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By Gleb Garanchich and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a fresh wave of air attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Tuesday and Ukrainian officials said defence systems had shot down objects over several districts of Kyiv. It was not immediately known how many objects were shot down over the city and if any of them managed to hit their target. It was also not clear whether it was […]

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday, weighed down by the risk of a U.S. default as a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over raising the debt ceiling showed few signs of being resolved. The dollar index – which measures the currency against a basket of six major peers – was little changed at 102.39 after sliding 0.26% overnight, retreating from a five-month […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican artistic swimming team had to sell bathing suits and towels to pay for their Olympic preparations but it did not stop them winning three golds at the World Cup, drawing praise from the government who cut their funding. Mexico increased their World Cup medal tally to four on Monday at the competition in Egypt, having travelled there thanks to the support of businessman Carlos […]

(Reuters) – The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to file a lawsuit as early as Tuesday to block Amgen Inc’s $27.8 billion deal to buy Horizon Therapeutics PLC, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Last year, Amgen agreed to buy Horizon to strengthen its rare diseases drugs portfolio and said it hopes to complete the deal in the first half of 2023. Amgen said on Monday […]

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials on Monday said there will be “tougher consequences” for migrants illegally crossing the southern border as U.S. President Joe Biden transitions away from COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42 that allowed agents to quickly expel many migrants to Mexico over the past three years. The number of people caught crossing the border illegally since Title 42 ended on Friday dropped sharply from highs […]

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose for a second day early on Tuesday, as U.S. plans to purchase oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) lent support while raging wildfires in Canada fuelled supply worries. Brent crude futures rose 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.54 a barrel by 0043 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $71.38 a barrel, up 27 cents, or 0.4%. Both […]

By Gleb Garanchich and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a fresh wave of air attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Tuesday and Ukrainian officials said defence systems had shot down objects over several districts of Kyiv. It was not immediately known how many objects were shot down over the city and if any of them managed to hit their target. It was also not clear whether it was […]

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A fire at a hostel in New Zealand killed at least six people on Tuesday and officials said they believe the toll could rise with 11 people still missing. The blaze broke out on the top floor of Loafers Lodge in the Wellington neighbourhood of Newtown just after midnight, police said. The cause of the fire is not known. “This is a once-in-a-decade fire for […]

By Tom Bateman and Akiko Okamoto HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Standing at the front of a dimly lit room in the basement of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Teruko Yahata’s voice broke as she recalled the morning her world changed, on August 6, 1945. “All of a sudden, the entire sky flashed and was illuminated in bluish-white, as if the heavens had become one huge, fluorescent light,” the 85-year-old, speaking […]