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Maine lawmakers pass gun bills in wake of October mass shooting
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Maine lawmakers on Thursday sent a raft of gun safety measures to the governor to sign into law, fulfilling a promise to take swift action designed to prevent mass shootings such as a rampage last year that killed 18 ...
Teenager charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a church service, Australian police said on Friday, as investigations continued into a ...
Biden taps Curtis Ried to be next US ambassador to OSCE, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday announced the nomination of Curtis Ried as the U.S. representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ried serves as chief of staff and executive secretary of the ...
UK PM Sunak to consult on tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture'
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will look at tightening the rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce. Labour force ...
Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn
By Juana Casas (Reuters) - Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Nino and its ...
North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean officials met with a visiting Belarusian delegation and vowed deeper cooperation, as Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for trying to increase "lawless" sanctions pressure. Belarus' Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny ...
US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require changes to the so-called "boxed warning" to highlight the serious risk of T-cell blood cancer in patients who use these ...
Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that demonstrated strong ties with countries ...
Opposition calls for boycott of Moldova EU referendum
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - The leader of Moldova's leftist opposition urged voters on Thursday to boycott a referendum on backing the country's drive to join the European Union, saying pro-European President Maia Sandu was using the ...
BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNP Paribas was ordered by a U.S. judge on Thursday to face a lawsuit accusing the French bank of helping Sudan's government commit genocide between 1997 and 2011 by providing banking services that ...