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By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s securities watchdog on Thursday said that it was willing to work with its counterparts in the United States to promote regulatory cooperation on audits and safeguard the rights and interests of global investors. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) was commenting a day after a U.S. accounting watchdog said that it found unacceptable deficiencies in audits of U.S.-listed Chinese companies. “We noticed […]

(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co pilots’ union said on Thursday its members had approved a strike mandate by an overwhelming majority ahead of the busy summer travel season. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), which represents 10,000 pilots of the Dallas-based carrier, said 98% of its members participated in the vote and 99% voted in favor of authorizing a strike. Southwest said the vote result will not impact its operations: […]

ROME (Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early shock at the Italian Open on Thursday as the in-form Belarusian crashed to a 7-6(4) 6-2 defeat by American Sofia Kenin in a high-octane second-round match. Sabalenka wobbled on serve early in her first match since claiming the Madrid title last week and squandered three chances to break Kenin before finding her groove to level a pulsating opening set […]

(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co pilots’ union said on Thursday its members had approved a strike mandate by an overwhelming majority ahead of the busy summer travel season. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), which represents 10,000 pilots of the Dallas-based carrier, said 98% of its members participated in the vote and 99% voted in favor of authorizing a strike. Southwest said the vote result will not impact its operations: […]

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Teresa Xu did not anticipate that five years after she was denied an egg-freezing treatment at a Beijing hospital for being unmarried, her subsequent lawsuit would be at the centre of a debate over reproductive rights in China. Xu, 35, first lodged the claim against the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital in 2019, in a landmark case of a Chinese woman fighting for her […]

By Lara Afghani and Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A year after Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot while covering an Israeli army raid, family and friends say her killers are yet to be held responsible. Abu Akleh, one of the most recognizable journalists covering Israeli-occupied territories, was shot dead on May 11, 2022 during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. After changing its […]

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday questioned Elon Musk’s bid to end an agreement that he made to get a Tesla Inc lawyer’s preapproval of some of his tweets, with judges pointing out that he agreed to it as part of a 2018 deal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk’s attorney Ellyde Thompson told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is already seeing high number of border encounters in certain areas, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Thursday ahead of a COVID-19 immigration restriction called Title 42’s midnight expiration. “Our borders are not open,” Mayorkas told reporters at a White House briefing, warning of tougher consequences for those who try to cross the U.S. border illegally. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration this […]

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – In a country shaken by years of political volatility, Peru’s national currency has emerged as a mainstay of relative stability among Latin American foreign exchange markets, reaching its strongest level in a year this week. After taking a hit during the nearly two-year presidency of Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian sol is bouncing back just months after his removal and subsequent protests that briefly stifled […]