(Reuters) – Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are looking to raise funds to start a new media company that could potentially be anchored on Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The duo is looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the company,…
(This July 13 story has been refiled to change the pronoun used to quote the judge, to she, from he, in paragraph 3) AMSTERDAM/BOGOTA (Reuters) – The World Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Nicaragua seeking to define and expand its deep sea economic rights beyond those previously established in a long-running maritime border…
By David Morgan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Senate Republicans are moving to try to line up high-quality candidates for next year’s elections after untested candidates with fringe views cost them seats in 2022, with Pennsylvania next on their wish list. Senator Steve Daines, who chairs the Senate Republican campaign arm, already…
By Shivangi Acharya and Riddhima Talwani NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s merchandise trade deficit in June was in line with expectations at $20.13 billion, according to a Reuters calculation based on export and import data released by the government on Friday. Merchandise exports stood at $32.97 billion, while imports were $53.10 billion in June. In the…
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – Families of 20 Gambian children who died after consuming cough syrups made in India will take their government to court this month for allegedly mishandling drug imports – a rare step in one of Africa’s poorest countries, where few have the means to challenge authorities. The parents’ allegations and…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal court rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s request that it order Microsoft to temporarily hold off on closing its $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, according to a court filing. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sandra Maler)
By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday asked an appeals court to temporarily stop Microsoft from closing its $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, just hours after a federal judge rejected a similar request. The San Francisco federal court had ruled in favor…
By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) – A sweeping Russian draft law to ban legally or medically changing gender was approved by the lower house of parliament on Friday in its final reading, part of a crackdown against LGBT rights under President Vladimir Putin. The bill would bar Russians from changing their gender on official identity documents,…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – United States’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for stability in the Indo-Pacific region and urged the world to work together to end threatening behaviour by North Korea after its latest missile launch. In broad remarks made after a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, he…
By Manas Mishra and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, paving the way for millions of women in the country to purchase birth control without prescription. The approval comes as more states ban abortion following a ruling by the Supreme Court last year…
