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Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
Warehouse would have been second in U.S. to unionizeAmazon had opposed the vote, encouraging a direct relationship with workersFailed vote is a setback to union officialsAdds professor's comment in paragraph 9, background in paragraph 12By Greg Bensinger Feb 15 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O worke...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
UK's PM Starmer: Britain wants to ensure US and Europe remain together, BBC reports
Adds context, detailsBy Catarina Demony LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would work to ensure the U.S. and Europe remained together and that they should not allow divisions to distract them from "external enemies", the BBC reported on Saturda...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
UK's PM Starmer: Britain wants to ensure US and Europe remain together, BBC reports
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would work to ensure the U.S. and Europe remained together and should not allow divisions to distract them from "external enemies", the BBC reported on Saturday.Starmer's comments came after U.S. President Do...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
UK's Royal Society to discuss fellows' behaviours amid Musk controversy
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Royal Society scientific academy said it would hold a meeting to discuss principles around the public pronouncements and behaviours of its fellows after thousands of scientists expressed their concerns over Elon Musk's continued membership.Britain's Royal Socie...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Ukraine's senior officials discuss Kyiv's peace vision with China's foreign minister
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said late on Saturday that they had discussed Kyiv's vision of a path to peace in Ukraine with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Peace talks on ending the Rus...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
Warehouse would have been second in U.S. to unionizeAmazon had opposed the vote, encouraging direct relationship with workersFailed vote is a setback to union officialsBy Greg Bensinger Feb 15 (Reuters) - Amazon AMZN.O workers in North Carolina voted on Saturday against joining a union, a big win...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Marco Rubio arrives in Israel on first trip to Middle East as U.S. secretary of state
Adds background Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late on Saturday on his first trip to the Middle East, after a widely condemned proposal by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians in Gaza. Trump first floated the suggestion that Egypt and Jordan...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Soccer-United winger Diallo expected to miss several weeks with ankle injury
Adds Diallo Instagram postBy Lori EwingMANCHESTER, England, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Manchester United winger Amad Diallo could miss the remainder of the Premier League season after suffering an ankle ligament injury in training.The 22-year-old from the Ivory Coast has nine goals and seven assists and has...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Amazon union hopeful in North Carolina alleges interference in election count
Adds company statement in paragraph 4, background in paragraphs 6-9By Greg Bensinger Feb 15 (Reuters) - An upstart union in North Carolina alleged Amazon AMZN.O interfered with the vote counting process on Saturday at a warehouse near Raleigh.The union, Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity a...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
US asks Europeans for contributions to Ukraine guarantees
Adds State Department comment in paragraph 5-6By John Irish and Lili Bayer MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The United States has asked European nations what they can contribute in terms of security guarantees for Ukraine, Finland's president said on Saturday, amid escalating diplomatic efforts to ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
France and allies discuss holding informal Ukraine summit
Recasts throughout with comment from diplomats MUNICH, Feb 15 (Reuters) - France is discussing with its allies holding an informal summit of European leaders to discuss Ukraine, a French presidency official said on Saturday, and four European diplomats said the meeting was likely to go ahead on M...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Amazon union hopeful in North Carolina alleges interference in election count
By Greg BensingerFeb 15 (Reuters) - An upstart union in North Carolina alleged Amazon AMZN.O interfered with the vote counting process on Saturday at a warehouse near Raleigh.The union, Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), said it could not display a livestream of votes...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange
Swap goes ahead after mediators avert collapse of ceasefire Dispute over exchange had threatened ceasefire dealIsrael frees 369 Palestinian prisoners, gets back three hostagesSome released Palestinians were involved in suicide bombingsAdds comments from Israeli PM's office in paragraph 12By Nida...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Jessica Chastain-led 'Dreams' is a Mexican-US toxic love story
By Hanna RantalaBERLIN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Mexican director Michel Franco's "Dreams" began with a fraught love story that grew into a wider narrative about the tense ties between Mexico and the United States, he said on Saturday.For the film, with U.S. star Jessica Chastain and Mexican n...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Apple aims to bring AI features and spatial content app to Vision Pro, Bloomberg reports
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Apple AAPL.O is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, along with an updated mode for guest users and a spatial content app as early as April, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.The company plans to roll out the features as part of a software upgrade and th...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia in coming days, Politico reports
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Senior officials from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Saudi Arabia in the coming days, Politico reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the plan.U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, ...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Russia's Lavrov holds phone call with Rubio, agencies say
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.The phone call was held at the initiative of the U.S. side, the Interfax news agency said, citing Russia's Foreign Ministry...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
Musk's DOGE sends termination notices to over a dozen workers at federal IT department, Bloomberg reports
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's DOGE team has sent termination notices to more than a dozen staffers at the U.S. Digital Services Office, a group of federal IT workers, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing two people familiar with the matter.Musk's DOGE has swept through federal agencie...Reuters
Sat, Feb 15
