Squid News – Page 22971 – Just another WordPress site

Philippines’ Marcos to forge stronger relationship with US during visit

By Karen Lema and David Brunnstrom MANILA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday was essential in advancing his country’s national interest and strengthening the “very important alliance” between Manila and Washington. Before leaving for his four-day official visit to Washington, Marcos said on Sunday he …

Philippines’ Marcos to forge stronger relationship with US during visit Read More »

Dutch labour union workers strike to force union to better deal

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Employees of the largest labour union in the Netherlands, FNV, on Monday said they will go on strike to force the union itself to pay them higher wages. The union workers said their employer had missed a May 1, International Workers’ Day, ultimatum to increase its wage offer for the coming years. …

Dutch labour union workers strike to force union to better deal Read More »

U.S. Supreme Court takes up fishermen’s fight over US conservation funding

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the government can require commercial fishermen to help fund a program monitoring herring catches off New England’s coast in a case that could undercut the regulatory power of federal agencies. The justices took up an appeal by New Jersey-based …

U.S. Supreme Court takes up fishermen’s fight over US conservation funding Read More »

FDIC sees merits of increasing backstop for business accounts

By Hannah Lang and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key U.S. banking regulator on Monday laid out a range of options for reforming the federal deposit insurance system and concluded that significantly increasing the backstop for bank accounts used for business purposes was the “most promising.” In the wake of March’s lightning-fast bank …

FDIC sees merits of increasing backstop for business accounts Read More »

College baseball player struck by stray bullet during game in Texas

(Reuters) – A Texas A&M University-Texarkana baseball player who was struck by a stray bullet during a game remains in stable condition in an intensive care unit and has “significant injuries and complications” to overcome, the school said on Monday. Matthew DeLaney of Princeton, Texas, was hit on Saturday by a bullet that was fired …

College baseball player struck by stray bullet during game in Texas Read More »

US Supreme Court spurns challenge to Indiana abortion cremation or burial law

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the legality of an Indiana requirement that abortion providers bury or cremate embryonic or fetal remains following the procedure, sidestepping another dispute involving a contentious Republican-backed state policy concerning abortion. The justices turned away an appeal by an …

US Supreme Court spurns challenge to Indiana abortion cremation or burial law Read More »

EEUU cree que los rusos en Ucrania han sufrido 100.000 bajas en cinco meses

Por Steve Holland y Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – La Casa Blanca estimó el lunes que el ejército ruso ha sufrido 100.000 bajas en los últimos cinco meses en los combates contra Ucrania en la región de Bajmut. El portavoz de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, John Kirby, dijo a la prensa que la …

EEUU cree que los rusos en Ucrania han sufrido 100.000 bajas en cinco meses Read More »

Dollar gains before Fed meeting, jobs data

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to an almost two-week high against a basket of currencies on Monday before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by an additional 25 basis points and after data showed that U.S. manufacturing pulled off a three-year low in April. Investors will focus …

Dollar gains before Fed meeting, jobs data Read More »

Factbox-Why are Hollywood writers threatening to strike?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood writers and the film and television studios are racing to agree to a new contract to replace the one that expires at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time Monday. If they fail to reach a deal, a strike could begin as soon as Tuesday. Why is the Writers Guild of America threatening …

Factbox-Why are Hollywood writers threatening to strike? Read More »

Oil drops 1% as economic growth concerns offset OPEC+ cuts

By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped by a dollar a barrel on Monday after weak economic data from China and expectations of another U.S. interest rate hike outweighed support from OPEC+ supply cuts that take effect this month. Brent crude fell $1.02, or 1.3%, to settle at $78.45 a barrel, while U.S. …

Oil drops 1% as economic growth concerns offset OPEC+ cuts Read More »