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By David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fund managers zeroed in on the U.S. financial sector during the first quarter, a period during which lenders’ shares were rocked by volatility following the worst banking crisis since 2008, regulatory filings showed on Monday. The S&P Regional Banking Index fell approximately 25% during the quarter as a run on deposits sank Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March, both […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoena, issued on April 28, came to light on Monday in a request by the Virgin Islands to serve Musk by alternative means because it had been unable to locate and […]

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoena, issued on April 28, came to light on Monday in a request by the Virgin Islands to serve Musk by alternative means because it had been unable to locate and […]

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A fire at a multi-story hostel on Tuesday in Wellington, New Zealand, has left at last six people dead and officials warned the number could rise. “There are still a number of people unaccounted for, but this number, along with the number of deaths, cannot be confirmed at this time,” Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) said. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told breakfast television […]

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -A fire at a multi-story hostel on Tuesday in Wellington, New Zealand, has left at last six people dead and officials warned the number could rise. “There are still a number of people unaccounted for, but this number, along with the number of deaths, cannot be confirmed at this time,” Fire and Emergency Services New Zealand (FENZ) said. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told breakfast television […]

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Micronesia agreed on Monday to renew a key strategic pact, U.S. presidential envoy Joseph Yun said, adding that he hopes for similar progress with Palau, as the U.S. shores up support among Pacific island states to counter competition from China. Yun told Reuters the Compact of Free Association agreement (COFA) with Micronesia would be signed on May 22 at a ceremony […]

By Peter Frontini and Carolina Pulice (Reuters) -Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, has for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. Two cases were detected in wild birds and should not trigger a ban on imports of Brazilian poultry products as per guidelines from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), according to the Brazilian government. The avian influenza virus can […]