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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Residents of Moscow reported problems using satellite navigation in cars and on mobile devices this week, as the Kremlin stepped up security for the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9. Maps from the GPSJam website showed a “high level” of Global Positioning System interference across Moscow on Wednesday and Thursday, the day of the main rehearsal, meaning over 10% of aircraft overhead recorded […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Residents of Moscow reported problems using satellite navigation in cars and on mobile devices this week, as the Kremlin stepped up security for the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9. Maps from the GPSJam website showed a “high level” of Global Positioning System interference across Moscow on Wednesday and Thursday, the day of the main rehearsal, meaning over 10% of aircraft overhead recorded […]

By Antonio Bronic and Aleksandar Vasovic DUBONA, Serbia (Reuters) -Police arrested a suspect on Friday after eight people were killed and 14 wounded in Serbia’s second mass shooting in two days in what President Aleksandar Vucic called a “terrorist attack” as the government approved tough new gun controls. The Balkan country was already reeling from a mass shooting on Wednesday, when authorities say a 13-year old boy shot dead nine […]

By Antonio Bronic and Aleksandar Vasovic DUBONA, Serbia (Reuters) -Police arrested a suspect on Friday after eight people were killed and 14 wounded in Serbia’s second mass shooting in two days in what President Aleksandar Vucic called a “terrorist attack” as the government approved tough new gun controls. The Balkan country was already reeling from a mass shooting on Wednesday, when authorities say a 13-year old boy shot dead nine […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig PORT SUDAN, Sudan (Reuters) – Hanadi Al-Sir was among thousands who rushed to Port Sudan, hoping to get on a boat or a plane to escape fierce fighting between the army and rival paramilitary forces. Ten days later she is still camped out in the sweltering heat at the Red Sea city with crowds of others waiting in tents and shelters to get […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig PORT SUDAN, Sudan (Reuters) – Hanadi Al-Sir was among thousands who rushed to Port Sudan, hoping to get on a boat or a plane to escape fierce fighting between the army and rival paramilitary forces. Ten days later she is still camped out in the sweltering heat at the Red Sea city with crowds of others waiting in tents and shelters to get […]

By Kannaki Deka (Reuters) -Carvana Co’s shares soared as much as 55% on Friday after the struggling online used-car retailer’s surprise second-quarter profit forecast caught bearish investors on the wrong foot. Carvana endured a turbulent 2022 as the company struggled to offload used cars purchased at higher prices during the pandemic due to weak demand over affordability concerns. Short positions in Carvana were at $488 million, with short sellers estimated […]

By Kannaki Deka (Reuters) -Carvana Co’s shares soared as much as 55% on Friday after the struggling online used-car retailer’s surprise second-quarter profit forecast caught bearish investors on the wrong foot. Carvana endured a turbulent 2022 as the company struggled to offload used cars purchased at higher prices during the pandemic due to weak demand over affordability concerns. Short positions in Carvana were at $488 million, with short sellers estimated […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles and his son Prince William greeted wellwishers outside Buckingham Palace in central London on Friday, a day before Charles’ formal coronation ceremony. Charles left the palace gates in his royal car before stopping halfway down the Mall, where royal fans have been camped out ahead of Saturday’s ceremony, and shaking hands with smiling and cheering spectators. William was accompanied by his wife Kate. (Reporting […]