(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden, 39,…
Gas from Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea
By Thomas Escritt and Stine Jacobsen BERLIN/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Strea…
Fed officials stare down market volatility, say inflation remains paramount focus
By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Monday sloughed off rising volatility in global markets, from slumping U.S. stocks to currency turbulence abroad, and said their priority remained controll…
Colombia, Venezuela reopen cargo trade as relations thaw
By Anggy Polanco SAN ANTONIO DE TACHIRA, Venezuela/CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) -Colombia and Venezuela reopened cargo transport at a major border crossing on Monday, potentially enabling billions of dollars in trade after years of icy bilateral relation…
Depositions of Musk, Twitter’s Agrawal have been postponed -sources
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Monday’s depositions of Elon Musk and Twitter Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal have been postponed and it was unclear when the interviews under oath would take place, sources familiar with the litigation told Reu…
Exclusive-Trump nominee Claver-Carone voted out at IDB, threatens legal action
By Cassandra Garrison and Andrea Shalal MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted on Monday to fire Mauricio Claver-Carone, two people with knowledge of the vote said, after an investigation show…
Storm Fiona batters Canada’s eastern fishery, farms
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Powerful storm Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern fishing and farm industries over the weekend, smashing wharves, food processing plants and barns that will take months to repair. One of the worst storms Ca…
Florida scrambles to prepare as Hurricane Ian churns toward coast
By Shannon Stapleton and Brendan O’Brien TAMPA (Reuters) – Residents across Florida scrambled to place sandbags around their homes and stockpile emergency supplies on Monday, emptying store shelves as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high w…
Twitter to interview Elon Musk, known for combative testimony
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s tendency to dish out insults while being questioned under oath will be tested anew on Monday, when lawyers for Twitter Inc are due to interview the Tesla Inc CEO about his abrupt decision …
Biden plan to cancel some U.S. student loan debt will cost $400 billion -CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive actions cancelling some student loan debt will cost about $400 billion, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Caitlin Webber)