By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Wednesday told Hungary to suspend discriminatory fuel pricing against vehicles with foreign licence plates or risk being taken to court, according to a European Commission letter …
Armed man arrested near home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An armed California man who made threats against Brett Kavanaugh was arrested early on Wednesday near conservative U.S. Supreme Court justice’s Maryland home, the site of protests by abortion-rights advocates i…
Faced with formal censure, Iran to remove U.N. nuclear cameras
DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran said on Wednesday it was removing two U.N. nuclear watchdog surveillance cameras at a uranium enrichment facility as the watchdog’s board prepared to pass a resolution criticising it for failing to fully explain uranium tra…
Ex-soccer chief Blatter too ill to testify at his fraud trial
By John Revill BELLINZONA, Switzerland (Reuters) -The trial of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini over alleged corrupt payments ground to a halt on Wednesday when Blatter said he was too ill to testify. Swis…
UK prosecutors authorise indecent assault charges against Harvey Weinstein
LONDON (Reuters) -British prosecutors said on Wednesday they had authorised charges to be brought against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a woman 26 years ago. “Charges have been authorised aga…
Algeria suspends treaty of friendship and cooperation with Spain
ALGIERS/MADRID (Reuters) -Algeria has suspended a 20-year-old friendship treaty with Spain that committed the two sides to cooperation in controlling migration flows, escalating a row over Madrid’s stance on Western Sahara. Algerian state media reporte…
Soccer great Pele urges Brazil authorities to ramp up search for British journalist
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele on Wednesday urged the country’s authorities to intensify their search for a British journalist and an indigenous expert that went missing in the Amazon jungle on Sunday. Pele said on…
Twitter plans to have shareholder vote by August on sale to Elon Musk
By Sheila Dang and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Twitter Inc anticipates a shareholder vote on its $44 billion sale to Elon Musk could come by early August, as it continues to work constructively to complete the deal with the world’s richest person, the …
EU lawmakers support effective ban for new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, as part of a broad package of measures to combat climate change. Lawmakers backed a proposal, ma…
Russia’s Sberbank to close gaming unit as restrictions bite
(Reuters) – Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank on Wednesday said it would close its gaming unit, SberGames, due to external restrictions on Russian developers, as Western sanctions force the company to scale back in areas beyond banking. Sberbank has be…