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By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s main opposition Liberal party said on Wednesday it would campaign against a national vote to enshrine an Indigenous consultative body in the constitution, dashing hopes of bipartisan support on the issue. Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum later this year on whether they support altering the constitution to include a “Voice to Parliament”, a committee that can advise the parliament on […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday announced a deal with Brazilian bike-sharing company Tembici to make electric and common bicycles available on its app in Latin America amid a push for greener initiatives. Uber said in a statement the deal was aimed at making it easier for people to travel short distances on bicycles instead of cars, while also helping the firm in its goal of becoming […]

By John O’Donnell BERN (Reuters) -Switzerland’s financial regulator deflected blame for the collapse of the country’s second-biggest bank, Credit Suisse, saying it had been quick to respond, calling instead for more powers to take lenders to task. “We reacted very fast,” FINMA president Marlene Amstad told journalists, adding that it was the responsibility of management to avoid such a situation and that regulations alone could not solve a crisis of […]

By Nathan Layne and Rich McKay PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him and declared himself the victim of election interference without offering evidence. “I never thought anything like this could happen in America,” Trump told supporters gathered at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida. “The only crime that I’ve […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. Revenue last month reached the third highest on record for March at T$400.3 billion ($13.14 billion), though that represented a 21.1% year-on-year fall, the company said in a statement. The […]

LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. sports merchandise retailer Fanatics Inc will run the official online stores of Italy’s national soccer team and seven Serie A teams, through its acquisition of sports e-commerce firm EPI, its first foray into the Italian market. The deal, announced by the companies on Wednesday, will also see Fanatics take over the running of in-stadium stores for AC Milan, Inter Milan, Fiorentina, and Bologna. Fanatics makes and sells […]

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -The United States has announced a new package of weapons and other military equipment for Ukraine, where Russian troops pressed on with their long and costly battle to seize the eastern city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meanwhile arrived in neighbouring Poland on Wednesday on an official visit to a close ally that has taken in millions of Ukrainian refugees and provided vital weaponry […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc, said on Wednesday that revenue in the first quarter rose 3.9% year-on-year, but that sales for the current quarter would be down. Revenue last month reached the third highest on record for March at T$400.3 billion ($13.14 billion), though that represented a 21.1% year-on-year fall, the company said in a statement. The […]

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -The United States has announced a new package of weapons and other military equipment for Ukraine, where Russian troops pressed on with their long and costly battle to seize the eastern city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meanwhile arrived in neighbouring Poland on Wednesday on an official visit to a close ally that has taken in millions of Ukrainian refugees and provided vital weaponry […]