(Reuters) – Aspartame, one of the world’s most popular sweeteners, has been deemed a “possible carcinogen” by two groups linked to the World Health Organization, though it remains safe for consumption at already-agreed levels. The sugar substitute, used in products from diet sodas to sugar-free yoghurts and cough drops, is a combination of two amino…
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks mostly held on to their previous gains on Friday, while the dollar stayed near 15-month lows, after U.S. inflation data this week unleashed a wave of investor optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve was nearing the end of its rate-hiking cycle. Data showed on Wednesday U.S. consumer prices…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that had sharply limited certain Biden administration officials’ and agencies’ contacts with social media companies. The ruling from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means that the administration is not bound, for now, by a July…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of a sweeping bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Friday, but the “must-pass” bill’s chances of becoming law were uncertain after Republicans added a series of culturally conservative amendments. The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which…
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co asked a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by a state oversight board as part of the entertainment giant’s effort to pursue its case against Governor Ron DeSantis, the latest development in a year-long feud. Disney urged Judge Margaret Schreiber in Orlando to dismiss…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly half of the $350 billion in COVID-19 assistance to state, local, tribal and territorial governments was budgeted as of March 31 for uses from lost revenue replacement to housing, broadband and job training, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday. Data released by the department on the State and…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election team said on Friday that it and his Democratic Party raised $72 million during the first quarter since the campaign launched, lending firepower to his efforts to seek a second term. Biden, who launched his campaign on April 25, had $77…
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treated to one of France’s most spectacular accolades on Friday as guest of honour at the Bastille Day military parade, part of a visit that has sealed high-profile defence deals. Modi and President Emmanuel Macron watched French and Indian soldiers march down the tree-lined…
By Nia Williams and Rami Ayyub REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (Reuters) -Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday paid tribute to a young firefighter killed while battling a forest blaze in British Columbia, as wildfires continue to rage across the country and the western province requested an extra 1,000 international firefighters. The B.C. General Employees’ Union…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudanese human rights organisations had evidence the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had detained more than 5,000 people in the capital and were keeping them in inhumane conditions, the group told Reuters on Friday. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army for three months, having dominated the Sudanese capital on…
