By Jacob Garcia TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Fifty-four mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents involving migrants who risk their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open, spilling out people, when the truck crashed …
By Jacob Garcia TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -Fifty-four mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents involving migrants who risk their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open, spilling out people, when the truck crashed on …
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Top Glove, the world’s largest medical glove maker, said its first-quarter profit was nearly wiped out and it expected the business environment in the near term to be challenging as competition intensifies amid slowing demand for its products. The results, released on Friday, sent the Malaysian company’s shares, already …
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PARIS (Reuters) -France will ask the European Union to start legal action against Britain if it fails to issue more fishing licences by a Friday deadline set by the European Commission, a French minister said. Clement Beaune, the junior European Affairs Minister, also accused British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying unsuccessfully to isolate France …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The bodies of India’s defence chief and 12 others who died in a helicopter crash laid draped in the Indian flag at a defence cantonment on Thursday, before being flown to New Delhi, where the general will be laid to rest with full military honours. General Bipin Rawat, his …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold records from the House of Representatives probe of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, saying he had provided “no basis” for his request. “Former President Trump has provided no basis for …
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By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -Actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama “Empire,” was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and boost his career. Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and gay, lied to police when he told …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia funds and entities target investments of $5 billion in development projects in Bahrain, Bahrain’s state news agency (BNA) reported on Thursday following a meeting between Saudi and Bahraini crown princes in Manama. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in neighboring Bahrain on Thursday, fourth stop …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Travis Scott has said he was not aware of any problems at his Astroworld concert last month that would have caused him to stop the show and denied that the high energy culture he encourages contributed to the crush that killed 10 people. In his first interview about the crowd …
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(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton has for the first time publicly read the victory speech she would have given had she won the presidential election against former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2016. The former U.S. Secretary of State and first lady read chunks of the speech as part of a MasterClass she is giving on …
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