By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic …
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Japan stocks choppy, yen near 150 after BOJ makes landmark policy shift as expected
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japanese shares were volatile on Tuesday, while the yen fell to near 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan in a widely expected move …
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(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 81-year-old President Biden’s fitness for office, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. “It will probably …
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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reddit and Google’s YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable …
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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A New Mexico jury on Monday found an Afghan asylum seeker guilty of murdering a Pakistani immigrant in one of three ambush-style shootings of Muslim …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said on Monday that the tax agency will need to boost its workforce to over 100,000 people over …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, particularly children and international travelers, to get vaccinated against measles due …
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Biden, Japan’s Kishida and Philippines’ Marcos to hold April summit at White House
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for a summit in Washington on April 11 to discuss economic …
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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Last-minute parliamentary wrangling on Monday delayed a vote by Canadian legislators on a non-binding motion to back Palestinian statehood, an idea that looked set to …
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Out of money, Pentagon chief looks to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine
by Reutersby ReutersBy Idrees Ali RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will try and convince European allies that President Joe Biden’s administration is still committed …
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HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Monday told energy executives that legislation reforming infrastructure permitting “will get done.” The legislation is his senate energy committee’s top issue, he said …
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By Matthias Williams and John Irish LONDON (Reuters) -Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide reelection as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and …
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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -A U.S. government research team found no significant physical evidence of brain injury in a group of federal employees suffering symptoms of the “Havana syndrome” ailment …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by Donald Trump’s former aide Peter Navarro to avoid prison while he appeals his contempt of …
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R. Kelly challenge to sex abuse conviction draws skepticism from US appeals court
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for R. Kelly struggled on Monday to convince a U.S. appeals court to overturn the former R&B superstar’s sex trafficking conviction …
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By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Monday, with megacap growth stocks such as Alphabet and Tesla supporting a rebound in technology-heavy …
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Biden expands women’s health research, adds $200 million for sexual, reproductive issues
by Reutersby ReutersBy Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on Monday that expands U.S. government research on women’s health, while pledging $200 million next year to …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police was unlawful …
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Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
by Reutersby ReutersBy Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to block testimony from Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels at his upcoming trial on charges stemming from …
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By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) -Famine is imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave by July, a U.N.-backed report said on Monday, …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dan Williams and Aidan Lewis CAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON (Reuters) – Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now …