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Bayer launches $7 billion cash call to fund Monsanto deal
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer launched a 6 billion euros ($7 billion) rights issue on Sunday, a cornerstone of the financing package for its planned $62.5 billion takeover of seeds maker Monsanto .
Relief for North Korea only after clear, irreversible steps to denuclearization: Mattis
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday North Korea will receive relief only after it takes clear and irreversible steps to end its nuclear program, adding it would be a bumpy road to a summit between U.S. and North Kor...
Trump can probably pardon himself, but has no plan to: Giuliani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, under pressure from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election, probably has the power to pardon himself but does not plan to do so, his attorne...
Britain will have Brexit policies ready for June EU summit - minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will have a good set of proposals on Brexit policy ready for a meeting of European Union leaders this month, home secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday, adding that he expected a positive response from Brussels.
Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if U.S. imposes tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned the United States on Sunday that any agreements reached on trade and business between the two countries will be void if Washington implements tariffs and other trade measures, as the two ended their latest round of ta...
New Mexico, Colorado wildfires force hundreds to evacuate
(Reuters) - Wildfires stoked by low humidity and high temperatures raged in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado on Saturday, threatening nearly 1,900 homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents from remote communities, fire offici...
Hawaii evacuees leave newly lava-threatened homes on Big Island
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island early on Saturday, hours before creeping lava from the Kilauea volcano severed all r...
G7 finance chiefs kick trade dispute to leaders' summit in Quebec
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration's metal import tariffs but ended a three-day meeting in Canada on Saturday with no solutions, setting the stage for a he...
G7 asks Mnuchin to convey 'concern and disappointment' on tariffs
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration's metal import tariffs but ended a three-day meeting in Canada on Saturday with no solutions, setting the stage for a he...
Denver police arrest Uber driver after passenger is shot dead
DENVER (Reuters) - A driver with the ride-sharing service Uber was arrested on Friday for suspicion of first-degree murder after Denver police said he fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle.
U.S. commerce secretary to press China to buy as allies seethe over tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in Beijing on Saturday aiming to secure more Chinese purchases of U.S. goods and energy, days after Washington intensified pressure in its dispute with China and infuriated allies with t...
Trump makes an about-face, revives summit with North Korean leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said on Friday he would hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore in the latest twist in the high-stakes diplomacy over eliminating Pyonyang&...
Commerce Secretary, Chinese Vice Premier set for Sunday talks amid trade row
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Sunday, a U.S. government official said, as officials from the world's two biggest economies try to calm an escalating trade spat that has...
Colorado creates body donation law following Reuters report
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colorado has adopted a law to regulate companies that solicit bodies donated to science and sell the parts to medical educators, the governor's office announced this week.
Exclusive: U.S. may soon claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE - sources
(Reuters) - The Trump administration may soon claim as much as $1.7 billion penalty from ZTE Corp , as it looks to punish and tighten control over the Chinese telecommunications company before allowing it back into business, according to people famil...
Wall St. rises on strong jobs data; tech stocks climb
(Reuters) - Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after the latest monthly jobs report pointed to strength in the U.S. economy and political tensions in Italy eased.
Bumpy road for California Democrats targeting Republican House seats
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - As Californians prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday to choose candidates in primary elections, the state's quirky electoral rules and a softening of support for Democrats among suburban voters could disrupt the p...
North Korea official meets Trump in rare White House visit, carries letter
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official met U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House to hand him a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the two countries try to put a derailed summit back on track.
Strong jobs data, tech rally lift Wall Street
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after the latest monthly jobs data indicated strength in the world's largest economy and cemented expectations of at least two more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year.
U.S. may open door to more temporary immigrant workers, Trump aide says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is examining ways U.S. industries could hire more immigrant workers on a temporary basis, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday, as data showed the United States unemployment rate at...