WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Right-wing U.S. radio host Larry Elder, a Black lawyer who has denied there is systemic racism in America, has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable. We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader…
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Volunteers in dozens of countries were set to plant trees, clean up trash and urge governments to do more to combat climate change to mark Earth Day, as scientists warn of more extreme weather and record temperatures this year. The run-up to the 54th annual celebration of the environment,…
By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) – A nursery in Phoenix, Arizona, is treating some of the most vulnerable victims of the long-running U.S. opioid crisis: newborn babies. The facility treats babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a condition similar to withdrawal that develops when babies essentially become addicted to drugs their mothers use during…
(Reuters) – A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making. Sudan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, is no stranger…
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will outline its defence plans on Monday, and its leaders are previewing a more assertive posture – in which it can strike farther, faster – while working with mid-size allies to reduce tensions as the United States and China square off. The Labor government of Anthony Albanese will lay…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s foreign exchange reserves rose for a second week to hit an over nine-month high of $586.41 billion for the week ended April 14, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) statistical supplement showed on Friday. That is an increase of $1.65 billion from the previous week. Reserves had gone up by $6.3…
LONDON (Reuters) – British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday following an independent investigation into allegations that he bullied colleagues. WHAT DOES THE BULLYING INVESTIGATION REPORT SAY? A 48-page report by lawyer Adam Tolley lays out the findings into more than a dozen complaints about Raab’s behaviour. Tolley’s conclusions focus on three sets…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc is set to face trial Monday in a lawsuit by San Francisco’s public school district accusing the company of fueling a teen vaping epidemic, along with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The San Francisco Unified School District says teachers and staff “have had to go…
LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared by videolink for a brief hearing at a London court on Friday ahead of his trial on sex offence charges in June. Spacey has previously pleaded not guilty to 12 charges relating to alleged offences against four men, which are said to have taken place between 2001…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, mostly bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn’s services to a halt in the morning hours, as protests over pay in Europe’s largest economy widened. Germany has witnessed some of its most disruptive strikes in decades since last year, when the war in Ukraine sent…
