(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been embroiled in a bitter tussle with Walt Disney Co that began last year when the media company criticized a state bill on sexual identity and has spread to oversight of municipal services at its parks. DeSantis will announce his presidential run on Wednesday during a Twitter Spaces…
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections, authorities said on Thursday, a day after the United States threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine them. Concern flared after accusations of vote-rigging and the targeting of the political opposition marred national…
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Guam weathered its most powerful storm in years without major damage on Thursday after Super Typhoon Mawar unleashed winds of up to 150 mph (240 kph) and torrential rain on the Western Pacific Island. All but 1,000 of the island’s 52,000 homes and businesses lost power, according to the Guam Power…
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Western Australia state has agreed to compensate an Aboriginal group for historic acts including issuing mining leases on their traditional lands, setting a precedent that is set to allow Indigenous groups a greater say in future developments. The state has been strengthening its laws to protect Indigenous cultural heritage…
By Evan Garcia and Steve Gorman UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -From a White House candlelight event to a butterfly release in Texas Hill Country, Americans paused on Wednesday to reflect on the 21 victims shot dead at an elementary school one year ago and the seemingly endless scourge of U.S. gun violence. President Joe Biden used…
By Paul Lienert and Nick Carey DETROIT/BICESTER, England (Reuters) – British electric van startup Arrival, which has hit many road bumps in its quest to become the next Tesla Inc, now hopes huge subsidies from the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and a second reverse merger will give it a fresh shot at survival. Since it…
By Ebru Tuncay, Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) -Days before Turkey’s runoff presidential election, there is disagreement and uncertainty within Tayyip Erdogan’s government over whether to stick with what some call an unsustainable economic programme or to abandon it, insiders say. According to interviews with nine sources, either government officials or others with…
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean media criticised on Thursday plans by South Korea, the United States and Japan to share real-time data on Pyongyang’s missile launches, describing the trio as discussing “sinister measures” for tightening military cooperation. The information sharing pact is a result of American efforts to incite confrontation and boost its military edge…
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – The family of a 95-year-old woman who died after being tasered by police in Australia paid tribute to her on Thursday, as the premier of the state where the incident occurred expressed confidence in its police force. Clare Nowland, who had dementia, died in hospital on Wednesday, police in…
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Construction at North Korea’s satellite launching station has hit a “new level of urgency,” most likely in preparation for a launch, a U.S.-based think tank said in a report citing commercial satellite imagery. North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite, and leader Kim Jong Un…
