Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Haley backers' spending surges in Republican's last-ditch White House bid
By Jason Lange, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Nikki Haley's deep-pocketed allies have turbo-charged spending on her presidential bid in recent weeks, a last-ditch...
Dec 14, 2023
Dozens of drugmakers may be subject to rebates over price hikes - White House
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that dozens of pharmaceutical companies will be required to pay rebates to Medicare for "outrageous" price hikes on prescription drugs, th...
Dec 14, 2023
Chile set to vote on conservative rewrite of its Pinochet-era constitution
By Lucinda Elliott and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans on Sunday will vote in a referendum on a new constitution that seeks to replace its dictatorship-era text. The push to rew...
Dec 14, 2023
How Trump netted evangelical votes in Iowa -- with help from a young Christian operative
By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - Before Donald Trump stepped on stage for a rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in early December, several leaders joined him in a prayer on b...
Dec 14, 2023
Pope calls for binding global treaty on artificial intelligence
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Thursday for a legally binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence. The pope made his call in a message for the Roman Catholic Church's Wor...
Dec 14, 2023
Role of Islam in Turkish education fuels secularist fears
By Daren Butler and Birsen Altayli ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's steps to promote traditional moral values in students, increase Islamic lessons and open prayer rooms in schools are fuelling secularis...
Dec 14, 2023
China says it facilitated Myanmar military's talks with rebel groups
BEIJING (Reuters) - China facilitated Myanmar's ruling military's peace talks with rebel groups, and the parties reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire and the maintenance of dialogue, the Chin...
Dec 14, 2023
OECD sees long-term growth prospects almost halving in major economies
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - Growth is projected to almost halve in developed and big emerging market economies in the coming decades, requiring higher taxes to keep debt from rocketing, the OECD...
Dec 14, 2023
Philippines 'wargaming' Chinese hostilities as sea standoffs intensify
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is contingency planning for an escalation of hostilities in the South China Sea, according to a senior military official, including a scenario where crew repel Chine...
Dec 14, 2023
Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 5 more overseas activists
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's national security police on Thursday added five more overseas-based activists to their list of wanted individuals, with bounties for their arrest for "serious nationa...
Dec 14, 2023
