By Shady Amir (Reuters) – The moment of truth for Qatar’s ability to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict laws has come. Predicaments began mounting as early as December 2010 when it was ann…
Justice Dept asks Supreme Court to lift ruling against Biden’s student loan relief plan
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court ruling that blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt in a challenge brought by six Republican-led stat…
US, others at APEC summit condemn North Korean missile test
By Poppy McPherson and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called an emergency gathering of several allies on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic summit, emerging with leaders of five other nations to condemn Nort…
Green outside, red inside: Brazil’s army irked by communist ‘watermelon’ jabs
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s army, which is facing calls from President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters to stage a coup after his election loss, is unhappy its generals are being derided as “watermelons” – green on the outside…
U.S. govt official: meeting on N.Korea on sidelines of APEC was “very productive and free flowing”
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A senior U.S. government official said on Friday that the United Nations security council should meet to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launches. United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ meeting on the sidelines of an APEC …
U.S. senator plans Ticketmaster hearing this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress plans to hold a hearing on Ticketmaster, prompted by problems with Taylor Swift ticket sales this week and long-running issues like hidden fees, a key senator said on Friday. Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate an…
White House announces $13 billion in funding to modernize power grids
(Reuters) – The White House announced through the Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday that it is soliciting grant applications for $13 billion in new financing under the bipartisan infrastructure bill for the expansion and modernization of the U.S. el…
Palestinians bury 21 people killed in Gaza fire
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Mourners flooded the streets of Gaza on Friday as they carried the shrouded bodies of 21 people, including at least eight children, killed in a fire in an apartment block where residents had planned to celebrate th…
Trump defamed me again, rape accuser Carroll says in forthcoming lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The writer accusing Donald Trump of raping her 27 years ago said the former U.S. president defamed her a second time last month by falsely telling his social media followers that he had not known her and the rap…
House probe of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot releasing report next month
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee will release its report probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump supporters next month, the Democratic chair said on Thursday. …