By Saeed Azhar and Pritam Biswas June 1 (Reuters) – Paul V. Morris, a private wealth adviser whose name appeared in the Department of Justice files on disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has left his position at Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America, a company spokesperson said. A company spokesperson confirmed the departure, …
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Kentucky Derby runner-up Renegade opened as the 2-1 favorite for the the 158th Belmont Stakes when post positions were drawn Monday for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Renegade drew post position No. 4 and is set to be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. The Todd Pletcher-trained horse is …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five of the 18 American cruise ship passengers who have been staying at a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after being exposed to hantavirus are going home, U.S. health officials said Monday. The five people will complete their monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free and meeting criteria for monitoring outside the …
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as renewed fighting threatened the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.6% to 65,833.49 and South Korea’s Kospi dipped 1.7% to 8,642.82. The Hang Seng gained 1.2% to 25,698.75, while the Shanghai Composite slipped less than 0.1% to 4,056.56. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.4% to 8,692.20. …
MOSCOW, June 2 (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called “terrorist acts” against targets inside Russia and said it had struck a range of Ukrainian military targets. Ukrainian authorities said that Russian drones and missiles had pounded the Ukrainian …
By Nellie Peyton and Esa Alexander CAPE TOWN, June 2 (Reuters) – For SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa’s governing coalition, the decision to leave his homeland under a U.S. refugee programme created by President Donald Trump was shaped by longstanding fears. A former youth leader in …
NAIROBI, June 2 (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto defended a planned U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military air base in central Kenya, saying it was part of a wider national preparedness plan and a long-running health partnership with Washington. Last week, Kenya approved a U.S. request to establish a facility at a military …
NAIROBI, June 2 (Reuters) – Two people were killed in central Kenya on Monday during a protest against moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, protest organiser Patrick Wahome and a security source told Reuters. The circumstances of their deaths were not immediately clear. Kenya’s national …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Manny Malhotra was hired as coach of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. The former Canucks forward takes over for Adam Foote, who was fired May 19 after Vancouver finished last in the NHL during his only season behind the bench. Malhotra becomes the 23rd head coach in franchise history. …
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer said on Monday. The measures, under the Section 301 trade legislation, cover …