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By Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig KHARTOUM (Reuters) – As foreign governments scramble to evacuate their nationals from Sudan, those with nowhere to go say they feel forsaken, and fear the exodus of expatriates could mean worse bloodshed to come. More than a week of deadly fighting between rival wings of the Sudanese military has prompted many governments to evacuate expatriates by air, sea and land. But as embassies […]

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves has risen to 89, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Tuesday, calling for the group’s leader to spend the rest of his life in prison. The toll has steadily risen in recent days as authorities have carried out exhumations of mass graves found in an […]

By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting “Day O” in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The cause of Belafonte’s death was congestive heart failure, his longtime spokesperson Ken Sunshine told the Times. Attempts by Reuters to reach Sunshine […]

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -The death toll among followers of a Kenyan cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves has risen to 89, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said on Tuesday, calling for the group’s leader to spend the rest of his life in prison. The toll has steadily risen in recent days as authorities have carried out exhumations of mass graves found in an […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices increased in February after seven straight monthly declines likely as a dip in mortgage rates at the start of the year fueled demand, but the overall trend continued to point to a slowdown in house price inflation. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, rose 0.2% in February after adjusting for seasonal fluctuations. That followed a […]

By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after a mixed batch of earnings reports, while a plunge in deposits of regional lender First Republic Bank stoked concerns about the banking sector. First Republic shares tanked 28.9% to a record low after the beleaguered lender reported a more than $100 billion flight in deposits in the first quarter following the biggest banking crisis since 2008 […]

By Liz Hampton and Arunima Kumar (Reuters) – Oilfield firm Halliburton Co on Tuesday reported a first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates as a tight services and equipment market has helped drive demand and improve its pricing. Global oil futures are currently trading above $80 a barrel, down about 20% from a year ago but still higher than the price most companies need to drill profitably. Markets have been […]

By Manya Saini (Reuters) – First Republic Bank faces an uphill challenge to regrow its business after losing more than half of its deposits, analysts said on Tuesday, as shares sank 29% in early trade to hit a record low following its first-quarter earnings. The beleaguered lender reported a more than $100 billion plunge in deposits in the quarter in the aftermath of the biggest crisis to hit the banking […]

By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden announced his re-election campaign on Tuesday, as most Republican hopefuls were still trying to decide whether to challenge former President Donald Trump. Here is a list of declared candidates and other potential 2024 hopefuls in both the Democratic and Republican parties. JOE BIDEN Biden, 80, has been teasing his plans to seek a second term for months but held […]