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By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Striking film and television writers are set to meet with union leadership on Wednesday to discuss the work stoppage that threw Hollywood into disarray as the industry deals with changes brought on by the streaming TV boom. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and other late-night shows aired re-runs on Tuesday night after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike, leaving […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would continue talks with the United Nations and other parties to the Black Sea grain deal, and that Moscow would not do anything to harm its own interests. On a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “The Russian side will continue contacts with both U.N. and other representatives, in the hope that the terms of the deal will […]

By Manya Saini (Reuters) – Jack Dorsey-led Block Inc’s first-quarter results will likely see investors zoom in on the payments firm’s Cash App business following U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research’s allegations including inflated user count. Morgan Stanley analysts in April said that some bearish investors remain uncertain about the amount of gross profit that is generated by “potential illicit activity” on the Cash App platform. “Eventually, bears suspect a meaningful amount […]

(Reuters) – Botswana’s Nijel Amos has been banned for three years after the 2012 Olympic 800 metres silver medallist tested positive for a banned metabolite, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Wednesday. The AIU said the ban would come into effect from July 12 2022, which was the date of his provisional suspension, and end on July 11 2025. “His results on and since 4 June 2022 have been […]

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Air strikes were heard in Khartoum on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, even as warring factions agreed to a new seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, undermining chances for a lasting truce that would help ease a deepening humanitarian crisis. United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Port Sudan to “reaffirm” his commitment to the Sudanese people. His spokesperson said improving humanitarian access through guarantees of safe passage […]

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home prices increased in April from March as new listings posted a steep annual decline, adding to evidence that the housing market has turned a corner after being buffeted by sharply higher borrowing costs. The average price of a GTA home rose to C$1.153 million ($846,425) in April, up 4% from March, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data showed […]

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Oil depots were ablaze in both Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday as both sides escalated a drone war targeting infrastructure ahead of Kyiv’s planned spring counter-offensive to try to end Moscow’s all-out invasion. Scores of firefighters battled a huge fire that Russian authorities blamed on a Ukrainian drone crashing into an oil terminal on Russia’s side of the bridge it built to occupied Crimea. In […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A truce along the Israel-Gaza border appeared to be holding on Wednesday morning following a brief bout of fighting triggered by the death of a jailed Palestinian hunger striker. After Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel through the night and Israeli jets struck in Gaza, a ceasefire mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations appeared to hold as the sides […]

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Greg Roumeliotis and Marie Mannes COPENHAGEN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. asset manager Apollo Global Management Inc plans to apply for approval from Swedish and Danish regulators to take a majority stake in SAS AB as part of the Scandinavian airline’s rescue plan, a source familiar with the matter said. Such a deal would be a test of European Union rules, which prevent more than 50% of an […]