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By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes lost ground on Tuesday while Treasury yields and gold advanced as investors worried that the U.S. Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer as fears of further banking sector failures faded. Energy stocks were rallying, however, as oil prices rose on supply concerns. Stocks had rallied on Monday as investors were relieved by no […]

By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Elton John made a surprise appearance at London’s High Court on Monday as they and five others began a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail paper over years of alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, has brought a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers (ANL), along with John, and his husband […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile figures’ written statements in their lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper were published on Tuesday. The seven claimants are suing Associated Newspapers at London’s High Court over allegations of phone-tapping and other privacy breaches, which the publisher said it vehemently denied. Below is a summary of witness statements issued in response to Associated Newspapers’ […]

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s ruling coalition government on Tuesday presented the results of 30-hour marathon negotiations aimed at resolving a spat that has threatened to delay major policy initiatives in Europe’s top economy. Finance Minister Christian Lindner said while discussions had been intense the outcome was “good”, adding there would be no major impact on the government budget as a result of the decisions taken. The agreement covers an overhaul of […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain’s foreign ministry has summoned Iraq’s Chargé d’Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday. State media also reported that Rahman was handed an official note of protest for “(his) interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs,” without providing further details. A few hours after the statement was released, the Iraqi foreign ministry said it was returning Abdul Rahman […]

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. The U.N. agency said the aim was to focus efforts on vaccinating those facing the greatest threat of severe disease and death […]

(Corrects spelling error in headline) CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain’s foreign ministry has summoned Iraq’s Chargé d’Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday. State media also reported that Rahman was handed an official note of protest for “(his) interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs,” without providing further details. A few hours after the statement was released, the Iraqi foreign ministry said […]

(Reuters) – A cool, confident Taylor Fritz booked his ticket to a fifth straight quarter final at the Miami Open on Tuesday, easing past Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3 6-4, as Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner breezed by sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev in straight sets. The American ninth seed pumped his racquet in a subdued celebration after an unreturnable serve wrapped up victory over the seventh-seeded Rune, who failed to convert five […]

By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The S&P 500 inched lower on Tuesday after the previous session’s gains while Treasury yields rose with gold with investors still wary of banks and the economy in the absence of strong positive catalysts. Stocks had rallied on Monday when investors were relieved by no new bank failures in evidence over the weekend and they were reassured by the sale […]