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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A year after the murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira deep in the Amazon rainforest, friends, relatives and admirers gathered on Monday to call for justice and protection of Indigenous lands. Phillips and Pereira vanished on June 5, 2022 on a trip to the remote Javari Valley near the border with Peru. Days later, a fisherman who had confronted Indigenous patrols […]

By Noel Randewich and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Monday as investors weighed whether the U.S. Federal Reserve might pause its interest rate hikes at its upcoming policy meeting, while Apple briefly hit a record high before losing ground. Apple Inc ended 0.8% lower after the world’s most valuable company unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since […]

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year. Country delegations, NGOs and industry representatives gathered in Paris this week for the second round of UN talks toward a legally binding pact to halt the explosion […]

(Reuters) – Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp will expand the production of electric vehicle batteries at a factory in Nevada jointly operated with Tesla Inc, Nikkei reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company’s unit, Panasonic Energy, will install a 15th production line at Gigafactory Nevada, the report said. Tesla recently told Panasonic it would “buy as much as [Panasonic] can make”, according to an executive at the […]

(Reuters) – Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp will expand the production of electric vehicle batteries at a factory in Nevada jointly operated with Tesla Inc, Nikkei reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company’s unit, Panasonic Energy, will install a 15th production line at Gigafactory Nevada, the report said. Tesla recently told Panasonic it would “buy as much as [Panasonic] can make”, according to an executive at the […]

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Ange Postecoglou has spent his coaching life confounding those who underestimate him and the social media campaign against him becoming Tottenham Hotspur manager was unlikely to bother him too much. The 57-year-old, who is expected to be confirmed as Tottenham boss, has enjoyed success pretty much wherever he has coached over the last 26 years. Although raised in Australia where oval ball codes rule […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s securities regulator has accused two former CEOs of retailer Americanas with failing to comply with required information disclosures after an investigation into accounting inconsistencies, the agency said. The two ex-CEOs, Sergio Rial and Joao Guerra, also did not meet other obligations to inform investors, according to a document from securities regulator CVM made public on Monday. It was not immediately clear what further steps would […]

By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Groups representing major retailers and manufacturers urged the White House on Monday to intervene in contentious West Coast port labor negotiations, citing worries about shipping disruptions during critical holiday shopping seasons. The call came after the largest terminal at Southern California’s Port of Long Beach closed for the day shift Monday as dock workers rally for better pay. Monday’s temporary closure […]

(Reuters) – Israel’s Beitar Jerusalem will be ineligible to participate in European competitions in the upcoming season after fans stormed the field following a championship win last month, the Israel Football Association said Monday. Israeli president Isaac Herzog was rushed out of a soccer stadium on May 23 in the northern city of Haifa after jubilant fans rushed the pitch when the Beitar team won the State Cup in a […]