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Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat May 11, 2024 10:03PM

By Andrius Sytas

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its two-year war with Russia, following a campaign focusing on security concerns in the Baltic states.

Polls close at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), with results expected after midnight. If no candidate wins more than 50% - which is likely according to opinion... (continue reading...)


Trump again attacks New York prosecutor, floats economic plans at New Jersey rally May 11, 2024 09:45PM

By Gram Slattery

WILDWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attacked the Manhattan judge and prosecutor in his New York criminal trial, while hinting at a range of possible economic policies at a sizable rally in New Jersey on Saturday.

Speaking before tens of thousands of supporters on a chilly beach on the Atlantic coastline, the former president disparaged District Attorney Alvin Bragg's appearance... (continue reading...)


Catalans vote in election that offers new chance to exiled separatist leader May 11, 2024 09:05PM

By Joan Faus

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalans go to the polls on Sunday in a regional vote which offers the choice of an exiled separatist politician who led a breakaway push in 2017, or an anti-independence government led by the Socialist Party.

Opinion polls forecast a comfortable lead for Socialist candidate Salvador Illa over the hardline separatist Junts and its more moderate rival Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), which... (continue reading...)


Apple's New Jersey store workers vote against unionizing, Bloomberg reports May 11, 2024 09:04PM

(Reuters) -Workers at Apple's store in Short Hills, New Jersey, have voted against unionizing, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

Communications Workers of America (CWA), which filed complaints with the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) alleging illegal union-busting by Apple at the New Jersey store and others, blamed the defeat on the company's behavior, the report said.

Apple retail staff at its New Jersey store had filed for union... (continue reading...)


Factbox-Switzerland won Eurovision's jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel May 11, 2024 08:40PM

MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song "The Code", while Israel's Eden Golan finished fifth despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza.

The winner of the annual music competition was decided by votes from television audiences in Europe and around the world in combination with juries of music professionals in each participating country.

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