By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian-installed official in Ukraine on Thursday suggested President Vladimir Putin’s defence minister should consider killing himself due to the shame of the defeats in the Ukraine war, an asto…
Scrutiniser of self, France’s Ernaux beats long path to Nobel literature prize
By Justyna Pawlak and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “the courage and clinical acuity” in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social ineq…
Fed’s delayed inflation fight sparks fears of a policy overcorrection
(Clarifies in paragraph 17 that Mester was referring to core inflation) By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Faced with mounting evidence that loose U.S. monetary policy contributed to the breakout of inflation last year, the Federal Reserve now f…
Lebanon says maritime deal ‘make or break’ after Israel snubs request for changes
By Dan Williams and Timour Azhari JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon said U.S.-brokered talks to demarcate its maritime border with longtime foe Israel were at a “make or break” point on Thursday after Israel rejected revisions to a draft deal request…
U.S. to provide $240 million new assistance for migrants across Americas
LIMA (Reuters) – The United States was providing $240 million in new humanitarian assistance to help meet the needs of refugees and migrants across the Western Hemisphere, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. Speaking at a migration…
Wall Street closes lower as the Fed pounds rate hike drum
By Herbert Lash (Reuters) -Wall Street’s major indexes closed lower on Thursday as concerns mounted ahead of closely watched monthly nonfarm payrolls numbers due on Friday that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate stance will lead to a recess…
UN calls for ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Haiti as gang blockade drags on
By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) -The United Nations on Thursday called for the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti that would allow the distribution of fuel amid dire shortages created by a gang blockade of the country’s principal fuel terminal…
Gunmen in violent Mexican state kill 20, including town mayor
By Lenin Ocampo and Uriel Sanchez SAN MIGUEL TOTOLAPAN, Mexico (Reuters) – A fight between two rival gangs in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero left 20 dead, including a local mayor, and two more wounded, Mexican authorities said Thur…
New treatments hold promise of slowing kidney damage
(This Oct. 5 factbox has been corrected to fix the entry on GLP-1 analogues to say the trial will likely be completed in mid-2023, not during the fourth quarter) FRANKFURT (Reuters) – New breakthrough drugs that tackle obesity and kidney damage could m…
Explainer-Israel, Lebanon closing in on maritime border deal
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon and Israel are closer than ever to signing a deal demarcating their maritime border, opening the door to new oil and gas exploration, after years of U.S.-brokered negotiations. While limited in scope, the agreement …