WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Lawyers for a former US Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two government watchdogs investigate the botched renovation of the Washington landmark by President Donald Trump’s administration and the now-dismissed…
Oct 6 (Reuters) – Prediction market startup Kalshi launched a stock index perpetual future on Tuesday, broadening the reach of the nascent derivatives instrument as it looks to challenge traditional exchange operators. Here are some more details: • The contract will track a Kalshi index,…
By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin and Stanley Widianto GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – China plans to put forward a late candidate to lead the World Health Organization, according to four diplomats and a source familiar with the matter, giving Beijing a chance to expand…
SAO PAULO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s remarks about the South American country’s election underscored what he called President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s growing isolation on the world stage. • “The world is…
ROME, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Italy’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved part of a fiercely contested electoral reform championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni which could be a factor in deciding an election due next year. • Parliament approved the first articles of…
Oct 6 (Reuters) – Three-times Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin intends to race less slalom next season, and concentrate more on giant slalom and super-G, with the American describing the new campaign as “an exploration”. Shiffrin won her second Olympic slalom gold medal at Milano Cortina…
By Stephanie van den Berg and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Thousands of administrative systems at wind and solar power parks in Europe are exposed to the internet, potentially giving attackers access to interfaces that can stop turbines and raising the risk of…
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, an ally of President Donald Trump, to cooperate with a congressional watchdog’s inquiry into his criminal referrals of alleged mortgage fraud. In…
ABUJA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Another 105 Nigerians arrived in Lagos from South Africa on Friday, bringing to 1,926 the number repatriated since June following xenophobic attacks, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. • Foreign ministry spokesperson Oluwafemi Adeniyi said the latest group was comprised…
By Giuseppe Fonte, Kate Abnett and Alex Lawler ROME/LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The West’s energy watchdog will meet next week to work out the details of a diesel stock release as market confusion grows over how many barrels Europe and the US plan to…
