NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc investors for delayed disclosure of his stake in the company, as the owner of electric carmaker Tesla Inc mounts a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media platform. The investors s…
More UK Conservatives pull support from Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’
LONDON (Reuters) -Three lawmakers from Britain’s governing Conservatives pulled their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday over a damning report that detailed a series of alcohol-fuelled parties at 10 Downing Street that broke COVID-19 …
Bacteria with antibiotic resistant genes discovered in Antarctica, scientists say
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Bacteria in Antarctica have been discovered with genes that give them natural antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance and have the potential to spread out of the polar regions, according to scientists in Chile. Andres Marcoleta, a …
Biden to visit Texas ‘in coming days’ to console families of shooting victims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in coming days to console families of the shooting victims killed at an elementary school. Biden was speaking at the White House…
Can U.S. gunmakers be liable for mass shootings?
(This May 25 story refiles to change shooting to shootings in headline) By Tom Hals (Reuters) – An 18-year-old gunman stormed a Texas elementary school on Tuesday and killed 19 children and two teachers, reigniting a debate in the United States over gu…
Texas massacre shocks, but gunfire at U.S. schools at record high
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – On Tuesday three students were shot and wounded outside an elementary school in Washington D.C. A day earlier, three teenagers were shot as they left their high school in Philadelphia. Last week, there were three sho…
Musk to provide $6.25 billion more in equity to fund Twitter deal
(Reuters) – Elon Musk has committed to provide an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing to fund a portion of the $44-billion deal to buy Twitter Inc, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday. Twitter shares jumped 10% in extended trading. (Report…
China seeks Pacific islands policing, security cooperation -document
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -China will seek a region-wide deal with almost a dozen Pacific island countries covering policing, security and data communication cooperation when Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts a meeting in Fiji next week, document…
A shocked Texas town struggles to make sense of school massacre
By Brad Brooks UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – Frank Salazar pointed down the road at the low-slung buildings of Robb Elementary School, just two blocks from his home, struggling to make sense of the massacre there less than 24 hours earlier that stunned his…
Global shares rise after Fed meeting notes hint at future rate hikes
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares rose on Wednesday after notes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s early May meeting showed a strong likelihood that the world’s most powerful central bank will approve two more half-percentage-…