Lebanon economic crisis worsened by vested interests, IMF says
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s financial crisis has been aggravated by vested interests resisting crucial reforms, the International Monetary…
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Factbox-Who’s who in the Supreme Court’s affirmative action cases
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and…
Mexico president vows to clean up corruption at food security agency Segalmex
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday vowed to clean up cases of fraud and…
US Democrats aim to pressure Republicans with abortion, gun bills ahead of 2024
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats are trying to force votes on abortion and…
Russian sexologists to target homosexuality, other ‘disorders’ under new rules
(Reuters) – Russian clinics will soon be staffed with sexologists to help patients “overcome” homosexuality and various sexual “mental disorders”,…
Microsoft’s appeal of UK Activision veto to go ahead as planned
LONDON (Reuters) – Microsoft’s appeal against Britain’s veto of its $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard will go ahead…
U.S. condemns Bosnian Serb actions on constitutional court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday condemned a vote by lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic to suspend…
Israel’s Herzog to address joint meeting of US Congress on July 19
By Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers on Thursday invited Israel’s president to address a joint meeting of Congress on…
From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists
By Michele Kambas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – With backing from a politician jailed for leading a party declared…
US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on…