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May 6 (Reuters) – Dutch healthcare technology group Philips reported first-quarter revenues and margins above market expectations on Wednesday, with order intake growth helped by demand in North America and Europe.  Sales at the group, which makes products ranging from toothbrushes to medical imaging systems, grew 4% on a comparable basis to 3.91 billion euros ($4.59 billion) in the quarter ended March 31. That resulted in adjusted earnings before interest, […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Tuesday appointed a new attorney general and head of the prosecutor’s office, putting an end to a fierce, years-long struggle between the anti-corruption progressive and former top prosecutor Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned by 40 countries for obstructing anti-corruption efforts. He appointed lawyer Gabriel Estuardo García Luna to the position, marking a win for the Guatemalan president who has often […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A number of Australian women with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants will be arrested and face criminal investigations if they return from Syria, police said Wednesday. The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. He did not say when they were expected to arrive. Australian Federal […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An election-year redistricting movement has spread to South Carolina as Republicans attempt to redraw majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become susceptible because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upending protections for minority voters. Urged on by President Donald Trump, South Carolina Republicans are attempting to redraw a district long held by a Black Democratic lawmaker in their quest for a clean sweep of the state’s […]

TOKYO (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi soared nearly 7% to a fresh record on Wednesday as Samsung Electronics’ stock jumped nearly 13% in a rally driven by expectations of strong growth in artificial intelligence and hopes for progress in ending the U.S.-Iran war. Shares in SK Hynix, another major Korean computer chipmaker, shot up 10% early Wednesday. Both Samsung and SK Hynix are major manufacturers of the computer chips vital […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman to meet its diversity goals. The New York Times called the lawsuit politically motivated and said it would defend itself “vigorously.” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit Tuesday […]

May 6 (Reuters) – Daimler Truck, one of the world’s biggest truckmakers, on Wednesday said its operating profit more than halved in the first quarter, hit by historically weak demand and import tariffs in its key North American market. The company’s adjusted operating profit was 498 million euros ($583.56 million), compared with 1.08 billion last year. Daimler Truck’s performance reflects a sharp slowdown in North America, where sales fell by […]

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 6 (Reuters) – Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule, having grown more outspoken on the world stage and drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump. The first U.S.-born pope, who sharply denounced war and despotism on a recent four-nation Africa tour, is expected to release his first in-depth […]

May 5 (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’s space venture, Blue Origin, has outlined a new stock plan for employees in an attempt to put an end to staff unrest and make the incentives more competitive with rival SpaceX, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Bezos’s efforts to make staff incentives more competitive come on the back of an intensifying rivalry between Blue Origin and Elon […]