Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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Indonesian president in damage control over new capital

Indonesia's president is rushing to reassure investors and bureaucrats about his $32 billion new capital city in a malaria-prone pocket of Borneo

Indonesian president in damage control over new capital
Economy|News|Political

US speeds up purchasing for Strategic Petroleum Reserve as oil prices dip

President Joe Biden's administration said on Friday it has increased purchasing of crude oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve following its

US speeds up purchasing for Strategic Petroleum Reserve as oil prices dip
News|Political|Technology

Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins

Three U.S. lawmakers have called for more scrutiny of NewsBreak, a popular news aggregation app in the United States, after Reuters

Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins
News|Political

US Supreme Court justices disclose Bali hotel stay, Beyoncé tickets, book deals

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US Supreme Court justices disclose Bali hotel stay, Beyoncé tickets, book deals
News|Political

Prosecutor won't file criminal charges over purchase of $19K lectern by Arkansas governor's office

A prosecutor says he will not file any criminal charges over the purchase of a $19,000 lectern by the office of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Prosecutor won't file criminal charges over purchase of $19K lectern by Arkansas governor's office
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Kennedy says he has secured ballot access in enough states to win. That's not yet true

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Kennedy says he has secured ballot access in enough states to win. That's not yet true
News|Political

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to fly home for an election campaign television interview

Rishi Sunak apologizes for skipping a D-Day ceremony to return to the election campaign trail
Arts|Entertainment|World

Meloni joins cultural elite celebrating Italian opera's recognition as a world treasure

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater for an open-air celebration of Italian lyric opera’s recognition by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure

Meloni joins cultural elite celebrating Italian opera's recognition as a world treasure
News|Political

New York governor defends blocking plan that would toll Manhattan drivers to pay for subway repairs

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her decision to block a plan to reduce New York City traffic and raise billions for its ailing subway system through a new toll on Manhattan drivers

New York governor defends blocking plan that would toll Manhattan drivers to pay for subway repairs
News|Political

Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness

Mexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait

Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
Business|Economy|Political

Resistance to new Brazil tax credit rules will dissipate, minister says

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Friday that resistance from some sectors to tighter rules for the use of tax credits will dissipate and

Resistance to new Brazil tax credit rules will dissipate, minister says
News|Political

Voting in Harmony: A Wisconsin township sets itself apart and has a knack for picking winners

Looking to go where supporters of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump live in harmony

Voting in Harmony: A Wisconsin township sets itself apart and has a knack for picking winners
News|Political

Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he'll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state

Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he'll vote against recreational pot after brother's death
News|Political

Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns

The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Party’s general election campaign

Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns
News|Opinion|Political

A local race in Nevada's primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state

Election conspiracy theorists are trying to remake a local commission that oversees a major swing county in one of the nation’s most important presidential battleground states

A local race in Nevada's primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state
Health|News|Political

Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment

Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille was discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment for an undisclosed condition

Newly chosen Haitian prime minister discharged from a hospital after spending a night in treatment
News|Opinion|Political

Germany's Scholz vows to defend free speech after campaign violence

At the end of an EU election campaign marred by violence, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday freedom of speech must be protected at all costs, vowing to

Germany's Scholz vows to defend free speech after campaign violence
News|Political

Thai ex-PM Thaksin says ready to face royal insult charges

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies

Thai ex-PM Thaksin says ready to face royal insult charges
News|Political

Hungarian political newcomer says to work on unfreezeing EU funds

EU election results will show Hungarians that Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government can be replaced, political newcomer Peter Magyar told Reuters after a

Hungarian political newcomer says to work on unfreezeing EU funds
News|Political|World

Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country

Haiti's government says the country's newly selected prime minister has been hospitalized in the capital of Port-au-Prince

Haiti's new prime minister hospitalized days after being selected to lead country
News|Political

Portugal's govt to back Costa if he runs for EU Council top job

Portugal's prime minister, whose rightist coalition won a general election in March, said on Sunday he would back former centre-left Socialist premier Antonio Costa if he decides to

Portugal's govt to back Costa if he runs for EU Council top job
News|Political

Hungary's Orban sees weakest support in decades in EU vote, opposition Tisza surges

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party was on track for its worst result in a national or EU vote in nearly two decades at

Hungary's Orban sees weakest support in decades in EU vote, opposition Tisza surges
News|Political|World

Italy's PM Meloni comes out on top in EU vote, strengthening her hand

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's arch-conservative Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in the European parliamentary election over the

Italy's PM Meloni comes out on top in EU vote, strengthening her hand
News|Political

EU's eastern members see strong performances by centrist parties

Pro-European centrist parties performed well overall in central and eastern Europe during the European Parliament elections on Sunday, partial

EU's eastern members see strong performances by centrist parties
News|Political

From trade to climate, five takeaways from the EU election

The European Parliament took a shift to the right after a four-day election concluded on Sunday, with more eurosceptic nationalists and fewer mainstream liberals and Greens.

From trade to climate, five takeaways from the EU election

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