By Tim Reid and Richard Cowan PHOENIX (Reuters) -Arizona and Nevada election workers were toiling on Friday to tally hundreds of thousands of ballots that could determine control of the U.S. Senate and the shape of President Joe Biden’s next two years …
Drone taxi take first spin in air traffic near Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – An electric helicopter with multiple rotors took its first flight in conventional air traffic near Paris on Thursday as it prepares for commercial flights from 2024. The Volocopter test aircraft, which resembles a large drone with eig…
U.N. nuclear watchdog says Ukraine research facility damaged, no material missing
(Reuters) – The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Friday said a probe of a research facility in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv found it was badly damaged, but there were no signs of a radiological release or diversion of nuclear material. An International Atom…
Nearly half Meta job cuts were in tech, execs say
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms told employees on Friday that 54% of the 11,000 jobs it cut earlier this week were business roles and the rest were in technology. Executives speaking during a during an employee townhall meeting, which was heard by Reuters, a…
Airbus, Qatar Airways clash over regulators, email haul at London hearing
By Tim Hepher LONDON (Reuters) -Airbus and Qatar Airways skirmished on Friday over relations with aviation watchdogs and a deluge of confidential documents as legal claims over grounded jets hit $2 billion. Filling a large courtroom in the London High …
Bolivia census protests hit turbulent three-week milestone, strike continues
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s largest city Santa Cruz marked three weeks of protests on Friday as demonstrations over a delayed census boiled over. Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming hub and opposition bastion, has in recent days grinded to a halt…
German parties agree to ratify CETA, quit energy charter
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition parties have agreed a raft of new trade policy measures, including quitting the Energy Charter Treaty, which has come to be seen as an obstacle to tackling climate change. The three parties in Chancellor Ol…
LME will not ban Russian metal from its system
LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) will not ban Russian metal from being traded and stored in its system, the exchange said on Friday in a release. The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, launched a di…
COP27: Israel says big boost in gas supply to Europe will take years
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Israel will require several years before it can significantly increase its natural gas supplies to Europe, the country’s energy ministry said on Friday. Israel and neighboring Egypt had signed a memorandum of understa…
Oil settles higher, posts weekly loss as China eases COVID curbs
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Friday but fell week-on-week after health authorities in China eased some of the country’s heavy COVID-19 curbs, raising hopes for improved economic activity and demand in the world’s top crude …