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(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said late on Sunday that the U.S. was behind the pressure that Ukrainian authorities have been exerting on the Russian-aligned wing of the Orthodox Church in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which Kyiv says has ties with Russia, defied an eviction order last week from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in the capital. On Saturday, a top Ukrainian cleric from the church was sentenced to […]

(Reuters) – The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said hours after it lost the verified badge on the social media platform. According to new Twitter policy, verified check marks are now offered only through a paid subscription. Organizations will have to shell out $1,000 a month to obtain gold check marks while individuals […]

(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week as it prepares to inform corporate employees about layoffs undertaken by the burger giant as part of a broader company restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. (Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Josie Kao) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen completed a three-day trip to Guatemala on Sunday where she offered more cooperation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s government, one of Taiwan’s few allies in the world. Tsai’s tour, which will take her to Belize on Sunday afternoon, comes a week after Honduras severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in favor of Beijing. China and Taiwan have tussled for influence […]

NAPLES (Reuters) – AC Milan striker Rafael Leao netted twice to give his side a superb 4-0 away victory over leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, moving Stefano Pioli’s side up to third place in the standings. Milan have 51 points, one ahead of fourth-placed Inter Milan, and are four behind second-placed Lazio. Napoli are 20 points clear at the top. “This is only the first step. There are […]

By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular UFC mixed martial arts franchise, is in talks to acquire World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) in an all-stock deal, according to people familiar with the matter. The sources requested anonymity because the matter is confidential. Endeavor and WWE did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The deal could be announced […]

By Alden Bentley (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley. A 13.6% year-over-year drop in South Korea’s March exports, reported on Saturday, was not as steep as feared, given the slowdown in global growth and a prolonged semiconductor slump. Asia will awake to another important breaking news story: An OPEC+ surprise 1.16 million barrels per day output cut announced on Sunday, which could […]

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – (This March 31 story has been corrected to say Laurianne Krid is director general of FIA Region I, part of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), and not director general of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, in paragraph 8) Car services groups on Friday warned a stalled EU proposal to ensure fair access to valuable vehicle data could pave the way for unfair […]

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Here is a profile of Finland’s outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin, whose left-wing Social Democrats lost a parliamentary election on Sunday, although they might still join the next coalition with election winner the National Coalition Party. WORLD’S YOUNGEST PM Marin became the world’s youngest premier at 34, when she took office in late 2019. Born in 1985 in Helsinki, she grew up near Finland’s south-western industrial hub […]