By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Donald Trump strengthens his lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, some U.S. allies are worried about an American turn toward isolationism, a shift that would reflect an electorate largely focused on domestic issues. That was shown in polling in Iowa where Trump scored an overwhelming …
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – January is nearly over, which probably means your New Year’s resolutions are forgotten – or will soon be. A 2018 study of 108 million American activities by fitness app Strava found that Jan. 17 was the most likely day for resolutions to be tossed out the window. This …
By James Oliphant and Gram Slattery ATKINSON, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Donald Trump and his Republican opponents kicked off a week of campaigning in New Hampshire on Tuesday ahead of the state’s nominating contest, with the ex-president’s competitors battling to slow his march to the party’s White House nomination. A day after Iowans gave him an …
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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern …
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By Nicoco Chan SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Victor Li is determined to get married soon, but like many other young Chinese grappling with an uncertain economic outlook, the well-heeled Shanghai entrepreneur isn’t sure he can afford to. “It’s very expensive for us to get married, especially in a big city like Shanghai,” the 32-year-old said, as he …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday called on the U.S. state of Alabama to halt its first planned execution of a prisoner by nitrogen gas asphyxiation this month, saying it could amount to torture and violate U.S. commitments under international law. Kenneth Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed in 1988, is …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to avert a partial U.S. government shutdown beginning this weekend cleared a first procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday, as lawmakers scrambled to pass the measure through Congress before a Friday deadline. The legislation is intended to give the Democratic-majority Senate and Republican-controlled House of Representatives more time to …
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By Nia Williams and Rod Nickel (Reuters) – Canada’s abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country’s oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced. Western Canada is slowly emerging from a blast of arctic temperatures over the weekend, but the winter had otherwise been unusually mild. …
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By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian nickel producers, hit by a sharp jump in supply from rival Indonesia, are starting to buckle under low prices that analysts expect will force a rethink by top global miner BHP Group on its nickel strategy this year. The metal has long been feted as a key battery …
Analysis – BHP faces nickel choice this year as high-cost Australian miners suffer Read More »
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy likely perked up slightly in the fourth quarter, enabling the government to hit its growth target after the previous year’s miss, but the outlook for 2024 remains shaky amid a protracted property slump and weak consumer confidence. Data on Wednesday (0200 GMT) is expected to show gross …
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