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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of a U.S. House of Representatives panel said he will seek to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress over what he said was a failure to hand over information on President Joe Biden’s family dealings. “We will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement posted on Twitter. Comer said he […]
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. banks fell on Monday with some investors pointing to worries that a flood of Treasury bill issuance following the raising of the U.S. debt ceiling would drain liquidity from lenders. The U.S. government is expected to issue $1 trillion or more of short-term debt to replenish its Treasury General Account (TGA) or cash reserves that were depleted during the political […]
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has enough weapons to begin its counter-offensive against Russia, and the operation will give the country the victory it needs to join NATO, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Monday. Membership of the military alliance would “probably” only be possible for Ukraine after the end of active hostilities, Kuleba said in an interview in Kyiv. Ukraine has for months feted a vast […]
By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) – Apple Inc barged into Meta’s metaverse party on Monday, unveiling an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone. Vision Pro will start at $3,499, more than three times the cost of the priciest headset in Meta’s line of mixed and virtual reality devices that currently dominate the AR/VR market. Apple’s headset will be […]
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. banks fell on Monday with some investors pointing to worries that a flood of Treasury bill issuance following the raising of the U.S. debt ceiling would drain liquidity from lenders. The U.S. government is expected to issue $1 trillion or more of short-term debt to replenish its Treasury General Account (TGA) or cash reserves that were depleted during the political […]
ROME (Reuters) – The right-wing government of Italy’s Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital’s annual LGBT parade, drawing an angry response from rights activists and opposition politicians. LGBT rights and gender equality in Italy have been a particularly sensitive issue since right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to power around seven months ago vowing to combat what she called the “LGBT […]
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed his spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin as the head of the National Intelligence Agency (MIT) on Monday, Erdogan’s communications office said. Hakan Fidan, who had been Turkey’s intelligence chief since 2010, was appointed foreign minister on Saturday. Kalin is a long-term confidant of Erdogan and has served as the spokesperson for the presidency and been a foreign policy adviser for the president since 2014. Kalin […]
(Reuters) – Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman in 55 years to reach the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam when she beat Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5 at the French Open on Monday. Maria Bueno, who won seven singles titles at the slams, was the last Brazilian woman to reach the quarter-finals at a major in 1968, although Haddad Maia says she still cannot compare with […]
By Stephen Nellis CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro at its annual software developer conference on Monday, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago. Vision Pro will start at $3,499. CEO Tim Cook described it as “spatial computing” with the device controlled by your eyes, hands and voice. “It’s […]
