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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia on Thursday both spoke of progress towards ending their decades-old conflict over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, even as they argued openly in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan, has been a source of conflict between the two Caucasus neighbours since the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and between ethnic […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting chief Billy Nolen is expected to take a position with electric air taxi firm Archer Aviation after he leaves the agency, sources told Reuters. Asked for comment on whether Nolen was joining Archer, the FAA said “Billy Nolen is departing the FAA in the coming weeks and is continuing to ensure a smooth transition at the agency.” Archer Aviation declined […]

By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton denied talking to Ferrari about a move to the Italian Formula One team and said on Thursday he was close to agreeing a new contract with Mercedes. The seven times world champion, the sport’s most successful driver of all time, is out of contract at the end of the season and there has been speculation the 38-year-old could join Ferrari. “My team […]

By Marine Strauss PARIS (Reuters) -French judges charged five soldiers on Thursday for not assisting people in danger over the deaths of 27 migrants trying to cross the Channel in a small boat in November 2021. The sinking was the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating Britain from mainland Europe. Nine people were placed in custody in the probe into the tragedy, but only five […]

By Cecile Mantovani KUESNACHT, Switzerland (Reuters) – Well-wishers gathered outside the lakeside home of Tina Turner on Thursday to pay tribute to the music legend who had made Switzerland her home for nearly three decades. Flowers and cards lay outside the house in the picturesque town of Kuesnacht, on the shore of Lake Zurich, where Turner died on Wednesday at the age of 83. A steady stream of visitors came […]

(Reuters) – Nikola Corp said on Thursday Nasdaq gave the electric truck maker a delisting notice for not meeting its minimum bid price requirements. Shares of the company were down 5% at 73 cents. They fell about 78% last year on high battery material costs and production concerns. Nikola has been trying to raise cash for operations by selling equity, like other electric vehicle (EV) firms, in a turbulent market, […]

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stewart Rhodes, the former Army paratrooper turned Yale-educated lawyer who founded the far-right Oath Keepers militia, appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the U.S. Capitol attack, with prosecutors asking for 25 years in prison. U.S. Judge Amit Mehta will determine the sentence for Rhodes, who was convicted in November by a federal court […]

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The activist investor pushing for board seats at Freshpet Inc wants the pet food company to roll back a recent governance change and said it may take the matter to court unless the decision is reversed, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Jana Partners, Freshpet’s largest investor with a 9.3% stake, argues a decision to cut the number of directors standing for […]

By Makiko Yamazaki and Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) -Shareholders of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday voted down all four of the board candidates nominated by ValueAct Capital, dismissing the U.S. investment firm’s attempt to shake up the retail giant’s board. ValueAct, long critical of the 7-Eleven convenience store operator’s conglomerate structure, called for President Ryuichi Isaka to be among those replaced with its candidates. Isaka and […]