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Ukraine Doubles Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries This Year
May 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, doubling the number of oil refineries targeted since the start of the year, according to information posted on social media by Russian officials. The strikes, which have also hit pipelines and storage facilities, have reduced Russia’s oil output – the world’s …
Greece Asks EU to Step in Over ‘Unlawful Fishing’ by Turkey in East Mediterranean
ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) – Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it said was unlawful fishing and violation of maritime law by Turkish fishermen in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. NATO allies and neighbours Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades over where their continental shelves end …
5 tourists killed in Maldives cave diving accident as authorities search water for bodies
Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, with security forces in the Indian Ocean archipelago recovering one body. The string of coral islands is a luxury holiday destination popular with divers, who often stay at remote resorts or on liveaboard dive boats. “Following an …
America’s Most Powerful CEOs Don’t Have Much to Show From Their China Trip So Far
By Laurie Chen and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuters) – With red-carpet treatment, selfies and culinary diplomacy, America’s richest and most powerful executives – from Tesla’s Elon Musk to Nvidia’s Jensen Huang – sought to rekindle business ties with China this week at a leadership summit in Beijing. But as U.S. President Donald Trump …
As Powell Term Ends, His Legacy May Be as Much About Courting Congress as Monetary Policy
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s immediate predecessors knew how to “go big” in a crisis, steer a committee towards an interest rate decision, and oversee changes in central bank strategy, all parts of the job that the lawyer and former private equity investor also had to learn. Over a tumultuous …
Alberta’s Separatists Hit by Legal Setback Ahead of Carney Visit
OTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) – Alberta separatists have been dealt their first major setback in their campaign for a referendum on seceding from Canada, after a provincial court ruled this week in favor of a First Nations bid to halt the referendum petition. The ruling, which the oil-rich province’s populist leader has promised to appeal, …
Strike Deadline Nears for New York-Area Train System With 250,000 Daily Commuters
NEW YORK (AP) — North America’s largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike. The Long Island Railroad that serves New York City’s eastern suburbs has been negotiating for months on a new contract with labor officials representing locomotive …
How a Jim Caviezel Film Got Mixed up in a Brazilian Political Scandal
By Manuela Andreoni, Isabel Teles and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) – American actor Jim Caviezel’s upcoming feature “Dark Horse,” a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been billed by a movie industry publication as a thriller about the far-right firebrand’s battle “against a corrupt establishment.” But this week that production was entangled in …
Cartel boss known as “The Gardener” hit with U.S. charges after being captured while hiding in ditch
A U.S. federal grand jury on Thursday expanded the charges against the second-in-command of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, accusing him of methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money. Mexican drug kingpin Audias Flores Silva was arrested on April 27 in the western state of Nayarit in an operation by Mexican Navy special forces based …