New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill to Curb Dangerous Pop-Up Car Rallies
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Assembly approved a new bill on Friday aimed at curbing unauthorized pop-up car rallies by imposing stricter penalties. This legislation comes in response to a deadly…
D.C. Tried A New Policing Trick To Curb Violent Crime — And Quickly Got Results
Trevor Schakohl on January 5, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Authorities in Washington, DC, launched a task force six months ago in an effort to reduce violence in multiple nightlife centers. As a…
Explainer-Australia reviews gas export curb trigger as domestic shortfall looms
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE – Australia’s competition watchdog on Monday warned the country’s east coast faces a gas supply shortfall in 2023, prompting the government to consider whether to impose curbs on…
Man Found Shot To Death Found Sitting On Curb In Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man dead shortly after midnight Saturday morning. This incident happened on the3400 block of 7th Street in Southern…
Baltimore Man Found Dead, Slumped Over Sitting on Curb, Shot
BALTIMORE, MD – Police were called on the report of a man slumped over sitting on a curb in the area of 3400 7th Street this morning at around 1:47 am. “Upon…
EU plan to curb gas use faces opposition from countries
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – A European Union proposal that member countries cut gas use by 15% to prepare for possible supply cuts from Russia is facing resistance from governments, throwing into…
Several eastern Chinese areas in mass COVID testing to curb new waves of infections
SHANGHAI -Parts of eastern China are running fresh rounds of mass COVID-19 testing, as the country faces new waves of infections while recovering from impact of the spring outbreaks that hit Beijing…
EU countries, lawmakers agree on rules to curb subsidised foreign companies
BRUSSELS – EU countries and EU lawmakers on Thursday agreed on rules to curb acquisitions or bids for public contracts by subsidised foreign companies in a bid to ensure a level playing…
Factbox-G7 seeks to curb Russian oil income through price cap
BRUSSELS – The Group of Seven rich nations are debating a global price cap for Russian oil that would curb Moscow’s energy revenues and potentially limit its ability to fund its invasion…
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to curb accusers’ testimony at sentencing
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Ghislaine Maxwell urged a U.S. judge not to admit testimony from four female accusers at her sentencing next Tuesday for aiding the financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual…
Brazil’s central bank should take ‘assertive’ stance to curb inflation, director says
BRASILIA – An “assertive” action by the Brazilian central bank is necessary for inflation to converge to the government’s official target, the central bank’s director of international affairs, Fernanda Guardado, said on…
Analysis-Overlapping rules to curb greenwashing may only add to company frustration
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON – Three competing plans to curb companies from exaggerating their green credentials could lead to more frustration and costs for businesses, especially starting next year.…
EU blacklists wife of Russian billionaire Melnichenko to curb bypassing sanctions
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Friday blacklisted Aleksandra Melnichenko, the wife of Andrey Melnichenko, a previously sanctioned Russian billionaire who Reuters revealed had reassigned his companies to her in a bid…
Vaccination after infection may curb long COVID; desktop ‘air curtains’ may deflect virus particles
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to…
Mexico to modify import and export law to curb inflation, govt says
MEXICO CITY – A Mexican presidential decree will be issued on Friday to modify tariffs in the country’s import and export law in a bid to curb inflation, a finance ministry spokesperson…
ECB should raise rates in July to curb inflation -Bundesbank chief
ELTVILLE AM RHEIN, Germany -The European Central Bank should raise interest rates in July to stop high inflation becoming entrenched, German Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel said on Tuesday, joining an already long…
Peru to increase public spending in mining regions to curb social conflicts
LIMA – Peru will increase public spending in mining regions in a bid to de-escalate social conflicts that have impacted mining output, Finance Minister Oscar Graham said on Tuesday. Peru is the…
Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America to curb migration from the region, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Friday following…
Proposed China investment curb by U.S. sparks debate among chipmakers
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON – Chipmakers are divided over how aggressively to oppose a legislative proposal that would give the U.S. government sweeping new powers to block billions in U.S. investment into…
Easing energy costs curb Spanish April price rises but core inflation jumps
MADRID – Easing energy prices helped lower Spanish 12-month inflation to 8.4% in April from March’s near 40-year high, preliminary data showed on Thursday, although core inflation, which strips out more volatile…
UK targets Moscow bourse to try to curb investments in Russia
LONDON -Britain said on Tuesday it planned to revoke the Moscow Stock Exchange’s (MOEX) status as a recognised stock exchange in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a move that would remove…
Facebook-owner Meta says it is considering steps to curb Russian government misinformation
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – Facebook-owner Meta has removed hacking campaigns, influence networks and scam operations amid the war in Ukraine, according to a report released on Thursday by the social media…
Food, farming and forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, U.N. says
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change,…
Exclusive-Banks tell Britain that curb on all Russian savers won’t work -sources
By Andrew MacAskill and Sinead Cruise LONDON – Banks in Britain have warned the government that a plan to ban all Russians from holding more than 50,000 pounds ($65,430) in their accounts…
Swiss National Bank says monetary policy not way to curb real estate risks
By John Revill ZURICH – Switzerland has become more vulnerable to a shock from its inflated property sector, Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Fritz Zurbruegg said on Tuesday, adding it is not…
U.S. Democrats introduce bill to curb Russian crypto use amid Ukraine crisis
By Hannah Lang – Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would enable the president to sanction foreign cryptocurrency firms doing business with sanctioned Russian entities and prevent them from…
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