By Michelle McLoughlin and Steve Gorman
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Scores of graduating students staged a walkout from Yale University's commencement exercises on Monday, protesting the Israeli war in Gaza, Yale's financial ties to weapons makers and its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Ivy League campus.
The walkout began as Yale President Peter Salovey started to announce the traditional college-by-college... (continue reading...)
By Stephanie Kelly
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr's presidential campaign received $5 million in April from Timothy Mellon, the latest donation the 81-year-old banking heir has made to the independent candidate, according to a monthly filing released on Monday.
The donation from Mellon, who has been a key backer of Republican candidate Donald Trump in recent years, to the Kennedy-supporting American... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - The types of business which are most likely to use artificial intelligence are seeing growth in workers' productivity that is almost five times faster than elsewhere, raising hopes for a boost to the broader economy, accountancy firm PwC said.
Productivity in professional and financial services and in information technology grew by 4.3% between 2018 and 2022 compared with gains of 0.9% across construction, manufacturing and retail,... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Australian telecom firm Telstra said on Tuesday it would reduce up to 2,800 jobs from its direct workforce by the end of this year, as a part of its proposed measures to simplify operations and improve productivity.
Consultation on 377 of those roles would begin immediately, mainly from areas supporting the products and services to be exited in its enterprise business, Telstra said.
The company expects to record one-off... (continue reading...)
By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel on Monday, saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from pro-Palestinian protesters.
"What's happening in Gaza is not genocide. We reject that," Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House.
Biden... (continue reading...)
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