Trump's US Treasury Pick Bessent Says Extending Tax Cuts a Top Priority
(Reuters) - Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said that ...
WHO Calls for International Support to Fund Aid in Gaza After Ceasefire Deal
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization called for the international community to step up and fund a scaled-up aid response ...
Outgoing US Attorney General Garland Tells Career Staff to Stick to 'Norms'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, preparing to step down from his post, will urge career civil ...
Strategy, Meals and Laundry: the Monumental Effort Behind LA's Firefight
The Eaton and Palisades fires that sparked last week in the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people and destroyed ...
Learner Tien Beats Daniil Medvedev and Is the Youngest US Man in Australia's 3rd Round Since Sampras
Learner Tien has become the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990 ...
Surprise Finding Sheds Light on What Causes Huntington's Disease, a Devastating Fatal Brain Disorder
Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes ...
Iraq Wants Iran-Backed Factions to Lay Down Weapons, Foreign Minister Says
LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired ...
Britain to Back New Local Inquiries Into Child Sexual Abuse
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will provide backing for local inquiries into child sexual abuse across the country ...
Amazon Opens Cape Town Walk-In Centre as Strives for Market-Share
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com opened on Thursday a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will ...
Desantis Picks Florida AG Moody to Succeed Rubio in US Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, to ...
Tech Groups Sue US CFPB to Block Rule on Payment Apps, Digital Wallets
(Reuters) - Two technology trade groups sued the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday to block a new rule ...
Former Karabakh Official Protests on Eve of Trial in Azerbaijan
Vardanyan served as the number-two official in Karabakh from late 2022 until February 2023. Seven months later, Azerbaijan recaptured the enclave where ethnic Armenians had enjoyed three decades of de ...