By Jeff Mason DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) -With U.S. President Joe Biden bearing witness, the remains of three American soldiers killed in Jordan in an attack by an Iranian-made drone arrived in the United States on Friday. The three Army Reserve soldiers killed on Sunday were Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, marking the fourth time in just over a week that Pyongyang has launched such missiles off both coasts. The South’s military said the launch took place around 11 a.m. (0200 GMT) but did not provide further details. …
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By Shubham Kalia, Maria Ponnezhath and Samrhitha A (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday the company will hold a shareholder vote to transfer its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, after a judge invalidated his $56 billion pay package at the electric vehicle (EV) maker. Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick had on Tuesday …
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By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s health minister on Thursday said planned restrictions for transgender youth in the Western province of Alberta are “extremely dangerous,” a sign that policies could become a political wedge issue going into next year’s election. On Wednesday, conservative Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled sweeping changes to policies related to students …
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By Davide Barbuscia and Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – Investors hoping for imminent rate cuts by the Federal Reserve received a sobering reminder of the U.S. central bank’s focus on fighting inflation, after Chairman Jerome Powell poured cold water on bets policymakers would lower borrowing costs in March. At the end of the central bank’s first …
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By Oliver Griffin and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday denied asking his cabinet ministers to resign, despite three government sources confirming the request to Reuters and reporting in local media. Colombian presidents frequently request mass, ‘protocol’ cabinet resignations in order to make changes to the government, though these …
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By Dawn Chmielewski and Sheila Dang (Reuters) -TikTok users will no longer be able to create videos with songs from Taylor Swift, Jon Batiste, boygenius and other Universal Music Group artists as the soundtrack, as contract negotiations between the two companies have collapsed. TikTok’s access to Universal’s expansive roster of artists ended Wednesday, after months …
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By Natalie Grover, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Tankers carrying Russian oil have continued sailing through the Red Sea largely uninterrupted by Houthi attacks on shipping and face lower risks than competitors, according to shipping executives, analysts and flows data. Russia has become more dependent on trade through the Suez Canal and …
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By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The government of Argentine libertarian President Javier Milei was racing to secure votes in Congress for its key ‘omnibus’ reform bill that entered the lower of chamber on Wednesday, even as the left-leaning opposition pledged to oppose it. The bill, ranging from economic policy to privatization of state …
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By Lucinda Elliott (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, the Andean country’s railway operator said on Wednesday, after an agreement was struck to end protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists. PeruRail said in a statement a partial service had restarted on Wednesday …
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