Columbia man wins $50K lottery prize after mom urges him to play
A Howard County man walked away with a $50,000 windfall after taking his mother’s advice to try his luck with the Maryland Lottery’s Bonus Match 5. The Columbia resident, who rarely plays,…
Psaki Urges MSNBC Viewers To ‘Think Of The Danger’ Posed By Free Speech
Psaki Urges MSNBC Viewers To ‘Think Of The Danger’ Posed By Free Speech Harold Hutchison on February 9, 2023 Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged MSNBC viewers Thursday to “think…
Olympics-IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris boycott threat
(Reuters) -International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine hopes…
Airbus urges suppliers to carry extra stocks amid output snags
By Valerie Insinna SEATTLE (Reuters) – Airbus laid down the law to its stretched supply chain on Wednesday, with a senior U.S. executive reminding contractors to meet timing and quality targets and…
U.S. urges Kosovo to back peace deal and form group of Serb municipalities
PRISTINA (Reuters) – The United States ambassador to Kosovo on Tuesday urged Pristina to press ahead with forming an association of Serb municipalities and help complete an EU-brokered peace deal with its…
Human Rights Watch urges Ukraine to investigate antipersonnel mine use
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Advocacy group Human Rights Watch called on Ukraine on Tuesday to investigate accusations that its military used thousands of rocket-fired antipersonnel landmines in and around the eastern city…
Auto lobby urges Spain to speed up vehicle electrification as sales lag
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s auto industry is in dire need of an overhaul to catch up with European peers and speed up its electrification process as automakers struggle to recover from a…
U.N. calls out Ukraine grain deal backlog, urges improvement
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called out inefficiencies in the operation of a deal allowing Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, but did not lay blame…
Fed’s Bullard urges colleagues not to “stall” on remaining rate increases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Wednesday that U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers should get the policy rate of interest above 5% “as quickly as we can” before pausing…
Billionaire urges overhaul of collapsed Australia-Asia solar mega project
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest called on Thursday for an overhaul of a $20 billion-plus project to send solar power from Australia to Singapore, which collapsed…
Trump urges House Republicans to back McCarthy for speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Republican President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Representative Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, telling U.S. House Republicans that they should back the California Republican’s bid for the speakership.…
Japan’s Kishida urges companies to give wage hikes that exceed inflation
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday urged companies to increase wages faster than the rate of inflation. “In the past 30 years, wages did not rise much despite…
WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country, as it continues to assess…
U.N. urges Taliban to reverse ban on female foreign aid workers
KABUL (Reuters) -A senior U.N. official has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban administration to reverse a ban on female humanitarian workers that charities fear will worsen winter hardships. The administration on Saturday ordered all…
Factbox-Jan. 6 riot panel urges prosecution of Trump, allies over U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Monday asked federal prosecutors to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction and insurrection for his role in sparking the Jan. 6,…
Spend less on Christmas, send difference to Ukrainians, pope urges
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people to spend less on Christmas celebrations and gifts this year and send the difference to Ukrainians to help them…
China urges U.S. to respect WTO panel ruling – statement
GENEVA (Reuters) – China urged the United States to respect a World Trade Organization ruling on Friday which found that Trump-era U.S. tariffs imposed on steel and aluminium imports contravened global trading…
IMF to assess Zambia in spring, urges debt deal with creditors
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has urged default-stricken Zambia to strike a debt restructuring deal with its international creditors as soon as possible and will make a formal assessment of…
Australian minister urges greater U.S. economic engagement with Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia’s Foreign Minister on Wednesday praised Washington’s commitment to Indo-Pacific security but said its departure from a regional trade pact was still being felt and that enhanced U.S. economic…
Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis
By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payments on mortgages during the cost of living crisis. Finance minister…
Argentina urges EU to renegotiate South American trade pact – FT
(Reuters) – Argentina President Alberto Fernandez has asked the European Union to renegotiate a landmark trade deal with South America, saying the agreement is unbalanced and a threat to the car industry…
Pakistan ex-PM Khan urges government to hold talks over snap polls
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date for an early election to end an…
Cuba slams U.S. rejection of undersea telecoms connection to island
By Dave Sherwood and David Shepardson HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba´s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio on Thursday accused long-time rival the United States of doublespeak after the Biden administration proposed…
World Court urges Chile and Bolivia to cooperate on Silala river
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the World Court ruled on Thursday that Chile and land-locked Bolivia now agreed on previous points of dispute over access to the…
EU’s Gentiloni urges Italy to stick to recovery fund deadlines and targets
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy should focus on meeting all deadlines for the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, the bloc’s Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni warned on Thursday. Gentiloni was speaking in Rome, where some…
Hedge fund Engine Capital urges Univar to consider sale, other options
(Reuters) -U.S. hedge fund Engine Capital on Wednesday urged Univar Solutions Inc to consider a sale or other strategic options, days after Germany’s Brenntag SE said it was in preliminary talks to…
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