AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday and stopped several aircraft from departing by sitting in front of their wheels….
Ukraine grid operator steps up rolling blackouts in some regions
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national grid operator said on Saturday it would step up rolling blackouts in Kyiv and seven Ukrainian regions in response to what it said was increased electricity consumption. The power grid has been targeted by Russian air…
Activists glue themselves to Goya paintings in Spanish climate protest
MADRID (Reuters) -Climate activists glued their hands to the frames of two world-famous paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya in Madrid’s Prado museum on Saturday, the latest in a string of protests targeting artworks across Europe. A man and a…
Buffett’s Berkshire loses money as stocks, Hurricane Ian offset rising demand
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a $2.69 billion third-quarter loss as rising inflation, falling stock investments and a big loss from Hurricane Ian offset improvement in many of the conglomerat…
Iran acknowledges drone shipments to Russia before Ukraine war
(Reuters) -Iran acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine, where Russia has used drones to target power stations and civilian infrastructure. Iranian Foreign Mi…
Analysis-Sanctions fail to halt North Korea’s accelerating weapons programs
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Economic sanctions, the primary means the United States has used for years to try to exert pressure on North Korea, have abjectly failed to halt its nuclear and missile programs or to bring the reclusive northe…
Cricket-‘It’s what he’s made for’, Stokes ushers England into semis
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes brushed off an underwhelming run of form with the bat to usher England into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday. A middle order collapse had Eng…
Malaysian leaders kick off election campaigns in tight race
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian political leaders began their election campaigning on Saturday for what is set to be a close race, with incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Sabri facing off with veterans Anwar Ibra…
Ukrainian troops fire on Russians with captured weapons near key city
By Joseph Campbell BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces using captured weapons fired at Russian targets near the key eastern city of Bakhmut on Friday as fighting dragged on in an area that Moscow is trying hard to capture. Russian forces have…
UK to reveal stealth tax raid on pensions later this month -The Telegraph
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and finance minister Jeremy Hunt plan to reveal a stealth tax raid on pensions later this month, The Telegraph reported on Friday. The pension lifetime allowance is set to be frozen for two more years, wit…