By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Authorities in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania are examining 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud, officials said on Friday, less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. The forms were dropped off in two separate batches at the Lancaster County board of elections office before Monday’s …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The leading U.N. body on climate change is experiencing a severe budget shortfall, according to a Reuters analysis of documents from the world body – a funding gap that diplomats said could impair international climate dialogue. The analysis found a budget hole of at least 57 million euros ($61.53 …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate on Friday passed a proposal which would make reforms to the Constitution “unchallengeable” as ruling party Morena and allies push through a swath of constitutional reforms, including a controversial judicial overhaul. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT In September, Congress passed a judicial reform calling for all judges and magistrates to be …
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By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – In Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and around this South American nation of 3.4 million people, voters are gearing up for Sunday’s election, overshadowed by a plebiscite on pensions the same day and fears over crime. Uruguayans will vote for the next president, vice president and members of parliament, with polls …
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported by mostly European merchants and sold into …
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(Reuters) – Al-Mayadeen, a pro-Iranian broadcaster, said early on Friday that an Israeli strike on Hasbaya in southern Lebanon killed one of its cameramen. Lebanon’s state news agency said three journalists were killed in the strike that it said had targeted a residence of media personnel. (Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Wearing military fatigues and black combat boots, the newly-appointed cabinet of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto began a mountain retreat on Friday, in an unconventional bonding exercise involving more than 100 members of his new government. Ministers and their deputies donned caps and camouflage outfits and stood in salute at a parade ground …
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By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday gave final approval to ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by President Joe Biden’s administration and one that will become a key supplier to Ford and other electric vehicle manufacturers. Shares of the …
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(Reuters) -Russia sent two waves of drones at the Ukrainian capital overnight in its 15th air attack on Kyiv this month, city officials said on Friday. More than a dozen drones were downed over the city during the strike, which lasted around four hours, city military administrator Serhiy Popko said on Telegram. He added that …
(This Oct. 24 story has been refiled to correct the day to Thursday from Wednesday in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Rozanna Latiff and Mandy Leong KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday issued a rare apology for his mishandling of the multibillion-dollar 1MDB financial scandal, but maintained he …
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