Japan’s Kishida vows to focus on wage hikes at union meeting
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday stressed the need to achieve sustained, broader wage hikes to cushion the …
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Critics Speak Out Against Phil Murphy’s 2035 Gas Car Sales Ban During Zoom Meeting
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s recent Advance Clean Cars II public hearing saw strong opposition to Governor Phil Murphy’s ambitious …
‘Appearing Desperate’: Biden Gears Up For Potential Meeting With Xi As US-China Relations Spiral
‘Appearing Desperate’: Biden Gears Up For Potential Meeting With Xi As US-China Relations Spiral Jake Smith on October 3, 2023 President Joe Biden could visit …
New York Man Thought He Was Meeting Minor, Greeted by Cops, Arrested
ALBANY, NY – Zachary Long, 23, of Scotia, New York, was arrested on September 27 on charges of attempting to coerce and entice a minor …
Pope Francis appeals against polarization ahead of big Church meeting
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped an upcoming global encounter at the Vatican would be a …
CBP Trade Advisory Committee Convenes for Fiscal Year-End Public Meeting
Container ships docked at the port of Savannah in Georgia at dusk. Photo by Jerry Glaser Discussions began on a serious note when members of …
Banking group IIF to proceed with annual meeting in earthquake-hit Morocco
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Institute of International Finance said on Monday it would still hold its annual membership meeting in Marrakech on …
Readout: U.S. – Mexico Meeting on Joint Actions to Further Enhance Border Security
WASHINGTON–U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller met with senior officials from the Government of Mexico …
Erie County D.A. to Review Police Response After Tops Market Shooting at London Meeting
BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn has been chosen by the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) to present at their 28th …
China Evergrande defers scheme meeting to reassess terms of proposed restructuring
(Reuters) – China Evergrande said on Friday it would not be conducting the scheme meeting scheduled on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26 as the embattled …
Colombia central bank seen holding benchmark rate at 13.25% in next meeting: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 13.25% during the board’s meeting next week …
After Meeting with President, New York Governor Says More Work To Do
NEW YORK, NY – New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s message to New Yorkers regarding the ongoing migrant crisis didn’t deliver any short term relief for …
Nigeria central bank postpones next week’s policy meeting
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank said on Thursday that it had delayed an interest rate meeting that had been planned for next week and …
Philadelphia Man Thought He Was Meeting Young Girl in Jersey, She Was a Cop
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Louis Goldenberg, 41, has been charged with attempting to entice a minor into prostitution using an online chat platform, according to …
Fed to hold rates steady, but signal policy path in meeting this week
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with officials widely expected to keep interest …
Facebook Marketplace Meeting Ends with Armed Robbery
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Police are seeking public help to identify two suspects involved in an armed robbery that took place near Valentine Avenue …
S.Africa’s Reserve Bank to hold rate at Sept 21 meeting, chop 75 bps in 2024: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank will keep interest rates steady at 8.25% at its Sept. 21 meeting to curb the …
US Senator Schumer: AI meeting discussed urgent actions needed before election
By Moira Warburton and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that an artificial intelligence forum he organized …
Fed meeting comes during historically tough week for US stocks
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. stock market could be set for a rocky second half of September, particularly the week …
Lula says Putin would not be arrested in 2024 Brazil G20 meeting
(Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not be arrested in Brazil if he …
Chinese spy agency suggests that a Biden-Xi meeting hinges on “sincerity”
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top security agency has hinted that any meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden in …
Netanyahu rues his foreign minister’s disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appeared to shift blame to his top diplomat for the disclosure of a secret meeting …
ECB kept Sept rate hike on the table at July meeting: accounts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers kept a September rate hike on the table when they raised interest rates in July, although some of …
Shareholders ask China’s Hollysys to set special meeting amid takeover frustration
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK(Reuters) – Shareholders in China’s Hollysys Automation Technologies owning a total 32.2% of the automation control system maker’s shares asked the …
Pope Blasts ‘Backward’ US Catholics For Putting Ideology Above Faith During Private Meeting
Pope Blasts ‘Backward’ US Catholics For Putting Ideology Above Faith During Private Meeting Kate Anderson on August 28, 2023 Pope Francis argued that some U.S. …
Security Throws Climate Protesters To The Ground At Jackson Hole Fed Meeting
Security Throws Climate Protesters To The Ground At Jackson Hole Fed Meeting Nick Pope on August 25, 2023 A security guard took down climate activists …
Jackson Planner Forced Out of Meeting on Neighbor’s Property
JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township Councilman Marty Flemming, owner of County Line Hardware, and a member of the Jackson Township Planning Board, was forced to …
North Korea slams UN human rights meeting as a US ‘scheme’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea slammed a recent United Nations meeting about its human rights record, asserting the United States used the international organisation for …
Small Minnesota Town Holds Emergency Meeting After Being Abandoned By Entire Police Department
Small Minnesota Town Holds Emergency Meeting After Being Abandoned By Entire Police Department Lillian Tweten on August 15, 2023 The city of Goodhue, Minnesota, held …
Instant view: Russia’s central bank hikes rates to 12% at extraordinary meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank jacked up its key interest rate by 350 basis points to 12% on Tuesday, an emergency rate move to …
US denied Russians visas to travel to APEC meeting -Russian ambassador
(Reuters) – Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday the U.S. denied entry visas to some Russian officials who planned to travel to …
Russian central bank to hold emergency rate meeting as rouble tumbles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss the level of its key interest rate, it said on …
Republican Leaders request meeting with NJ Transit engineers considering strike
Sen. and Asm. Republican Leaders Anthony M. Bucco and John DiMaio sent a letter to the NJ Transit train operator’s union requesting a meeting to address concerns prior to a possible strike.
Turkish cenbank governor, Finance Minister to attend JP Morgan investor meeting on Friday -sources
By Orhan Coskun and Karin Strohecker ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) – Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek will attend a meeting …
Nigeria opts for small rate hike at first meeting after Emefiele’s suspension
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s central bank raised its main lending rate by a smaller-than-expected 25 basis points on Tuesday, saying it preferred a …
School Board Denies Superintendent’s Claim He Was ‘Forcibly Removed’ From Meeting Over LGBT Comments
School Board Denies Superintendent’s Claim He Was ‘Forcibly Removed’ From Meeting Over LGBT Comments Brandon Poulter on July 25, 2023 The California State Superintendent of …
Indonesia plans incentives for EV makers, sets up meeting with BYD, Tesla
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is finalising a new set of incentives to attract investment from manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs), a senior minister said on …
China Hacked Top State Dept Officials’ Emails Ahead Of John Kerry’s Climate Meeting In Beijing: REPORT
China Hacked Top State Dept Officials’ Emails Ahead Of John Kerry’s Climate Meeting In Beijing: REPORT Nick Pope on July 20, 2023 Hackers linked to …
AMC shareholder sues to force company to hold annual meeting
(Reuters) – An AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. shareholder sued the theater chain in Delaware court on Monday, saying AMC is late in holding its annual …
US, Japan, South Korea hold rare military meeting as North Korea launches missile
By Idrees Ali CAMP SMITH, Hawaii (Reuters) – The United States’ top general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts for a rare trilateral meeting …
Online sale meeting turns into armed Robbery in the Bronx
NEW YORK, NY – A meeting between two individuals regarding an online sale ended in an armed robbery in the Bronx. On June 28, at …
‘He Kicked Me In The Balls’: GOP Meeting Turns Violent, Ends In Hospital Visit
‘He Kicked Me In The Balls’: GOP Meeting Turns Violent, Ends In Hospital Visit Brandon Poulter on July 10, 2023 Michigan GOP members met Saturday …
China’s state planner holds meeting with private firms, including Baidu
(Corrects to clarify Li Qiang is head of the State Council, not state planner) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner said on Monday it held …
First S.Korea-US Nuclear Consultative Group meeting to be held later this month
SEOUL (Reuters) -The first meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between South Korea and the United States will take place on July 18 in …
Biden, Erdogan meeting during NATO summit being discussed – sources
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan may meet during next week’s NATO summit in Lithuania, sources briefed on the …
IMF Executive Board meeting on Pakistan scheduled for July 12
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board meeting on Pakistan has been scheduled for July 12, the lender confirmed in email …
Fed meeting minutes to offer clues on future rate hike appetite
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve meeting minutes from the June policy gathering to be released on Wednesday are likely to show an …
Israel’s Herzog to address joint meeting of US Congress on July 19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog will address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress during a visit to Washington on July 19 in …
CBP Senior Official Performing Duties of Commissioner addresses trade advisory committee public meeting
WASHINGTON — The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) held its quarterly public meeting June 14 and unanimously passed 24 recommendations to U.S. Customs and …
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 …