By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy of constantly monitoring, testing and isolating its citizens to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has battered much of the country’s economy, but it has created bubbles of growth i…
Motor racing-Ericsson holds off O’Ward in two-lap shootout to win Indy 500
By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) -Sweden’s Marcus Ericsson prevailed in a two-lap shootout to win a dramatic Indianapolis 500 on Sunday as the Brickyard reclaimed the mantle of the world’s biggest single day sporting event, living up to its bill…
Georgia boat crash kills five, man arrested for boating impaired
(Reuters) -Five people were killed after two recreational boats collided head-on in a Georgia river on Memorial Day weekend, and one of the drivers was arrested for boating under the influence, authorities in the U.S. state said on Sunday. Two people w…
Justice Department to review law enforcement response to Texas shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday it will review law enforcement’s response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers, amid growing anger over why police failed to swiftly confront…
Terminally ill whale adrift in Seine to be euthanised after failed rescue bid
PARIS (Reuters) – An ailing killer whale adrift in France’s River Seine will be euthanised after a plan to guide it back to sea failed and scientists concluded it was in agonising pain and terminally ill, the local prefecture said on Sunday. The 4-metr…
U.S. EPA approves emergency fuel waiver in Texas after refinery outage
(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency air-quality waiver through June 6 to boost supplies of gasoline in East Texas after production was cut at a regional refinery. The waiver allows the sale in 34 Texas countie…
EU unity on Russian sanctions ‘starting to crumble’, German minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Sunday expressed fears that the European Union’s unity was “starting to crumble” ahead of a summit to discuss an oil embargo against Russia and plans to cut dependence on Russian energy. EU le…
Israeli PM Bennett says Iranian ‘immunity’ is over
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday Iran would not go unpunished for instigating attacks through its proxies, speaking a week after the assassination in Tehran of a Revolutionary Guards colonel that has been blam…
Nepal suspends search for missing plane with 22 on board
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A small passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in cloudy weather in Nepal on Sunday and authorities suspended a search in difficult terrain as night fell. “The search operation has been suspended for t…
Colombians head to polls in divisive presidential election
By Oliver Griffin and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombians are voting on Sunday to choose a new president from among a former rebel promising generous social programs, a center-right candidate warning against a leftist economic model, and an ecc…