| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Friday, July 29, 2022 by Hani Richter | Hello Here's what you need to know. Inside one far-right sheriff’s crusade to prove Trump’s bogus voter-fraud claims, Bolsonaro's plan to boost gun ownership in Brazil, and Xi's warning in call with Biden. | | | | | Today's biggest stories  G16 shooting club president Gustavo Pazzini, holds a rifle which has a painting with the name and image depicting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a practice session in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carla Carniel WORLD As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police.
Russia has tasked mercenaries to hold sections of the frontline in Ukraine in a sign it is running short of combat infantry, Britain's Ministry of Defence said, as Kyiv steps up a counter-offensive in the south.
Rescuers searched overflowing rivers and through piles of debris to try to find people missing after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in Iran, officials said.
Britain's High Court rejected Nicolas Maduro's latest efforts to get control of more than $1 billion of Venezuela's gold reserves stored in the Bank of England's underground vaults in London.
The World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, until the Indian Ocean nation has an adequate macroeconomic policy framework in place, the lender said. |  Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, from Michigan, speaks during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett U.S. In rural Michigan, county Sheriff Dar Leaf has teamed with a Trump-camp lawyer to chase the former president’s outlandish rigged-election theories. A member of a radical group of “constitutional sheriffs,” he’s now under investigation himself.
Biden's campaign trail promise to increase taxes on corporations and the wealthy as part of a battle against glaring income inequality in the United States got an unexpected boost.
Flooding in eastern Kentucky has caused at least eight deaths, Governor Andy Beshear said, and the death toll is expected to reach double digits as water continues to rise.
The northwestern United States is enduring an extreme heat wave for the second straight summer. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for northwest Oregon, with forecasts in some inland areas running as high as 110°F (43°C).
The principal of the Texas elementary school where a gunman went on a rampage in May has been reinstated to her position, ABC News reported, citing her attorney. |  Signage is seen at an Exxon gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly BUSINESS & MARKETS Exxon Mobil posted its biggest quarterly profit ever on the back of soaring energy prices and as it kept a tight rein on spending.
Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever did not reach an out-of-court agreement on a dispute over the sale of the ice cream maker's Israeli business to a local licensee, a source with direct knowledge said, sending the issue back to a federal judge.
China's factory activity likely expanded at the fastest pace in a year in July, a Reuters poll showed, as production in COVID-hit manufacturing hubs resumed after emerging from lockdowns while supply chain disruptions eased.
Luxury British carmaker Bentley's first-half operating profit more than doubled, boosted by increased customisation of cars as sales rose significantly in Europe and Britain despite ongoing global economic uncertainty.
Logistics giant DHL will withdraw from all domestic transportation services within Russia from Sept. 1, the company said, blaming technical issues with IT systems and infrastructure, operational difficulties and legal constraints. | | | | | | | | | | | Video of the day  'He lied' -Jon Stewart slams Mitch McConnell after PACT Act stalls Comedian Jon Stewart voiced his anger at Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. after they stalled a bill aimed at giving greater healthcare access to U.S. military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Editors note: video contains profanity. | | | Thanks for spending part of your day with us. | | | | | |
