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 fr…
U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for defrauding his best-known former client, the porn actress Stormy Daniels….
U.S. lawyer Avenatti sentenced to four years prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for defrauding his best-known former client, the porn actress Stormy Daniels. (Reporting …
Yemen warring parties agree to extend truce for two months: U.N.
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties agreed to extend a U.N.-brokered truce for two months under the same terms as the original deal that was due to expire on Thursday, the U.N. envoy to Yemen said. Delegations from the Saudi-…
U.S. targets Russian yachts, cellist linked to Putin over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday issued a raft of new sanctions aimed a punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, with targets including several yachts linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a yacht brokerage and a c…
‘Nein danke’: Musk’s office ultimatum faces pushback in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s demand that Tesla staff stop “phoning it in” and get back to the office got short shrift from Germany’s largest trade union on Thursday. The Tesla chief executive waded into the future of work debate by telling staff at t…
U.S. labor market tightening; unemployment rolls smallest since 1969
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week as demand for labor remained strong, helping to underpin the economy amid rising interest rates and tightening finan…
Pfizer seeks U.S. authorization of COVID vaccine for young children
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech have completed the filing with the U.S. drugs regulator seeking authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 years of age. The filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), completed…
Global stock markets rise, U.S. yields fall ahead of employment data
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets rose while U.S. yields were lower on Thursday after lower-than-expected private payrolls data stirred hopes that the American economy was likely cooling and the Federal Reserve might be persuad…
China to take necessary measures to protect domestic firms from U.S. blacklist – Commerce Ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it will adopt necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the U.S. said it was considering adding new Chinese firms to its blacklist over export sancti…