HOUSTON (Reuters) – Five U.S. adoptees took off from Houston on Friday to reunite with their birth families in Chile for the first time after they were stolen as infants decades ago during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. “I will finally get to meet the person that brought me into this world and I get to …
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(Reuters) – Crowds of Congolese police officers who switched to the M23 rebel group sang and clapped in occupied Bukavu city on Saturday, preparing for retraining under the authority of the Rwandan-backed rebels who are intent on showing they plan to stick around and govern. The M23 rebels advanced a week ago into eastern Democratic …
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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – A Syrian refugee arrested over the stabbing of a tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial had been planning “to kill Jews”, prosecutors said on Saturday, the day before an election which is expected to see a surge in support for the anti-migrant AfD. The 19-year-old suspect appears to have been …
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GABARONE (Reuters) – Flash floods across Botswana have killed seven people including three children and uprooted thousands after days of heavy rains, President Duma Boko said on Saturday. Authorities have temporarily shut schools and blocked roads following more than a week of downpours. “We will continue to work in the short term to mitigate further …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to restrict Chinese investments in strategic areas, a White House official said. The national security memorandum is aimed at promoting foreign investment while protecting U.S. national security interests from threats posed …
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By Ricardo Brito, Maria Carolina Marcello, Lisandra Paraguassu and Andre Romani BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the suspension of U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble in the country, citing its failure to comply with court orders and mirroring a move made against Elon Musk’s X last year. Rumble, a video platform favored by …
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By Idrees Ali, Nathan Layne, Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon said on Friday it would cut 5,400 jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s drive to slash the federal workforce, a day after some Republican lawmakers faced jeers back home from voters angry about the aggressive effort. The cuts, due to take …
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(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley toned down its emphasis on diversity in its latest annual report published on Friday, signaling a recalibration as businesses adapt to a changing reality under President Donald Trump’s administration. The report omitted the bank’s past statement that “a diverse and inclusive workforce is important to Morgan Stanley’s continued success.” Instead, the …
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By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering merging the U.S. Postal Service with the U.S. Commerce Department, a move Democrats said would violate federal law. “We’re thinking about doing that, and it’ll be a form of a merger,” Trump said. “It’s just been a …
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By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The criminal trial of Charlie Javice for allegedly defrauding JPMorgan Chase into buying her college financial aid startup Frank began on Thursday, with her lawyer arguing there was no fraud and the banking giant merely had “buyer’s remorse.” Javice, 32, has pleaded not guilty to securities fraud, wire …
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