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Haiti transition council to be installed on Thursday, says PM office
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A ceremony to install a stalled presidential transition council in Haiti will take place Thursday morning on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince, the office of outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced in a ...
US Army says coalition vessel engaged anti-ship ballistic missile launched from Yemen
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) -A coalition vessel successfully engaged one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched from the Iranian-backed Houthi "terrorist-controlled areas" in Yemen over the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said on ...
Grand jury indicts 18 in alleged Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect Trump
(Reuters) - A grand jury has indicted 18 people on charges that they took part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect then-U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020, the state's attorney general said on Wednesday. The court papers list a "former ...
Pro-Palestinian US high school students accuse school of censoring speech
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. students at Washington, D.C.'s Jackson-Reed High School filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging the public high school's administrators censored them by prohibiting pro-Palestinian events. The ...
Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic tax overhaul approved last year, a key element of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's strategy to foster growth in Latin ...
North Korean official lambasts US over sanctions, state media says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has only made the country stronger, a North Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday. "U.S. heinous sanctions served ...
Molina Healthcare beats profit estimates aided by higher premiums
(Reuters) - Molina Healthcare beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, aided by higher premiums in its government-backed Medicaid insurance plans for people with low income. The company also reaffirmed its 2024 outlook, ...
Explainer-Why Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez is taking a break from public duties
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday said he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a preliminary probe of his wife. Sanchez, ...
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
By Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words “stop arming Israel,” thousands of protesters joined with Jewish-led peace groups in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday evening to attend a Passover protest that ...
McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By Mike Spector, Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal ...