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DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth could miss the opening stages of the Rugby Championship with a “serious” shoulder injury that will most likely rule him out of the remainder of the club season, Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell said on Friday. Etzebeth, a key player for the Springboks as they seek to defend their Rugby World Cup title in France later this year, faces up to […]

DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth could miss the opening stages of the Rugby Championship with a “serious” shoulder injury that will most likely rule him out of the remainder of the club season, Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell said on Friday. Etzebeth, a key player for the Springboks as they seek to defend their Rugby World Cup title in France later this year, faces up to […]

(Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday defended luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow, saying he had been advised that he was not required to report this type of “personal hospitality” under federal rules. In a statement, Thomas also said that he has always sought to comply with disclosure guidelines. ProPublica reported on Thursday that the long-serving […]

(Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday defended luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow, saying he had been advised that he was not required to report this type of “personal hospitality” under federal rules. In a statement, Thomas also said that he has always sought to comply with disclosure guidelines. ProPublica reported on Thursday that the long-serving […]

By Nupur Anand and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) -For months, consumers have clamored for banks to pay out more for deposits as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. Now analysts say after the banking crisis shook markets last month, lenders appear to be rejigging offers in an effort to keep customers’ cash parked in their accounts for longer. U.S. banks are trying to woo depositors by offering signing […]

By Ricardo Brito (Reuters) -Giants of the orange juice trade in Brazil have become defendants in a class-action lawsuit seeking $2.5 billion in damages over an alleged scheme to fix prices between 1999 and 2006, a prosecutor told Reuters. Federal Prosecutor Karen Kahn said the Sao Paulo Court of Justice will hear claims in a lawsuit filed against firms including Citrosuco, Cutrale and Louis Dreyfus Co (LDC), which account for […]

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday. The documents appear to have been altered to lower the number of casualties suffered by Russian forces, the U.S. officials said, adding their assessments were informal and […]

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working as a journalist, Russian news agencies reported on Friday. Russia’s Federal Security Service, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said on March 30 that it had detained Gershkovich in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and had opened an […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on Friday he was advised that the type of personal hospitality extended by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow was not reportable. Thomas, in a statement, said also that he has always sought to comply with disclosure guidelines. (Reporting by Laura Sanicola; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com