Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments -producers

Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments -producers

Ukrainian flag is covered with grains in this picture illustration taken May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KYIV, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after the first successful evacuation of a vessel along the route last week, a senior agricultural … Read more

Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires

Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires

Aug 20 (Reuters) – Canada is sending armed forces to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province deals with tinder-dry conditions and winds that have put more than 35,000 people under evacuation order. The province imposed an emergency late on Friday, giving officials more power … Read more

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Koran burnings

[1/2]A police officer on a Segway patrols Sweden’s parliament Riksdagen as the terror threat level in Sweden is raised to four on a five-point scale, in Stockholm, Sweden, August 17, 2023. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Sweden’s national security service raised its terrorist alert to the second-highest … Read more

Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, thousands urged to seek safety

Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Japan, thousands urged to seek safety

[1/4]A collapsed road near the Saji River is pictured in Tottori, western Japan, after Typhoon Lan hit the region in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 16, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Nearly 900 flights in Japan were cancelled and 240,000 people were ordered to move … Read more

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

[1/3]Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023. Etna Walk/Marco Restivo/ Handout via REUTERS CATANIA, Sicily, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local … Read more

Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations

Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan arrival with air, rail cancellations

[1/2]High waves caused by Typhoon Lan break on the shores of Senjojiki, Shirahama town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central areas of the country’s main island, where it is expected … Read more

Flying taxi maker Archer settles Boeing Wisk lawsuits, shares jump

Flying taxi maker Archer settles Boeing Wisk lawsuits, shares jump

Flying taxi company Archer Aviation prepare for the debut of their all-electric aircraft from a facility in Hawthorne, California, U.S. June 8, 2021. Picture taken June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake Aug 10 (Reuters) – Air taxi maker Archer Aviation (ACHR.N) has reached an agreement with Boeing (BA.N) and its Wisk air taxi unit to settle … Read more

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Ukraine attacks Russian navy base near Novorossiysk

Aug 4 (Reuters) – Ukrainian sea drones attacked a Russian navy base near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major hub for Russian exports, early on Friday and were destroyed by Russian warships, Russia’s defence ministry said. The attack prompted the Novorossiysk port to temporarily halt all ship movement, according to the Caspian Pipeline … Read more

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) Amazon surges in extended trade after results Gloomy Spirit, Expedia results drag travel stocks lower PayPal drops after weak Q2 margins Qualcomm tumbles on signaling more pain from smartphone slump Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. … Read more

US trucking company Yellow shuts down operations, Wall Street Journal reports

US trucking company Yellow shuts down operations, Wall Street Journal reports

July 30 (Reuters) – The Teamsters said on Sunday that the union was served a notice that Yellow Corp (YELL.O) is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy. “Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government,” … Read more