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By Karin Strohecker and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) – From a rout in Asian currencies to the closure of a low budget U.S. airline, the dragging Middle East conflict is starting to bite across the globe and test the resilience of financial markets. Here’s a look at some of the pressure points that are building: 1/ ASIA FEELS THE SQUEEZE Currencies in Asia have suffered some of the […]

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff had to save a match point on her way to taking down No. 16 seed Iva Jovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in an all-American Round of 16 battle at the Italian Open on Monday in Rome. Jovic, 18, had Gauff on the ropes as she went up a break in the second set and served for the match at 5-3. She reached 40-30 but Gauff extended […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 115-110 victory over the Lakers on Monday, completing a four-game sweep in what potentially was LeBron James’ final game for Los Angeles. Ajay Mitchell logged 28 points, Chet Holmgren produced 16 points and nine rebounds and Jared McCain added 13 points as the Thunder improved to 8-0 in the playoffs. Oklahoma […]

Despite coming in off a 4-3 loss Sunday at Anaheim that evened their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2, the Vegas Golden Knights remained a calm and confident group heading into Game 5 against the Ducks on Tuesday in Las Vegas. And for good reason. Been there, done that. The Pacific Division champion Golden Knights found themselves in a similar situation in their first-round series against the Utah Mammoth. With […]

May 12 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Tuesday said it had reached a provisional deal to strengthen the bloc’s supply of essential medicines by increasing production within Europe and reducing dependency on non-EU countries. The measures under the agreed text target critical medicines such as antibiotics, insulin and vaccines, and aim to expand EU manufacturing capacity.  The provisional pact comes at a critical juncture for the bloc, which has […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon skated off with a bloody nose after being struck by a puck hit by teammate Devon Toews late in the second period of Game 4 of their second-round NHL playoff series against the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. Toews tried to send the ill-fated clearing attempt from the crease toward the corner, but it made a direct hit on MacKinnon’s […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had his worst first half in a playoff game since joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in September 2022. No problem. The All-Star guard followed it up with one of the best 24-minute stretches by a player in NBA playoff history Monday night. After scoring only four points in the first half, Mitchell responded with 39 in the second half, tying the NBA playoff record for most […]

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, May 12 (Reuters) – Seven people, including two police officials and five civilians, were killed in a blast at a market in Lakki Marwat in north-western Pakistan, a senior police official said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Saud Mehsud, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Ju-min Park, Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) – From famine to nuclear war, North Koreans have had plenty to worry about over the years. Now, the upwardly mobile residents of Pyongyang face a more prosaic concern: Finding a parking spot. North Korea’s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots and EV charging […]