By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Committee to Protect Journalists and the U.S. government on Thursday condemned the harassment and assault of journalists during the Jerusalem Day flag march, urging Israel to protect reporters.
During the march, which commemorates the June 5 capture of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces in a 1967 war, Israeli settlers and far right protesters assaulted Palestinian freelance... (continue reading...)
By Lisandra Paraguassu
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Fires in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record.
Satellite data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed a 980% increase in the number of fires in the Pantanal through June 5, compared with the same period of last year. The figures have raised alarms as... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Engineering solutions firm Emerson said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its remaining interest in its Copeland joint venture to Blackstone in a deal valued at about $3.5 billion.
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone would purchase Emerson's 40% equity ownership in the joint venture, Emerson said, adding that the deal was a "key step to simplify our portfolio" and enhance focus on automation.
"We believe now is the right... (continue reading...)
By Davide Barbuscia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association may ask regulators for more time to implement a rule requiring centralized Treasury clearing as Wall Street faces a 2026 deadline.
The Securities and Exchange Commission in December adopted new rules aimed at reducing systemic risk in the $27 trillion Treasury market, the world's biggest bond market, by forcing more trades through clearing... (continue reading...)
COTIJA, Mexico (Reuters) - The mayor of a western Mexican town was ambushed and killed by gunmen on Monday, shortly after the country elected its first-female president, following what was the bloodiest campaign in the country's history.
Yolanda Sanchez, the mayor of Cotija in the state of Michoacan since 2021, was shot 19 times in the town center, according to the local press.
She and her bodyguard - who was also shot - died from their... (continue reading...)
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