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NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -Harry Kane became England’s record international goalscorer as his side began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign by beating reigning champions Italy 2-1 in Group C on Thursday. England’s skipper struck a penalty past Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma shortly before halftime to make it 2-0 after Declan Rice opened the scoring after 13 minutes. Debutant Mateo Retegui halved the deficit in the 56th minute as the hosts dominated […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A key prosecution witness whose testimony helped convict Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes of fraud sued Walt Disney Co on Thursday over a recent Hulu miniseries that he says defamed him by portraying him as corrupt. Adam Rosendorff, a former Theranos lab director, objected in a New York state court filing to a fictional character who held the same job in “The Dropout,” which […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) estimation of a $2.5 billion loss related to Signature Bank was not a final determination. New York-based Signature Bank closed earlier this month, days after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, throwing the stock market into a turmoil and the banking system into a crisis. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by […]

By Allison Lampert and Abhijith Ganapavaram MONTREAL (Reuters) -Business jet maker Bombardier Inc on Thursday raised 2025 revenue and free cash targets at its investor day and said it would produce more planes, despite broader economic headwinds. Corporate jet makers have reported swelling order backlogs on persistent strong demand for private flying in the U.S. But flatter global traffic, supply chain snags and the possibility of a recession remain concerns. […]

By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris may not have won over America in her first two years in office, but she is staying put at President Joe Biden’s side. The first woman vice president is gearing up for another national campaign despite low poll ratings, a failure to win over the Washington establishment and concern among fellow Democrats about an underwhelming start in […]

By Lori Ewing (Reuters) -A group saying they represent more than 50 current and former Canadian fencers have joined a growing call for a Canadian judicial inquiry on maltreatment in sport, saying fear of retribution has kept them silent for nearly 20 years on what they called fencing’s toxic culture and abusive practices. “Unfortunately, we have been united by our shared experiences of abuse, neglect and discrimination,” the group, calling […]

By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) -The Credit Roundtable, a lobby group of some of the biggest fixed income asset managers from the United States and Canada, has decided not to take legal action against Credit Suisse AG, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Earlier this week, the Swiss regulator ordered 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.5 billion) of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) debt to be wiped out under […]

By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly on Thursday approved the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups that the technology posed a threat to civil liberties. The government says algorithmic video surveillance can detect “pre-determined events”, abnormal behaviour and crowd surges, helping ensure the safety of millions of tourists who are expected to flood the French […]

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks, which has faced criticism over its opposition to union organizing, wants to be “a different kind of company” that cares for its frontline workers, new CEO Laxman Narasimhan told employees on Thursday before the coffee chain’s annual meeting. In a letter to workers, Narasimhan said Starbucks’ performance was strong but the company needs to strengthen its health. “We must care for” customer-facing staff, […]