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U.S. to sanction Chinese officials and warn companies over Hong Kong -sources
By Humeyra Pamuk and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on Friday on a number of Chinese officials over Beijing's crackdown on democracy in Hong...
Jul 15, 2021
Square to create new bitcoin-focused business
(Reuters) - Fintech company Square Inc is creating a new business focused on bitcoin, Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in a tweet on Thursday. The new company will focus on building an open de...
Jul 15, 2021
FAA orders checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 planes for possible switch failures
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued a directive to operators of all Boeing Co 737 series airplanes to conduct inspections to address ...
Jul 15, 2021
Hunt for indigenous children’s unmarked graves in Canada ‘barely scratched the surface’ -researcher
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - A juvenile rib, a tooth and survivors' testimony that children were dragged from their beds in the middle of the night to dig graves in an apple orchard gave...
Jul 15, 2021
Gunman in 2018 Maryland newspaper massacre found criminally responsible
(Reuters) - A Maryland jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis in 2018 criminally responsible for the massacre, rejecting his insanity de...
Jul 15, 2021
AG revives immigration judges’ power to postpone deportation cases
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a ruling on Thursday restoring the ability of immigration judges to postpone deportation cases while awaiting rulings in related ...
Jul 15, 2021
U.S. has contingency plans if it faces mass migration by sea from Cuba -official
(Refiles to remove erroneous words 'Security Secretary' in 2nd paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has contingency plans and a "robust presence" in the Florida Straits if it has to dea...
Jul 15, 2021
In new blow to Canada military, ex-top soldier charged with obstructing justice
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's former top soldier was charged on Thursday with obstructing justice, in the latest blow to a military that is under pressure over allegations of sexual m...
Jul 15, 2021
Murders, killings by police rose in Brazil last year, report shows
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Both murders and killings by police rose in Brazil during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data published on Thursday, reversing gains made in the fir...
Jul 15, 2021
Charges could be brought in U.S. over Haitian assassination -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Charges could be brought in the United States related to the killing of the Haitian president, Jovenel Moise, a U.S. senior administration official said on Thursday. "If charges...
Jul 15, 2021
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