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SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) -The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen’s conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, a significant confidence-building measure amid peace talks between Saudi envoys and the Houthi group. The first two simultaneous exchange flights landed in the government city of Aden, carrying 35 people, and in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, carrying 125, around midday on Friday, […]

By Blake Brittain and Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C. is under investigation by her own court for allegedly failing to carry out her duties and refusing to respond to other judges’ concerns, court officials at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said on Friday. An order signed by Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore said a three-judge committee had determined that […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Nurses in England have voted to reject the government’s new pay deal, their trade union said, setting out further strikes that will put the National Health Service under more strain as nurses hold out for a higher wage offer. About 54% of nurses who took part in a ballot voted to reject the pay deal, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) – who had recommended members accept […]

By Elizabeth Pineau and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform passed a crunch constitutional test on Friday and can now be promulgated in the coming days. The legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge protests. But in what will be a major relief to Macron and his […]

By Niket Nishant and Nupur Anand (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co beat Wall Street’s estimates for quarterly profit and raised its outlook for interest income on Friday, emerging as one of the biggest winners of a flight to safety during last month’s banking crisis. The largest U.S. lender gained $50 billion in deposits at the end of March, even as the rest of the industry saw a 3% decline in […]

By Elizabeth Pineau and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform passed a crunch constitutional test on Friday, BFM TV reported. The legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge protests. But in what will be a huge relief to Macron and his government, the country’s Constitutional Council gave […]

By Elizabeth Pineau and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform passed a crunch constitutional test on Friday, BFM TV reported. The legislation, which pushes the age at one can draw a full pension to 64 from 62, is deeply unpopular in France and has triggered huge protests. But in what will be a huge relief to Macron and his government, the country’s Constitutional Council gave […]

CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government is testing several potential bird flu vaccines for poultry, officials said on Friday, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in the nation’s worst outbreak ever. The trials, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, are the first step in a lengthy process toward the possible use of vaccines to protect poultry from the lethal […]

By Alexandra Ulmer INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) – White House Republican hopefuls including Donald Trump descend on Indianapolis for the annual NRA conference on Friday, highlighting the gun lobby’s continued political potency even as the U.S. reels from the latest spate of mass shootings. The conference of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun-rights advocacy group, is taking place at a key moment in the Republican presidential campaign. A number […]