to work at the Kremlin oil major, six sources familiar with the matter said. They s…
Cannes premieres ‘Mariupolis 2’ documentary by slain Lithuanian director
By Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) – “Mariupolis 2,” a documentary showing a close-up view of life under bombardment in Ukraine, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday with an emotional tribute to slain director Mantas Kvedaravicius by hi…
Monkeypox worries Portuguese health body but transmission risk is low
By Catarina Demony LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) -The health authority in Portugal, the country with the most monkeypox cases, said on Thursday it was worried about the spread of the disease but asked people to stay calm as the transmission risk was low. Por…
Wall St bounces off lows late as growth fears persist, safe-havens gain
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shares were mixed late on Thursday as bargain hunters emerged in late trading after investors dumped stocks on fears of sluggish growth and bought safe-haven assets such as government debt and the Swiss franc. …
Yellen says G7 to give Ukraine funds it needs ‘to get through this’
By David Lawder KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the G7 finance leaders on Thursday agreed to provide Ukraine the financial resources it needs in its struggle against Russia’s invasion, and that policymakers …