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HONG KONG, May 8 (Reuters) – A former chairman of China Eastern Airlines Group has been indicted on bribery charges, China’s top prosecutor said on Friday, the latest in a string of high-profile anti-graft actions as Beijing steps up a campaign against corruption. The news comes a day after the official Xinhua news agency spotlighted …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks retreated and oil prices rose on Friday as the fragile ceasefire with Iran was strained by missile and drone attacks that prompted U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian military facilities. U.S. futures rose despite the latest flaring in the conflict. Investors are closely watching the war situation as negotiations between …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination, said Wednesday that it is investigating Nike over allegations that the athletic apparel manufacturer discriminated against White workers. The EEOC alleges in a court filing on Wednesday that Nike may have engaged in “a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against …
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As incoming prime minister Péter Magyar takes his oath of office within the halls of Hungary’s sprawling neo-Gothic parliament on Saturday, thousands are expected to gather on a square just outside to celebrate the final moments of Viktor Orbán ‘s 16-year rule. Magyar’s center-right Tisza party defeated Orbán’s nationalist-populist Fidesz in …
May 8 (Reuters) – Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Friday showed, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies continue to severely strain the NATO alliance. The Denmark-based Alliance of Democracies Foundation, which commissioned the …
LONDON (AP) — Partial results from local elections in England showed large losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K. The votes are being widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, elected less than two years ago. Areas that counted their ballots overnight saw Reform …
LONDON (AP) — The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work. But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his …
By Laurie Chen and Michael Martina BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – The White House has invited a scaled-back CEO delegation to accompany President Donald Trump to Beijing next week, five sources briefed on preparations said, reflecting divisions in the administration on economic policy toward China and limited expectations for the summit. Unlike Trump’s 2017 China …
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state agency Xinhua reported Friday, adding that one person remains missing. The explosion happened at around 4:40 p.m. (0840 GMT) on Monday in Hunan’s Liuyang, known as China’s fireworks …
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became a symbol of the nationwide crisis of violence against Native Americans, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court. Under the conditions of a plea agreement, Preston Henry Tolth, 26, faces …