By Anna Ringstrom and Stine Jacobsen STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Maritime Authority said on Tuesday it had issued a warning of two leaks on the Russian-owned Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Swedish and Danish waters, shortly after a leak on the nearby Nor…
Putin expected to proclaim annexation of Ukraine territory within days
By Jonathan Landay ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Moscow was poised on Wednesday to annex a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it called vote tallies showing support in four partially occupied provinces to join Russia, after what Kyiv and the West den…
Golf-Mickelson and three others drop out of LIV Golf lawsuit against PGA Tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson and three other golfers dropped out of a lawsuit on Tuesday which was filed against the PGA Tour last month over its decision to suspend players who participated on the new LIV Golf circuit. Mickelson,…
L’Oreal to face lawsuit over wrinkle-smoothing collagen claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – L’Oreal SA on Tuesday failed to persuade a U.S. judge in Manhattan to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding shoppers by suggesting that two topical collagen products help smo…
FEMA warns Florida against complacency as Hurricane Ian nears
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal emergency agency warned Florida residents not to be complacent about Hurricane Ian, while President Joe Biden has called mayors in three Florida cities in the storm’s path to offer support. It has…
GM delays return-to-work plans to 2023
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Tuesday said it will not mandate workers return to offices before 2023 after it had told them on Friday that they would be expected to work three days on-campus each week later this year. The U.S. au…
U.S. FDA to review fewer emergency use requests for COVID tests
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it will now review only a small number of emergency use authorization requests for COVID tests that are likely to have a significant benefit to public health, including fulfilling an unm…
Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini’s death
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media said, as protests raged on over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police cus…
Exclusive-U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty
By John Geddie and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty, weeks after a similar group involving several other G7 nations wa…
Wall St deep in bear market as S&P 500 hits new two-year low
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes sank deeper into a bear market on Tuesday as an early rally in stocks faltered after Federal Reserve policymakers advocated more interest rate hikes even at the risk of slowin…