US Northeast May Finally Get Relief From Punishing Heat Wave 

June 24 By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Americans from New York to Washington may finally get a reprieve on Monday from the oppressive heat wave of the past week, although sizzling temperatures threaten much of the Southeast and Southwest, weather forecasters said. The heat wave…

NASA Delays Return of Boeing Starliner for More Technical Checks 

June 22 By Joey Roulette and Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -NASA has further postponed the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts, to allow more time for review of technical issues encountered, the agency said on Friday….

Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry 

June 21 By Andrew Osborn June 21 (Reuters) – Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest country to do so despite opposition from Israel. Armenia supports a United Nations resolution on an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s…

Poland likely to sign another arms deal with S.Korea, minister says 

June 20 By Alan Charlish WARSAW, June 20 (Reuters) – Poland will probably sign a contract with South Korea in September for the delivery of more arms, in particular K2 tanks, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was quoted as saying on Thursday by the state news…

China eyes plan to connect Southeast Asian rail links 

June 19 By Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Reuters) – China said it was willing to study a plan to connect Malaysia’s $10-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to other China-backed railway projects in Laos and Thailand, potentially expanding Beijing’s Belt…

France would feel lonely if debt crisis hit 

June 18 By Pierre Briancon LONDON, June 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) – France has the largest public debt load, opens new tab in Europe, at 2.3 trillion euros, so investors’ concerns over a far-right victory in upcoming elections are understandable. If Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National…

Wall Street notches record closing highs on cooler inflation data 

June 14 By Stephen Culp The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 recorded their fourth consecutive record closing highs on Thursday and U.S. Treasury yields touched their lowest levels since early April as investors reconciled cooler-than-expected inflation data with tempered rate-cut expectations from the Federal Reserve….

Explosive cases flow to US Supreme Court from ‘bold’ regional court 

June 13 By Andrew Chung When three conservative judges sitting on a New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court declared the funding mechanism approved by Congress for the federal consumer financial watchdog agency unconstitutional, they said the nation’s history of separating powers among the branches of government…