MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Sixteen U.S. states and a handful of Caribbean governments on Tuesday expressed support for Mexico’s appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. The states, which all have Democratic attorneys general, as well as the District of Columbia, filed an amicus curiae brief in a U.S. court on Tuesday, while …
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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -A Utah federal judge on Tuesday overturned a jury’s verdict that Dish Network LLC must pay $469 million to parental-control technology maker ClearPlay Inc for infringing two patents related to filtering material from streaming video. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer reversed the jury’s finding that Dish’s AutoHop commercial-skipping feature violated ClearPlay’s …
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -The U.S. government said it “respects” Honduras’ decision to move towards establishing formal diplomatic ties with China, the Honduran foreign minister said on Monday after a meeting with U.S. officials, comments Taiwan disputed. Enrique Reina said Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro made “general comments” on the decision during the meeting attended by different officials …
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By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) -Rising airline traffic is expected to trigger global emissions-related requirements for some carriers as early as next year, according to a top airline trade group, even as debate broadens on the effectiveness of that approach. A United Nations-led scheme seeks to cap emissions from international flights at …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two U.S. strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, but that it returned to base after they moved away. The development followed the March 14 crash of a U.S. drone into the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country should be ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the U.S. and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim’s remarks came as the isolated country conducted what KCNA …
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(Reuters) – Ecuadorian and Peruvian authorities worked on Sunday to assess the damage caused by the previous day’s strong earthquake that shook the region, leaving at least 15 dead and hundreds injured. The 6.8 magnitude quake struck the Ecuadorian coastal province of Guayas at midday on Saturday, with residents reporting shaking in much of the …
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KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Constitutional Court on Sunday voided results of legislative elections held in the Gulf Arab state last September and ruled that the previous disbanded parliament be reinstated. The ruling comes at a time of renewed tensions between the elected parliament and government. Kuwait’s crown prince last year moved to end political feuding …
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QUITO (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, leaving at least four people dead and resulting in some structural damage. “I call for calm and for people to get informed through official channels,” said Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a tweet. The quake, which the U.S. …
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By Drazen Jorgic, Jackie Botts and Stephen Eisenhammer MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s army has dramatically revised upward the number of drug lab raids it says it conducted under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to government data and leaked military documents reviewed by Reuters. The documents, found among a trove of millions of emails …
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