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Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The ...

US soldiers from the 11th Engineer Battalion and 2nd Infantry Combined Division participate in the joint river-crossing exercise conducted for South Korean and US soldiers in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, 20 March 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via

US, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of keeping American troops in South Korea in talks this week and will continue to consult as necessary, the chief U.S.

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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks

Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi |Updated 10 minutes ago |3 min read

By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) - China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray ...

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CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union

Reuters |Updated 10 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at the national pharmacy chain to join the union. About 87% of workers at CVS Omnicare, a provider of pharmacy services to ...

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Israeli strike kills Lebanese militant in Beqaa area

Reuters |Updated 20 minutes ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli strike in Lebanon's Beqaa region has killed a member of a Lebanese militant group that has fired rockets across the southern border at Israel, the Israeli military and a security source said on Friday. Israel's ...

People take part in a demonstration in support of Israel outside the Columbia University campus as student protest encampment in support of Palestinians continues, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2024.

Columbia University president faces vote of confidence as protests spread

Julia Harte, Kia Johnson |Updated 20 minutes ago |4 min read

By Julia Harte and Kia Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a university oversight committee met to address her attempt two weeks ago to clamp down on protests that have roiled the ...

Newport and Camel cigarettes are stacked on a shelf inside a tobacco store in New York July 11, 2014.

Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The administration is expected to announce its decision as soon as ...

Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, January 3, 2024.

Polish opposition lawmaker's phone was hacked while party was in power, paper reports

Reuters |Updated 30 minutes ago |2 min read

WARSAW (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Poland's former ruling party is among 31 people prosecutors have summoned because they were victims of phone hacking while the party was in power, Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported on Friday. A Polish parliamentary ...

The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, near Laidlaw, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2024.

Trans Mountain expansion requires six more leave-to-open permits, regulator says

Nia Williams |Updated 39 minutes ago |1 min read

By Nia Williams (Reuters) - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has six leave-to-open applications left to consider for the 590,000 barrel-per-day Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, a CER spokesperson said on Friday. The Canadian ...

Peter Magyar, former government insider, greets his supporters as they protest to demand the resignation of Hungarian Interior Minister Sandor Pinter, for allegedly mishandling a sex-abuse scandal, and to demand reforms in the child-protection system, in Budapest, Hungary, April 26, 2024.

Thousands in Budapest protest to demand child-protection reform

Boldizsar Gyori |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

By Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets in downtown Budapest on Friday to demand child-protection reform, led by Peter Magyar, a former government insider who recently launched a political movement challenging the ...

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