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Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
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, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says
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.
China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
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 ...
CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(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 ...
Israeli strike kills Lebanese militant in Beqaa area
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 ...
Columbia University president faces vote of confidence as protests spread
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 ...
Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports
(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 ...
Polish opposition lawmaker's phone was hacked while party was in power, paper reports
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 ...
Trans Mountain expansion requires six more leave-to-open permits, regulator says
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 ...
Thousands in Budapest protest to demand child-protection reform
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 ...