Jury in Brussels bombing trial set to consider verdict
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A jury in the trial of 10 men accused of involvement in the triple suicide attack at Brussels airport and the city’s metro claimed by Islamic…
Guatemala anti-graft candidate says govt trying to remove him from race
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, the surprise second-place finisher in first-round elections, said the government is behind attempts to question the result and wants to…
Biden Admin Greenlights ‘Massive’ New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Despite Rising Costs
Biden Admin Greenlights ‘Massive’ New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Despite Rising Costs Nick Pope on July 5, 2023 The Biden administration on Wednesday approved a major offshore wind project off the coast…
UPS, Teamsters accuse each other of walking away from contract talks
By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) -The Teamsters Union said on Wednesday United Parcel Service “walked away” from negotiations over a new contract, a claim the shipping giant denied, lobbing its own accusation that…
Britain to set up real-time bond and stock trading record
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog proposed a real-time record of stock and bond prices on Wednesday to help investors spot the best deals and improve the capital markets’ attraction.…
US approves construction for Orsted offshore wind project off New Jersey coast
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of…
Major Pennsylvania School District Provides Educators With Anti-Racist Lessons For The Classroom
“Here, we provide resources to support and sustain the development of a racial and equity consciousness for central administration, school-based educators and leaders, parents and family, and students — offering links to…
Germany’s Scholz hints at more chip investments
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that he knew of further plans for large investments in chip production in Germany, a welcome trend as Europe looks to reduce…
Explainer-China’s rare earths dominance in focus after mineral export curbs
By Mai Nguyen (Reuters) – China said on Monday it will impose export restrictions on gallium and germanium products used in computer chips and other components to protect national security interests. The…
Battling Brexit, some British firms turn to invest in Europe
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up…
Los Angeles-area hotel workers strike over wages, housing
By Steve Gorman and Gabriella Borter LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday demanding pay hikes and improved benefits in a region where high housing…
In French banlieues, distrust of police runs deep
By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -Sports teacher Benjamin Belaidi held a banner reading “no justice, no peace” as he marched in memory of the teenager shot dead by French police, weary of…
Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters
By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) – Sofia Gominova wanted to be a lawyer from age 11. Born after the fall of the Soviet Union, she grew up in a Russia blighted by organised…
As companies bring more jobs to Mexico, US wants labor rights safeguards
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. wants Mexico’s government to build strong institutions to protect worker rights as companies aiming to avoid supply chain disruptions in far-off production…
LGBT rights yield to religious interests at US Supreme Court
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In its decision permitting an evangelical Christian web designer to refuse service for same-sex weddings, the U.S. Supreme Court again embraced an expansive view of religious…
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no…
SUZANNE DOWNING: They’re Coming For Your Children
SUZANNE DOWNING: They’re Coming For Your Children Suzanne Downing on July 2, 2023 From the South Lawn of the White House to the pulsing heartbeats of North America’s bustling metropolises, Democrats are…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says ‘serious threat’ remains at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Saturday that a “serious threat” remained at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and said Russia was “technically ready” to provoke a localized…
France deploys 45,000 police after riots over teen’s death
By Layli Foroudi and Charlotte Van Campenhout PARIS (Reuters) -France’s interior minister said on Friday the coming hours would be decisive as he sent 45,000 police onto the streets following three nights…
Revised UPS contract offer makes ‘significant’ movement on pay -Teamsters
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -United Parcel Service delivered a revised contract offer with “significant movement on wages and other economic language,” the union representing roughly 340,000 U.S. drivers, package handlers…
Exclusive-Panama expects to be struck off financial crime watch list in October
By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – Panama expects international financial-crime watchdog FATF to remove it this October from a watch list for nations deemed to be doing too little to fight money laundering,…
Police investigating ATM, vehicle burlgaries in Queens
QUEENS, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying two individuals and a vehicle involved in a series of burglaries across Queens North and Queens South.…
Europeans plan to keep ballistic missile sanctions on Iran
By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi PARIS/WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) -European diplomats have told Iran they plan to retain European Union ballistic missile sanctions set to expire in October under the defunct…
Spain’s 12-month inflation falls to 1.9% in June, lowest since March 2021
(Reuters) – Spain’s consumer prices rose 1.9% year-on-year in June, their slowest increase since March 2021, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Thursday. Spain is the first among…
Who is Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
(Reuters) -Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has flown into exile in Belarus under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his Wagner fighters in Russia, as President Vladimir Putin praised his own…
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