Town Hall News

KYIV (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it had thwarted another major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, inflicting heavy losses, while Ukraine hailed progress in fighting in the east, although it was unclear if it marked the start of a long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive. On Monday, Russia said Ukrainian forces over the weekend had begun a major offensive in the southern part of the Donetsk region, which it had also thwarted. Ukrainian […]

(Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc’s Australian unit has been found guilty by the country’s Federal Court to have misled customers about the prices or discounts on its add-on monitors on its website, Australia’s competition regulator said on Tuesday. When customers chose to buy a personal computer, Dell Australia gave them an option to bundle a compatible monitor at a discounted, or a ‘strikethrough’ price, suggesting it would be cheaper to […]

By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday let analysts and media, including Reuters, try its $3,499 Vision Pro headset. What is immediately clear is the device is not yet meant for a mass market: a test drive requires a setup session with Apple staff and a quick visit with a vision specialist to ensure the headset fits and functions as intended. And the price tag is […]

By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday let analysts and media, including Reuters, try its $3,499 Vision Pro headset. What is immediately clear is the device is not yet meant for a mass market: a test drive requires a setup session with Apple staff and a quick visit with a vision specialist to ensure the headset fits and functions as intended. And the price tag is […]

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s ruling party comfortably captured a major historic stronghold of the opposition in an election on Sunday, consolidating President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s hold on power ahead of the battle to succeed him next year. Lopez Obrador’s leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) won the State of Mexico gubernatorial contest by more than 8 percentage points, according to preliminary results from the state’s electoral institute. […]

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocking shelves with low-priced notebooks and slashing prices on sneakers and uniforms, major retailers including Walmart, Foot Locker and Marks & Spencer are preparing for a challenging back-to-school shopping season this year. U.S. shoppers’ spending in the summer ahead of the college and K-12 school year has grown steadily since 2015, according to the National Retail Federation, a trade group. NRF hasn’t yet […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Illumina Inc filed an appeal late on Monday against an order by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which is demanding that the company divest cancer diagnostic test maker Grail Inc because of concern that its ownership would stifle competition in the U.S. market for cancer tests. (Reporting by Diane Bartz and Mrinmay Dey; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday it expects its performance to be better in the second half of the year than the first. First half revenue is expected to drop 10% year-on-year in U.S. dollar terms, CEO C.C. Wei told the company’s annual shareholders meeting. (Reporting by Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent turned spy whom the bureau describes as the most damaging in its history, was found dead in his prison cell on Monday, U.S. authorities said. Hanssen, 79, was sentenced in 2002 to life in prison after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over 20 years. Prison staff initiated life-saving measures after finding Hanssen unresponsive on […]