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By Elizabeth Piper KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy moved on Monday to formalise the day that Ukraine marks the allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as May 8, aligning it with Western nations in a repudiation of the Soviet past quickly condemned by Moscow. Speaking to Ukrainians on a hill overlooking Kyiv, Zelenskiy said “the old evil” had returned, this time waged by a “modern Russia” pursuing […]

By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Truecaller will soon start making its caller identification service available over WhatsApp and other messaging apps to help users spot potential spam calls over the internet, the company told Reuters on Monday. The feature, currently in beta phase, will be rolled out globally later in May, Truecaller Chief Executive Alan Mamedi said. Telemarketing and scamming calls have been on the rise in countries […]

(Reuters) – Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany, which Kyiv marked a day earlier in a new break with Moscow. CONFLICT * Kyiv’s mayor said Russia had fired 60 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukrainian targets, including 36 at the capital, all of which had been shot down. However, […]

By Granth Vanaik and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -Tyson Foods Inc posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast on Monday as prices for its beef and pork have declined, sending the U.S. meatpacker’s shares tumbling 9% before the bell. The weaker-than-expected results indicate that cash-strapped consumers are cutting back on meat spending in a high-inflation environment while a shrinking cattle herd forces Tyson to pay more for […]

By Shreyashi Sanyal and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 indexes eyed a higher open on Monday ahead of a key inflation reading during the week that will be scrutinized for whether the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool prices were taking hold, while shares of PacWest led a rally among regional banks. Regional lenders’ shares stretched gains from a rebound on Friday, with PacWest Bancorp jumping […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – Rain and cooler weather were expected to bring some relief on Monday to Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta, where more than 100 wildfires have forced nearly 30,000 people from their homes, officials said. The province declared a state of emergency on Saturday and some oil companies had shut production. Vermilion Energy Inc said on Monday it had temporarily shut in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent […]

By Elizabeth Piper and Pavel Polityuk KYSHCHENTSI, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dutchman Kees Huizinga has faced many challenges in the two decades he has spent as a farmer in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion has thrown up one challenge he never expected. Around 40 of his 350 workers have signed up to fight in the war, and the replacements he has found lack their experience. Huizinga fears this could mean a fall in […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – Rain and cooler weather were expected to bring some relief on Monday to Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta, where more than 100 wildfires have forced nearly 30,000 people from their homes, officials said. The province declared a state of emergency on Saturday and some oil companies had shut production. Vermilion Energy Inc said on Monday it had temporarily shut in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent […]

(Reuters) – Eyenovia Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its pupil-dilating spray to be used with the company’s proprietary drug delivery device during eye examinations. The spray is indicated for mydriasis, or pupil dilation, for eye examinations carried out before cataract surgery or corrective prescriptions. The U.S. health regulator had reclassified the drug, Mydcombi, as a drug-device combination product in 2021, given its […]