(Reuters) – Myanmar activists held protests across the country overnight two months after the military seized power, as a United Nations special envoy warned that “a bloodbath is imminent” because of the intensified crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations.People take part in a motorcycle parade during a protest against the military coup, in Launglon township, Myanmar March 31, 2021 in this picture […]

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, as part of an intensifying crackdown by China on its freest city.Democratic Party founder and barrister Martin Lee and Albert Ho arrive at the West Kowloon Courts for verdicts in landmark unlawful assembly […]

(Refile to add graphics)A Deliveroo delivery rider cycles in London, Britain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleMILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – A dismal London stock market debut for Deliveroo, coming on the heels of other lukewarm listings, may be a sign that investors are becoming more discerning when it comes to buying shares in companies that have yet to turn a profit. Deliveroo, […]

FILE PHOTO: Alan Pellegrini, CEO and president of Thales USA speaks during a panel discussion at the 2016 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Dublin, Ireland June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo(Reuters) – Global aviation companies made a plea on Wednesday for funding under a roughly $2 trillion U.S. infrastructure package […]

FILE PHOTO: Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo(Reuters) – On the day the Biden Administration announced a $2 trillion 10-year spending plan to build roads and bridges among other capital projects, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Wednesday broadly endorsed the idea […]

FILE PHOTO: The logo and seal of the Department of the Treasury is seen inside the new United States embassy building is seen during a press preview near the River Thames in London, Britain December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Alastair Grant/PoolNEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed litigation accusing 10 large banks of conspiring to suppress competition in the […]

FILE PHOTO: The dining area of the Naughty BRGR is closed while the restaurant serves only takeaway food, as the three weeks long partial lockdown of the restaurants starts due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Helsinki, Finland March 8, 2021. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS HELSINKI (Reuters) -The Finnish government is holding talks about how to restrict the spread […]

FILE PHOTO: The dining area of the Naughty BRGR is closed while the restaurant serves only takeaway food, as the three weeks long partial lockdown of the restaurants starts due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Helsinki, Finland March 8, 2021. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s government has withdrawn a proposal to confine people largely to […]