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SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) – South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul’s transport ministry said on Thursday, in another sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours. The agreement, reached at bilateral aviation talks held in Seoul on May 27 to 28, will increase passenger flight rights by 56 weekly flights to 664 from 608, […]

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, June 4 (Reuters) – The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities sent oil prices higher and sapped risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level that kept traders on intervention alert. Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens on Wednesday while the U.S. military carried out strikes near […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The NBA’s hopes of starting a new independent league in Europe by the end of 2027 are on schedule, Commissioner Adam Silver said before the start of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. That plan — a joint effort involving the NBA and FIBA, the sport’s global governing body — has been in the works for years, but is nearing a launch at a particularly exciting […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson confirmed Wednesday in a video posted to social media that that he’s retiring from the NFL to take a job with CBS Sports. Wilson’s announcement came two days after news broke that he was finalizing a deal to become an analyst on CBS’ Sunday NFL pregame show. “As I enter this next chapter with CBS Sports and ‘The NFL Today,’ […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez breezed through four scoreless innings against San Diego on Wednesday night to extend his consecutive shutout innings streak to 48 2/3, good for third on the career list. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Orel Hershiser, with a record 59 straight scoreless innings in 1988, and Don Drysdale with 58 in 1968 are ahead of Sánchez on the list dating to the start of the […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday. St. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao said in a statement that “current evidence is insufficient to meet that standard for criminal charges under Minnesota state statutes,” a determination heavily […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Life tasks like paying bills, canceling subscriptions and answering overdue emails are becoming a reason to socialize for friends, couples, roommates and other people who get together for what’s known as “admin dates.” The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist. Tackling a personal to-do list […]

LOS ANGELES, June 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday said it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific killing two people.The U.S. Southern Command said on X that intelligence had confirmed that the vessel “was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” Under the Trump administration, the U.S. military has conducted numerous such attacks. (Reporting by Jasper Ward, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman) Brought […]

By Jasper Ward June 3 (Reuters) – Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement with nearly 300 former students who had accused the school’s campus doctor of sexually assaulting them decades ago, the school and a lawyer for the victims said on Wednesday. The settlement with 279 of the 280 former students was ratified by the university’s board on Wednesday. It followed years of litigation over accusations of […]