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PARIS (Reuters) – Ukrainian players do not get enough support from women’s tennis governing body WTA amid Russia’s invasion of their country, Elina Svitolina said on Tuesday. Svitolina, back on the tour at the Charleston Open after a maternity break, spoke to support fellow Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko, who said she withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament because of a panic attack brought on by a conversation the 33-year-old had […]

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure. The Long Beach, California-based company lodged the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking a sale of its assets after announcing the layoff of roughly 85% of […]

(Corrects to say the meeting of Australian-Chinese officials took place in Beijing, not at the WTO) By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s international trade negotiator has expressed concern over Australia’s scrutiny of the operations of Chinese firms there, the commerce ministry said, while flagging the potential for economic and trade co-operation. The comments by Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen came during a meeting on Monday with Australia’s deputy secretary […]

(Corrects to say the meeting of Australian-Chinese officials took place in Beijing, not at the WTO) By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s international trade negotiator has expressed concern over Australia’s scrutiny of the operations of Chinese firms there, the commerce ministry said, while flagging the potential for economic and trade co-operation. The comments by Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen came during a meeting on Monday with Australia’s deputy secretary […]

By Toby Sterling VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying at least 50 people derailed in the Netherlands early on Tuesday after hitting a construction crane, officials said. Rescue teams ferried away the injured in pre-dawn darkness at the scene of the incident in Voorschoten, a village near The Hague. The accident happened around 3:25 a.m. (0125 […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said Beijing has expressed concerns about energy activities by Malaysian state firm Petronas in the South China Sea, even though Kuala Lumpur believes the projects are in its territory. Anwar’s remarks come after he opened the door for negotiations with China earlier this week, in a sign of mounting pressure on Malaysia’s energy operations in waters that Beijing claims […]

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure. The Long Beach, California-based company lodged the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking a sale of its assets after announcing the layoff of roughly 85% of […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics’ unit Samsung Display plans to invest 4.1 trillion won ($3.14 billion) until 2026 in Asan, South Korea to make advanced organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panels used in tablets and computers, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.     The investment is part of a previously-announced plan by Samsung Electronics and affiliates to invest 60.1 trillion won in the next 10 years in regions outside the capital, […]

(Corrects to say the meeting of Australian-Chinese officials took place in Beijing, not at the WTO) By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s international trade negotiator has expressed concern over Australia’s scrutiny of the operations of Chinese firms there, the commerce ministry said, while flagging the potential for economic and trade co-operation. The comments by Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen came during a meeting on Monday with Australia’s deputy secretary general […]