FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German sporting goods maker Adidas on Thursday said it has put under review its business partnership with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. “After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decisi…
Explainer-What is an ‘everything app’ and why does Elon Musk want to make one?
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Why is Elon Musk suddenly thinking about creating an “everything app,” and what does that even mean? The question arose after the billionaire chief executive of Tesla Inc earlier this month reversed course on his decision not …
Mexican economy minister resigns, dealing blow to trade team amid U.S. talks
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier stepped down on Thursday, depriving Mexico of one of its key trade negotiators as her government scrambles to head off a major dispute over energy with the United States a…
U.S. judge temporarily blocks parts of New York’s new gun law
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in New York on Thursday temporarily blocked parts of the state’s new gun law to allow the Gun Owners of America, an advocacy group, to pursue a lawsuit challenging the legislation. The order marks o…
COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start
By Ludwig Burger and Natalie Grover (Reuters) – A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit boos…
Jurors begin deliberations in Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A Connecticut jury began deliberating Thursday in a trial to decide how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company must pay families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming the massacre was…
Latin America’s left raises pressure on Venezuela’s Guaido at OAS
By Marco Aquino and Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – A bloc of leftist Latin American nations ramped up pressure against Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Thursday at a diplomatic summit, although they failed to pass a motion to discuss ous…
FACTBOX – Past school shootings and mass killings of children around the world
(Reuters) – A former policeman killed 34 people, including 23 children, during a knife and gun rampage at a daycare centre in northeast Thailand on Thursday, police said, before later shooting dead his wife and child at home and turning his weapon on h…
U.S. eyeing ‘alternatives’ after OPEC+ cut, Biden says
By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON/ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden expressed disappointment on Thursday over announced plans by OPEC+ nations to cut oil output and he and officials said the United States was looking at…
Family of man who died in police custody settles lawsuit with Rochester, NY
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – The family of Daniel Prude, a Black man whose March 2020 death under police restraint sparked protests in upstate New York, has agreed a $12 million wrongful death settlement with the city of Rochester, Mayor Mali…