By Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) – GameStop Corp shares surged more than 50% in early deals on Thursday as amateur investors jumped back into the stock weeks after an unprecedented short squeeze triggered a 1,600%...
Fraudsters offer 400 million ‘ghost’ COVID vaccines in EU: officials
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fraudsters have offered 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines worth some 3 billion euros to European Union countries, two officials, showing how criminals seek to capitalise on a...
Iran says U.N. investigator lacks authority to comment on downing of Ukrainian plane
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran dismissed as “immature” a statement by a U.N. investigator that inconsistencies in its explanation of the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last year raised questions...
Italy holds state funeral for slain Congo ambassador and bodyguard
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Thursday held a state funeral on Thursday for its ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and his bodyguard killed in an ambush that a cardinal said should...
Supporters of Myanmar military coup rampage in Yangon
(Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the Feb. 1 coup on Thursday, while Southeast Asian...
Israel, Bahrain leaders discuss Iran, possible vaccine plant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Thursday discussed Iran and the possible involvement of the Gulf state in...
Exclusive: Google pledges changes to research oversight after internal revolt
By Jeffrey Dastin and Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists’ work, according to a town hall recording heard by Reuters, part of...