By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks declined on Monday as investors worried about the impact of more interest rate hikes and pulled out of technology shares and chipmakers after the United States announced restrictions aimed at ho…
Air France, Airbus plead not guilty in AF447 crash trial
By Tim Hepher and Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) -A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with relatives demanding justice more than 13 years after an A330 passenger jet ploughed into th…
United Launch Alliance’s debut Vulcan mission slips to 2023 -CEO
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Launch Alliance has pushed the debut launch of its new Vulcan rocket to early 2023 at the request of one of its customers, the company’s chief executive said, further delaying a benchmark mission crucial t…
Putin warns Ukraine of harsh response to any attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned Ukraine that there would be a harsh response if there were any further attacks such as that on the Crimean Bridge. Following are Putin’s remarks, translated by Reuters, at the opening…
Renault and Nissan in talks that could reshape autos alliance
By Gilles Guillaume and Satoshi Sugiyama PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) -Renault and Nissan said on Monday they were in talks about the future of their alliance, including the Japanese automaker considering investing in a new electric vehicle venture by its Fre…
Russia’s defence ministry: All targets hit in massive missile strikes on Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said it hit “all designated targets” in a massive missile attack on Ukrainian military, communications and energy infrastructure on Monday. Russia said the goals of the missile strikes had been achieved, in …
Explainer-The ways China’s Xi Jinping amassed power over a decade
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping became the country’s top leader a decade ago when he was named general secretary of the Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission at the party’s 18th congress. The following March he became p…
Analysis-How China’s Xi accumulated power, and why it matters in a third term
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – One of Xi Jinping’s first moves after winning China’s top job as general secretary of the Communist Party in 2012 was to reinstate regular “democratic life sessions” with fellow leaders in the 25-member Politburo, a …
Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage
(This Oct.09 story has been corrected to add negative COVID-19 test condition in paragraph 13) By Kantaro Komiya and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation…
Haiti activists rally at White House seeking end of U.S. support for Henry
By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) – Activists on Sunday rallied at the White House to call on the Biden administration to end support for the government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis due to gangs …