Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House: Republican inaction on guns ‘unacceptable’
By Nandita Bose and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Republican action to curb mass shootings, criticizing conservative lawmakers for saying n...
Mar 29, 2023
Ex-Tesla worker suing for race bias takes stand in damages trial
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc's flagship California assembly plant began testifying on Wednesday in a trial over how much the electric vehicle maker must...
Mar 29, 2023
Pope Francis has respiratory infection, needs hospital treatment
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. The Vatican said the 86-y...
Mar 29, 2023
Brazil formal job creation tops expectations in February
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil exceeded expectations in its formal job creation for February, with the labor ministry on Wednesday reporting a net result of 241,785 positions. That surpassed the expecte...
Mar 29, 2023
UAE president names son Abu Dhabi crown prince, brothers to top roles
DUBAI (Reuters) -United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has appointed his son Sheikh Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Gulf Arab state that is an OPEC...
Mar 29, 2023
Bipartisan bill aims to increase penalties for US child labor violations
By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill that would raise penalties on employers who violate child labor laws, in the wake of reporting...
Mar 29, 2023
Wall St regulator seeks budget boost, cites market growth, misconduct risk
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator on Wednesday asked lawmakers to approve a 12% boost to his agency's budget, citing burgeoning growth in financial markets and the rising ris...
Mar 29, 2023
U.S. condemns Myanmar’s decision to abolish 40 political parties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned the decision by Myanmar's ruling junta to abolish 40 political parties, including the former ruling party National League for Democracy....
Mar 29, 2023
White House to China: Don’t use Taiwan visit as pretext
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House urged China on Wednesday not to use a "normal" stopover in the United States by the Taiwan president as a pretext to increase aggressive activity against Taiwan....
Mar 29, 2023
Olympics-IOC rejects IBA claims over boxing officials
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday rejected claims by the International Boxing Association that the Olympic body had misused information regarding boxin...
Mar 29, 2023
