Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, shake hands after signing a peace accord in Bogota, Colombia November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga October 12, 2017 BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s next three governments must comply with a 2016 peace deal signed with the […]
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GM warns Canadian union it could wind down striking SUV plant
The General Motors CAMI car assembly plant, where the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox are built, is seen in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Geoff Robins October 12, 2017 By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Wednesday warned leaders of Canada’s Unifor labor union that it […]
Vegas shooting survivor sues hotel, festival organizer, ‘bump stock’ maker
Paige Gasper came close to becoming one of gunman Stephen Paddock’s victims when he shot into a crowd of 22,000 at a Las Vegas country music festival headlined by Jason Aldean last week. Fifty-eight people were killed in the massacre, and hundreds, like Gasper, were wounded. Luckily, the 21-year-old Sonoma […]
Trump to make announcement on fate of Iran nuclear deal
President Trump is expected to announce his decision on the fate of the Iran nuclear deal in a speech on Friday, according to Republican lawmakers briefed by the administration. White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster was on Capitol Hill Wednesday evening briefing top Republican lawmakers on the administration’s forthcoming […]
Washington state seeks to challenge 3rd travel ban
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking a federal judge to lift his stay halting the state’s case against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The state said in a filing Wednesday that lifting the stay will allow it to challenge the third and latest version of the ban before it […]
Trump denies calling for increase in nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump shot down NBC News reports Wednesday that he called for a reported tenfold increase to the nation’s nuclear arsenal during a national security meeting this summer and slammed the media for spreading what he calls “fake news.” During a meeting in the Oval Office with Canadian Prime […]
Asia stocks near decade-high on global equity surge, dollar sags
FILE PHOTO: People walk past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai October 12, 2017 By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were near a decade high on Thursday, riding the bull run in global equity markets, while the dollar […]
Red Sox fire manager Farrell after five seasons
Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell (center) and second baseman Dustin Pedroia (right) argue with MLB umpire Mark Wegner (left) against the Houston Astros during the second inning in game four of the 2017 ALDS playoff baseball series at Fenway Park, Boston, MA, USA, Oct 9, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Bob […]
Oil drops on rising U.S. crude inventories, OPEC seen to extend cuts
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo October 12, 2017 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Thursday as U.S. fuel inventories rose despite efforts by OPEC to cut production and tighten the market. U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]
Brazil’s Oi submits restructuring proposal to court
The headquarters of the Brazil’s largest fixed-line telecoms group Oi, is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes – October 11, 2017 BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian phone carrier Oi SA on Wednesday submitted a plan to cut its 65.4 billion-real ($21 billion) debt burden […]