By Lisandra Paraguassu and Gabriel Stargardter BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s short-lived honeymoon with the markets appeared to have ended on Thursday, as investors grew impatient with his desire to boost soc…
Twitter security execs depart, FTC watching ‘with deep concern’
By Katie Paul and Paresh Dave (Reuters) -Twitter’s top privacy and compliance officers are leaving the company, according to an internal message seen by Reuters and a tweet, potentially putting the social media company at risk of violating regulatory o…
Exclusive-Russian withdrawal from Kherson to take at least a week – Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister said on Thursday it would take Russia at least a week to withdraw its troops from the southern city of Kherson and that winter would slow down operations on the battlefield, giving both sides a chance to recu…
New Jersey man arrested on charge of threatening Jews, synagogues
(Reuters) – An 18-year-old man was arrested in New Jersey on Thursday on a charge of threatening to attack Jewish people, which had prompted the FBI last week to issue an unusual warning to synagogues across the state to bolster security. Omar Alkattou…
U.S. authorizes Sobi’s drug to treat COVID-19 in high-risk patients
(Reuters) -Sobi North America, a unit of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized its arthritis drug for treatment of high-risk hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drug, already approved in the Euro…
NFL-D.C. AG suing Commanders owner Snyder for false statements in workplace investigation
(Reuters) – D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced his office was suing Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for colluding to deceive residents about an investigation into a toxic wor…
Yellen to India: ending Russia’s war in Ukraine is a ‘moral imperative’
By David Lawder NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell India on Friday that ending Russia’s war in Ukraine is a “moral imperative,” but that economic challenges from the conflict and supply strains were drawing India and t…
White House says Biden to discuss cyber threat from North Korea with South Korean leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-Yeol the broader threat posed by North Korea in the cyber domain during an upcoming trip to Asia, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said …
Iran sets up meeting on IAEA inquiry as diplomatic clash looms
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran has agreed to a visit by the U.N. nuclear watchdog this month to start giving answers the agency and its 35-nation board have long called for on the origin of uranium particles found at three sites, an IAEA rep…
FTX looks for $9.4 billion in rescue funds from investors, rivals -source
By Angus Berwick and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – FTX is scrambling to raise about $9.4 billion from investors and rivals, a source said on Thursday, as Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried urgently seeks to save the cryptocurrency exchange that has been buffe…