Healthcare Providers Agree to Pay Back $1.9 Million in Medicare Fraud
WASHINGTON DC — Several doctors, medical practices, and a marketing company have agreed to pay a total of $1.9 million to settle allegations that they participated in illegal laboratory kickback schemes that…
JASON SNEAD: Don’t Listen To Dem Hysteria — Everyone Can Agree On Election Integrity
JASON SNEAD: Don’t Listen To Dem Hysteria — Everyone Can Agree On Election Integrity Jason Snead on August 21, 2023 At first glance, some Americans could mistakenly conclude that election integrity safeguards…
Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Did Nothing To Bring Down Inflation, Economists Agree
Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Did Nothing To Bring Down Inflation, Economists Agree Will Kessler on August 14, 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act did nothing to address the causes of inflation and was…
China, U.S. agree to continue close communications on climate issue
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China and the U.S. agreed to keep in close communication on issues including climate change, envoys from the two nations said on Thursday during a video call. The…
NBA-Celtics and Brown agree to richest deal in NBA history, reports
(Reuters) – Jaylen Brown has agreed to a five-year $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics that will make the forward the highest paid player in the NBA, according to…
200 U.S. lawmakers agree not to intervene in any UPS strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 200 U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said they have agreed not to intervene in the case workers at UPS go on strike. The world’s biggest package delivery…
Minneapolis police agree to court-enforced reforms 3 years after George Floyd protests
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) – Three years after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a month after federal investigators found widespread racial discrimination by city law enforcement officers, a…
Japan and NATO agree on new partnership programme at NATO Vilnius summit
By Sakura Murakami and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he welcomed that Japan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had agreed on a…
NATO allies agree language on Ukraine membership pathway to NATO – sources
VILNIUS (Reuters) – NATO leaders have reached agreement over how to define their future relationship with Ukraine, including its membership bid, four diplomats said on Tuesday. One of the diplomats said the…
NATO allies agree to spend ‘at least 2%’ of their GDP on defence -diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies have reached agreement to raise the alliance’s target for military spending to at least 2% of national GDP, two diplomats told Reuters late on Friday. The 31…
EU, Meta agree to July stress test on EU online content rules
(Reuters) – Meta and the European Union (EU) have agreed on a stress test in July on the EU’s online content rules, following EU industry chief Thierry Breton’s demand that the social…
Brazil says it cannot agree to EU’s proposal for Mercosur trade deal
(Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said the European Union’s latest proposal for a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur made reaching an agreement impossible as it…
South Korea, U.S. agree to step up cyber security cooperation at high-level meeting
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States agreed to step up cooperation on cyber security after holding a high-level meeting on the issue in Washington, South Korea’s presidential office said…
Factbox-UBS, government agree on Credit Suisse loss guarantees – key points
(Reuters) – UBS and the Swiss government agreed on Friday on how they will share losses linked to the bank’s emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, clearing the way for the deal to…
US, EU agree firm stance on China at trade, tech meeting
By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union pledged on Wednesday to join forces to counter China’s non-market economic practices and disinformation, particularly over Russia’s invasion…
South Korea, Australia agree to step up defence cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and Australia’s defence chiefs agreed on Tuesday to step up defence cooperation, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup met his Australian counterpart Richard Marles…
APEC trade chiefs agree on more inclusive trade, but no joint statement
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) – Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries agreed on Friday to promote more inclusive and sustainable trade, but failed to produce a joint…
Sudan’s factions agree to 7-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, sources say
(Reuters) – The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, two negotiation sources told Reuters on Saturday. The new agreement will take effect…
G7 leaders agree to new initiative to fight economic coercion
TOKYO (Reuters) – Group of Seven leaders on Saturday agreed to a new initiative to counter economic coercion, and pledged action to ensure that any actors attempting to weaponise economic dependence would…
IMF: Ghana intends to agree debt rework MoU with official creditors before November
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ghanaian authorities aim to agree a memorandum of understanding with official creditors before the first IMF programme review, which they expect to bring to the Fund’s board in November…
Israel, Palestinians agree to Gaza truce, Palestinian officials say
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel and Gaza militant groups have agreed to an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire that will start at 2200 local (1900 GMT), two Palestinian officials told Reuters. There was no immediate comment…
Shareholders of Evergrande’s EV unit agree on restructuring deal
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shareholders of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group accepted a proposal to dispose of two subsidiaries in a restructuring, according to a filing with the…
China, France agree to strengthen economic ties
PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang agreed on the need to “develop an economic relationship that is both stronger and more balanced”, the foreign…
Spain’s unions and employers agree to raise wages by 4% in 2023
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s main unions and representatives of employers reached a preliminary agreement on Friday to grant a 4% wage increase across the board in 2023, El Pais newspaper reported, citing…
South Korea, Indonesia central banks agree to promote local currency transactions
SEOUL (Reuters) – The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to cooperate on promoting the use of their currencies for bilateral transactions, such as…
U.S. and South Korea agree to minimise chipmakers’ uncertainties on subsidy requirements -ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. secretary of commerce and her South Korean counterpart agreed to “minimise uncertainties” of chipmakers’ investments amid new U.S. semiconductor subsidies, Korea’s industry ministry said on Friday. Companies…
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