Violence in Slovakia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries on Wednesday when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination that stunned his small Central European nation and drew a chorus of international condemnation.
An area of the F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was taken after a shooting incident in Handlova, is cordoned off, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in April, suggesting that inflation resumed its downward trend at the start of the second quarter in a boost to financial market expectations for a September interest rate cut.
People shop at the Macy’s flagship store in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging division last month, they had high hopes as charging chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with Musk about the network’s future, four former charging-network staffers told Reuters.
Tesla electric vehicle chargers are seen in Hofn, Iceland. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
Markets
Porto Alegre may suffer severe flooding for weeks, compounding the struggles of half a million people forced to abandon their inundated homes.
Talking Points
Maria Luiza Kaluzny hopes her talent with violin can bring culture from the fringes of Brazilian society into mainstream