Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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France's Macron urges mainstream parties to form a coalition - letter

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on France's mainstream political forces to form a coalition with a "solid" majority after Sunday's elections resulted in a hung

France's Macron urges mainstream parties to form a coalition - letter
Political

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will give time to the country’s political parties to build a “Republican” majority at the National Assembly before he can decide on a new prime minister, after no party won a majority in Sunday’s legislative elections

Macron asks political parties to build a broad coalition before he appoints a new prime minister
Business|News|Technology

Boeing CEO called NTSB chair to apologize after MAX probe rules violation

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized and vowed the planemaker would follow government rules after the National Transportation Safety Board said the company

Boeing CEO called NTSB chair to apologize after MAX probe rules violation
Economy|News|Political

US FTC to sue drug middlemen over insulin prices, source says

The U.S.

US FTC to sue drug middlemen over insulin prices, source says
News|Political

Menendez attorney wraps up closing arguments in senator’s federal corruption trial

Menendez attorney wraps up closing arguments in senator’s federal corruption trial

Menendez attorney wraps up closing arguments in senator’s federal corruption trial
Political

US House Republicans demand regulatory reviews after Supreme Court ruling

Republicans in the U.S.

US House Republicans demand regulatory reviews after Supreme Court ruling
News|Technology

Several Macau government websites hacked, says Chinese state media

Several Macau government websites were hacked and police have launched a criminal investigation to trace the source of the crime, Chinese state media reported late on Wednesday.

Several Macau government websites hacked, says Chinese state media
Opinion|Political

Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows

The framers creating the U.S. Constitution knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government, a president

Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
Business|Economy|Technology

Thai PM says digital wallet scheme will spur jobs and manufacturing

The Thai government's flagship 500 billion baht ($13.8 billion) "digital wallet" handout scheme will spur job creation and stimulate underdeveloped provinces and regions, Prime

Thai PM says digital wallet scheme will spur jobs and manufacturing
Economy|News|Political

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
News|Political

Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday fired his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister, bowing to pressure from nationwide

Kenyan president sacks cabinet, bowing to pressure from protests
News|Political

Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left

Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left

Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left
News|Political

French trade unionist hints at Olympic protests if Macron blocks left from power

A top French trade union leader on Thursday urged President Emmanuel Macron to let a left-wing alliance govern after it came first in a

French trade unionist hints at Olympic protests if Macron blocks left from power
News|Political

Spain's far right threatens to exit regional coalitions over young migrant plan

Spanish far-right party Vox has threatened to bring down coalition governments with the centre-right People's Party in several regions in protest over an agreement to transfer around

Spain's far right threatens to exit regional coalitions over young migrant plan
Business|Economy

Indonesia considers changing rules on micro loans

Indonesia is reviewing rules in a government programme to subsidise micro loans, a senior minister said on Thursday, after the country's banking regulator signalled it would turn

Indonesia considers changing rules on micro loans
News|Political

Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests

Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests

Kenya’s President Ruto fires almost entire cabinet after protests
Economy|News|Political

UK aims to top G7 per-capita economic growth for two years running, source says

The new British government's aim to post the fastest sustained economic growth among G7 nations hinges on ranking first for increases in per-capita output for two years

UK aims to top G7 per-capita economic growth for two years running, source says
Business|Economy

Cuba ratchets up pressure on private business as economic crisis deepens

Cuba is tightening regulations on fledgling private businesses, reining in profits and beefing up oversight as the government wrestles with how best to manage fast-growing private

Cuba ratchets up pressure on private business as economic crisis deepens
Business|Environment|News

Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations in the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

Marathon Oil reaches $241 million settlement with EPA for environmental violations in North Dakota
News|Political

Mexican president-elect taps heir of leftist icons as her chief of staff

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday that she has chosen Lazaro Cardenas, a former congressman and governor and a

Mexican president-elect taps heir of leftist icons as her chief of staff
Environment|News

US sued over 'failure to examine harms' from delayed offshore oil decommissioning

An environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. government over its approach to examining the harm caused by ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure, citing the

US sued over 'failure to examine harms' from delayed offshore oil decommissioning
Economy|News|Political

Canada's Trudeau expresses confidence in finance minister, damping reports of strain

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had confidence in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and that the two would continue to work together, damping

Canada's Trudeau expresses confidence in finance minister, damping reports of strain
News|Political

Japan disciplines military top brass for mishandling classified information

Japan on Friday disciplined more than 200 defence personnel, including the military's top brass and senior bureaucrats, for mishandling classified material and other

Japan disciplines military top brass for mishandling classified information
News|Technology

Indonesia says it has begun recovering data after major ransomware attack

Indonesia said it is beginning to recover data that had been encrypted in a major ransomware attack last month which affected more than 160 government agencies.

Indonesia says it has begun recovering data after major ransomware attack
Economy|News|Political

Rebounding UK economy offers no long-term relief to Keir Starmer

Britain's new government has inherited an economy that is gathering momentum but the recent, stronger-than-expected growth figures do not mean Prime Minister

Rebounding UK economy offers no long-term relief to Keir Starmer

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