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Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on the independence of the Pacific Island ...
Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved the creation of a new pension fund on Thursday aimed at boosting payouts to the lowest-earning recipients. The creation of the fund, which is part of a pension reform proposed by outgoing ...
Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence
By Kaori Kaneko, Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) - As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner - but Tokyo's cyber and information security ...
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday passed a law leaving its biggest trade partners in no doubt that it can hit back should they put tariffs on the exports of the world's No.2 economy as Washington and Brussels take aim at Beijing over excess ...
India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up
By Dhanya Skariachan, Chris Thomas and Nikunj Ohri BENGALURU/KOTTAYAM/MATHURA, India (Reuters) - India began voting on Friday in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of ...
Brazil's top court temporarily suspends payroll tax exemption law
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday temporarily suspended a law extending payroll tax exemptions for 17 sectors of the economy, according to a decision seen by Reuters. Justice Cristiano Zanin ...
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
By Simon Lewis BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China's backing of Russia's invasion of ...
Trump compares campus Israel protests to 2017 white nationalist rally
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the mostly peaceful protests on U.S. college campuses over Israel's war in Gaza, describing them as "tremendous hate," while saying that the violence at a white nationalist rally in ...
Colombia arrest warrants suspended for nine Segunda Marquetalia leaders
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian attorney general's office has suspended arrest warrants for nine leaders of the illegal armed group Segunda Marquetalia, it said on Thursday, as part of a process to start peace talks between the group and the ...
Healthpeak Properties increases 2024 FFO forecast owing to higher demand
(Reuters) - Healthpeak Properties raised its annual funds from operations (FFO) forecast on Thursday, banking on resilient demand for its medical office and life science properties. The U.S. healthcare-centric real estate investment trust (REIT) ...