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By Jonathan Stempel, Carolina Mandl and John McCrank OMAHA/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Warren Buffett on Saturday offered a vote of confidence in the United States, saying he could not imagine the government letting it default on its debt and risk letting the world’s financial system “go into turmoil.” Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual meeting in downtown Omaha, Buffett also said it would have been “catastrophic” for regulators not to step […]

By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles, was crowned queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible. When Charles’ divorced first wife, the popular, glamorous Princess Diana, died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, Camilla bore the brunt of media […]

LONDON (Reuters) – People from across Britain and the world gathered on Saturday in central London for the coronation of King Charles III. Here is a selection of quotes from those in the crowd: Katie Mitchell, 25, on the balcony appearance by King Charles and the royal family: “It was a brilliant way to end what was already a brilliant day. It was amazing to see them all there in […]

By Michael Holden, Kate Holton and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the […]

By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Saturday he could not imagine Washington allowing the U.S. to default on its debt by refusing to raise the country’s debt ceiling, and risk disrupting the world’s financial system by letting the world “go into turmoil.” Speaking at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual meeting in downtown Omaha, Buffett also said it would have been “catastrophic” for regulators not to protect […]

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday, an attack that Russia immediately blamed on Ukraine and the West. The state Investigative Committee said the writer’s Audi Q7 was blown up in a village in the Nizny Novgorod region, about 400 km (250 miles) east of Moscow, which it was treating as an act of […]

(Reuters) – Here are some key facts about Zakhar Prilepin, a Russian nationalist writer who was wounded when a bomb blew up his car on Saturday. – Prilepin, 47, is the author of six novels, often focusing on dark themes. His debut novel “The Pathologies” told the story of young soldiers in the Chechen wars. He has also written numerous poems, essays and articles, and is the recipient of various […]

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -A prominent Russian nationalist writer, Zakhar Prilepin, was wounded in a car bombing that killed his driver on Saturday, an attack that Russia immediately blamed on Ukraine and the West. The state Investigative Committee said the writer’s Audi Q7 was blown up in a village in the Nizny Novgorod region, about 400 km (250 miles) east of Moscow, which it was treating as an act of […]

By Michael Holden, Kate Holton and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the […]