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BRUSSELS, June 1 (Reuters) – The outcomes of most of the United Nations’ recent COP climate summits have fallen short of the more ambitious action scientists say is needed to address climate change, said EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on Monday. “If you look at what the problem actually needs and where the bar should then be, and what most of the COPs of the last five, six, seven, eight […]

Raymond Berry, a Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts who later coached the New England Patriots to their first Super Bowl appearance, has died at 93. Berry passed away on May 25 in Murfreesboro, Tenn., while surrounded by loved ones, his family said in a statement released Monday by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Berry made six Pro Bowls and three All-Pro first teams during a […]

June 1 (Reuters) – Tennis great Serena Williams will make her long-anticipated competitive comeback to tennis at the age of 44 on grass at Queen’s Club in London this month as a wildcard entry into the doubles draw, the club said in a statement on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam champion last played on the WTA Tour in September 2022, when she retired from professional tennis after a third-round loss […]

NAIROBI, June 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of people took to the streets in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki on Monday to protest moves by the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility at a military base there, residents told Reuters, days after the High Court ordered the government to suspend the plan temporarily. The court ordered the temporary suspension on Friday after a lawsuit was brought arguing […]

June 1 (Reuters) – Private credit funds provided nearly $560 billion in new loans to U.S. businesses over the last three years, helping create more than 6.5 million jobs, according to a Managed Funds Association report seen by Reuters. The report illustrates the crucial role of alternative asset managers in financing businesses and the broader economy, with the industry rapidly expanding over the past decade as investors increased allocations to […]

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in April, boosted by single-family homebuilding, though rising mortgage rates amid the war with Iran continued to cast a shadow over the housing market. The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Monday that construction spending rose 0.4% after a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in March. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast construction spending gaining 0.2% after a previously […]

TEL AVIV, June 1 (Reuters) – Israel’s Defence Ministry on Monday said France had banned Israeli government representatives from attending the Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris this month. France has also banned Israeli weapons makers from exhibiting offensive systems and will only permit them to display “air defence products”. (Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Kevin Liffey) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

BEIJING, June 1 (Reuters) – China and the United States recently held “candid and constructive” exchanges on air and maritime safety and discussed measures to improve military maritime security, the Chinese navy said in a statement published on Monday. The two militaries had a working group meeting of the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement in Hawaii from May 28 to 29 and agreed that improved communication could reduce miscalculation and enhance […]

TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) – Canadian health company Apotex Health said on Monday it is seeking to raise up to C$1.2 billion  ($868.06 million) in an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in a deal that could help revive the country’s subdued IPO market. Apotex said it is expected to offer between 41.7 million and 50 million shares at a price range of C$20 to C$24 for gross […]