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Carbon Monoxide To Blame For May Death Of Three Americans In Bahamas, Police Say

The Bahamas police said on Tuesday that an investigation into the mysterious death of three Americans in May at a resort on the island of Great Exuma determined they perished due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Jun 28, 2022

A man walks in front of an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, January 10, 2017. Picture taken January 10, 2017.

Japan May Retail Sales Rise Faster Than Expected As COVID Curbs Ease

Japanese retail sales rose for a third straight month in May, reinforcing views that strong consumption will lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.

Jun 28, 2022

General view of the site where two armed suspects died and six police officers were shot, during an incident at a bank in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada June 28, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Joan B Flood/via REUTERS

Two Gunmen Killed, Six Officers Wounded In Shootout At Canadian Bank

Canadian police shot dead two men and six officers were wounded during a gunfight at a bank in British Columbia on Tuesday, and nearby homes were evacuated after the discovery of a possible explosive device, police said.

Jun 28, 2022

Canadian Police Kill Two Gunmen In Bank Shootout, Find Potential Bomb

Canadian police shot dead two men during a gunfight on Tuesday at a bank in British Columbia which left six officers injured, and nearby homes were evacuated after the discovery of a possible explosive device, police said.

Jun 28, 2022

Two Suspects Dead, Homes Evacuated Over Potential Bomb In Canada Bank Incident, Police Say

Two armed suspects are dead and six police officers were shot at a bank in British Columbia in Canada, during an incident that also prompted the evacuation of nearby homes over a possible explosive device, police said on Tuesday.

Jun 28, 2022

Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022.

Britain Starts Building 'Guard Rails' For Green Bonds

Issuers of bonds that raise cash for "green" projects should voluntarily apply industry standards to avoid hoodwinking investors, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday.

Jun 28, 2022

Workers sit outside of D.C. Health's first monkeypox vaccination clinic, which is administering the first Jynneos vaccine doses distributed in the U.S. capital, in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2022.

U.S. Steps Up Fight Against Monkeypox, Allocates More Vaccines To States

The U.S. government is ramping up efforts to staunch the spread of monkeypox by sending hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses to states in the coming months, expanding access for those most at risk and increasing supply to areas with high case numbers.

Jun 28, 2022

Italy's Matteo Berrettini has pulled out of Wimbledon after testing positive for coronavirus

Serena Loses In Wimbledon Comeback As Nadal Digs Deep

Serena loses in Wimbledon comeback as Nadal digs deep

Jun 28, 2022

People in support of rights for asylum seekers rally as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy that forced migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims

Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart's Opioid Sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling opioid drugs.

Jun 28, 2022

Plastic letters arranged to read "Chip Shortage" are placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken, February 20, 2022.

Chip Shortages Result In Record Wire Fraud Reports By Desperate Buyers

A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in the chip industry said on Tuesday.

Jun 28, 2022

Google has opened a new campus in Silicon Valley

Google's New California Offices Bank On In-person Work

Roofs coated with canopy-like solar panels and indoor spaces awash in sunglight: Google has bet big on in-person work with its sprawling new Silicon Valley offices.

Jun 28, 2022

Tennis-Serena Stunned By Tan In First-round Epic

Seven-time champion Serena Williams suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned by French debutant Harmony Tan in a late-night Centre Court epic on Tuesday.

Jun 28, 2022

Serena Williams returned to singles tennis against France's Harmony Tan at Wimbledon

Serena Loses On Wimbledon Return

Serena loses on Wimbledon return

Jun 28, 2022

Rows of solar panels at the Toms River Solar Farm which was built on an EPA Superfund site in Toms River, New Jersey, U.S., 26 May, 2021.

Explainer-How The U.S. Supreme Court Could Hobble Biden's Climate Efforts

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week that will determine the degree to which the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gas emissions as an air pollutant.

Jun 28, 2022

Soldiers stand guard next to packages containing cocaine after Colombian police seized more than six tonnes of the drug, in Barranquilla, Colombia April 2, 2017. Colombian Police/Handout via REUTERS

Colombia Truth Commission Urges Drug Policy Change To End Violence

Colombian leaders must recognize how drug trafficking has penetrated the country's culture, economy and politics and how the global war on drugs is driving its internal armed conflict, Colombia's truth commission said on Tuesday in a long-awaited report.

Jun 28, 2022

German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck reacts ahead of the meeting of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers during the German G7 Presidency at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin, Germany May 26, 2022.

Nations Can No Longer Be 'Prisoners Of Petrostate Dictators' -U.S. Envoy Kerry

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a warning to nations around the world that they cannot be hostage of oil-rich autocratic governments to meet their energy needs.

Jun 28, 2022

Sudan Army Shells Disputed Border With Ethiopia

Sudan's armed forces fired heavy artillery during clashes in a disputed eastern region bordering Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official said, the latest salvo in a long-running feud over their shared border.

Jun 28, 2022

"You cannot solve the problem of the climate crisis without dealing with the ocean ... and you can't solve the problems in the oceans without dealing with climate," US special envoy John Kerry told AFP

Oceans Key To Global Warming Fight: US Climate Envoy

Oceans key to global warming fight: US climate envoy

Jun 28, 2022

Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza (C) met with members of Ecuador's Parliament and Catholic Church for negotiations to end the latest standoff over the rising cost of living, but the government left the negotiations after a soldier was killed

Ecuador's President Survives Impeachment Vote As Talks To End Protests Falter

Un militar muerto y doce heridos, incluidos cinco polic?as, dej? un ataque de manifestantes registrado el martes en Ecuador, en el marco de protestas ind?genas contra el gobierno desde hace dos semanas, informaron las Fuerzas Armadas.

Jun 28, 2022

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell -- seen in this undated photo with her long-time associate Jeffrey Epstein -- unsuccessfully urged a light sentence for the disgraced socialite's sex trafficking conviction

Epstein Associate Maxwell Gets 20 Years For Sex Trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell will learn her fate Tuesday when a US judge sentences the former socialite for helping late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls.

Jun 28, 2022

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has already featured in videotaped depositions at two of the committee's hearings

Trump Lunged At Driver To Try To Join Capitol Riot: Aide

Trump lunged at driver to try to join Capitol riot: aide

Jun 28, 2022

Russian Account Of Ukraine Mall Strike 'Absurd', Residents Say

Russian account of Ukraine mall strike 'absurd', residents say

Jun 28, 2022

Tennis - Wimbledon, June 30, 1999 Germany's Boris Becker looks down during his fourth round match against Australia's Pat Rafter Reuters/Kieran Doherty/

Tennis-Nadal Overcomes Third Set Wobble To Reach Second Round

Rafael Nadal made a stuttering but rousing return to the grass on Tuesday, beating 41st-ranked Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4 in Wimbledon's first round to begin his campaign for a third Grand Slam title of the year.

Jun 28, 2022

Actor Sean Penn sits with former Washington police officer Michael Fanone, Metropolitan police officer Daniel Hodges and Metropolitan police officer Harry Dunn, all of whom were assaulted during the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during the f

Four Takeaways From The Sixth Day Of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Riot Hearings

The sixth day of congressional hearings into the Jan.

Jun 28, 2022

Takeaways From The Sixth Day Of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Riot Hearings

The sixth day of congressional hearings into the Jan.

Jun 28, 2022

A woman checks names to receive her electoral card inside a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, November 8, 2021.

U.S. Envoy Says Libya Elections Could Proceed Without Single Government

The U.S. ambassador to Libya said on Tuesday that it could be possible to hold national elections without resolving a standoff between two rival governments and that a mechanism to oversee spending could help with governance for an interim period.

Jun 28, 2022

Stocks showing losses are displayed at the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, in New York, U.S., February 24, 2022.

How A Massive Options Trade By A JP Morgan Fund Can Move Markets

A nearly $17 billion JP Morgan fund is expected to reset its options positions on Thursday, potentially adding to equity volatility at the end of a dismal first half for stocks.

Jun 28, 2022

A view of the Russian embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 29, 2021.

Bulgaria Expels 70 Russian Diplomatic Staff Over Espionage Concerns

Bulgaria said on Tuesday it was expelling 70 Russian diplomatic staff over espionage concerns and had set a cap on the size of Moscow's representation as tensions between two countries that were once close allies fractured over Ukraine.

Jun 28, 2022

Riot police officers hold their shields during an anti-government protest amid a stalemate between the government of President Guillermo Lasso and largely indigenous demonstrators who demand an end to emergency measures, in Quito, Ecuador June 23, 2022.

Ecuador's Lasso Survives Bid To Oust Him, Ends Talks With Indigenous Leader

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso survived an attempt by opposition lawmakers to oust him on Tuesday after he insisted his government will not negotiate further with an indigenous leader to end more than two weeks of protests.

Jun 28, 2022

Ecuador President Stops Talks With 'Opportunist' Indigenous Leader

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday his government will not return to negotiations with indigenous leader Leonidas Iza aimed at ending more than two weeks of protests connected to eight deaths, food and medicine shortages and a cut in oil output.

Jun 28, 2022