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Myanmar foreign investment bill in parliament again Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:56 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's new foreign investment bill was with parliament on Thursday, after amendments to address concerns of foreign firms eager to enter the country, and it could be quickly approved and sent to the president to be signed into law, lawmakers said. The bill has passed back and forth between the legislative and executive branches since March in a tussle involving a government eager to attract foreign investment, tycoons determined to protect their monopolies, and small businesses keen not to be shut out. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. power market watchdog seeks record $470 million from Barclays Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:54 PM PDT | Top |
With eye on 2013 midterms, Argentina cuts voting age to 16 Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:50 PM PDT | Top |
Expect feisty defense from China's disgraced Bo Xilai Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:48 PM PDT | Top |
Factbox: Biggest civil penalties by U.S. energy regulator FERC Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators have threatened to fine London-based Barclays about $470 million to settle claims that the bank and its traders manipulated California energy markets, in the largest proposed fine from the agency since 2005. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Enforcement staff alleged Barclays engaged in a coordinated scheme to manipulate trading at four electricity trading points in the western United States from November 2006 to December 2008. In an order issued Wednesday, FERC said Barclays has 30 days to show why the bank should not be penalized. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. eases clean gasoline rules in East after Sandy Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 08:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 on the eastern seaboard to help ease a supply crunch after Hurricane Sandy ripped across the region's energy system. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... Full Story | Top |
China launches trade probes on EU solar products Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:50 PM PDT | Top |
Flood ebbs, Northeast picks up after epic storm Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:42 PM PDT | Top |
Texas executes man who murdered girlfriend over money Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 07:13 PM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend in 2003 after she refused to give him money was executed in Texas on Wednesday by lethal injection, said state officials. Donnie Lee Roberts, 41, became the 35th person executed in the United States this year and the 12th in Texas. He was pronounced dead at 6:39 p.m. local time at the state prison in Huntsville, the state Department of Criminal Justice. Just before he died, Roberts apologized, officials said. "I am truly sorry," they quoted him as saying. "I never meant to cause y'all so much pain. ... Full Story | Top |
Fuel spills into waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 06:29 PM PDT (Reuters) - An unknown amount of fuel spilled from a northern New Jersey oil facility that had been closed due to Sandy, the storm that battered the U.S. Northeast, the site's operator said on Wednesday. Motiva, a joint venture of Shell Oil and Saudi Refining, said the spill occurred at its Sewaren, New Jersey, facility, along the Arthur Kill, the tidal waterway separating New Jersey from Staten Island, New York. "No injuries have occurred and there has been no further product released since the initial event. ... Full Story | Top |
Top former Dominican anti-drug official arrested on drug charges Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:46 PM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - - Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday arrested a former police colonel accused of being a "powerful drug trafficker" responsible for sending tons of cocaine to the United States. Francisco Hiraldo Guerrero, chief operating officer of the country's main counter-drug agency, the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), between 2006-2008, would be extradited to the United States where he faces four counts of drug trafficking in the Southern District of New York, the government said. ... Full Story | Top |
Green Party presidential hopeful arrested in pipeline protest Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:36 PM PDT | Top |
Mexico poised to charge police officers in U.S. ambush Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:17 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Wednesday it was close to charging police officers with deliberately targeting two U.S. agents in an August attack that caused serious embarrassment to the Mexican government. Security officials identified the men as CIA agents, and Mexican investigators have said the attack may have been carried out by corrupt police working with drug gangs. The incident, which police first blamed on a case of mistaken identity, was the worst attack against U.S. officials in Mexico since drug gang hit men killed a U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama front and center in storm crisis as Romney subdued Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:14 PM PDT | Top |
Sri Lanka hampers legal redress for rights abuses: ICJ Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 05:02 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government has made it all but impossible for victims of human rights abuses to get justice, a Geneva-based human rights body that monitors legal matters said on Thursday. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), grouping 60 prominent judges and lawyers from around the world, said the judiciary in Sri Lanka was under increasing attack and its independence was threatened. ... Full Story | Top |
Bush-era trade deal with Panama goes into force Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. free trade agreement with Panama went into force on Wednesday, five years after it was originally negotiated, opening the way for increased U.S. exports as the Central American country continues its canal expansion project. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a statement, called enactment of the agreement an "historic milestone" that adds to existing U.S. free trade agreements in the Western Hemisphere with Canada, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, the Dominican Republic and five Central American countries. ... Full Story | Top |
U.N. resisting African calls to end Somalia arms embargo Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:53 PM PDT | Top |
U.N. Security Council relocates due to storm damage: envoys Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:53 PM PDT | Top |
White House won't oppose new challenge to 2010 healthcare law Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:49 PM PDT | Top |
Trick or treat? Biden kids about a 2016 run Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:43 PM PDT | Top |
U.S. power market regulator seeks $470 million from Barclays Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:38 PM PDT | Top |
Kuwaitis protest after activist held for insulting emir Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:38 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti police used teargas and smoke bombs on Wednesday to disperse thousands of protesters marching on a prison where an opposition leader is being held on charges of insulting the emir, witnesses said. The unrest comes amid rising tension caused by changes to the election law which the opposition had condemned as an attempt to give pro-government candidates an advantage in parliamentary elections on December 1. The opposition are boycotting the poll. ... Full Story | Top |
New York state asks Washington to cover all storm costs Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:37 PM PDT NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York state on Wednesday asked the U.S. federal government to pay all the costs of cleaning up and repairing damage from massive storm Sandy that tore through the Northeast this week and crippled New York City. Governor Andrew Cuomo said he is asking fellow Democrat, President Barack Obama, to pay 100 percent of the estimated $6 billion bill, at a time that state and local government budgets remain constrained by a weak economic recovery. That would be a significant change from last year when the federal government covered about 75 percent of the $1. ... Full Story | Top |
France, Britain set stage for EU budget wrangling Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:27 PM PDT | Top |
Myanmar must protect Muslims and halt discrimination: U.N. Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 04:19 PM PDT | Top |
New York's Bellevue Hospital evacuates about 500 patients Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:58 PM PDT | Top |
Poll shows Democrat Baldwin leading Wisconsin U.S. Senate race Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:56 PM PDT | Top |
Senate likely to revisit cyber bill when Congress returns Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hopes to reintroduce cyber security legislation opposed by business groups once lawmakers return after Tuesday's election, a Senate aide said, adding that a White House executive order might pave the way for a compromise on the bill. ... Full Story | Top |
Mormon missionary applications surge after age rules lowered Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:30 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Mormon Church's decision to lower its age requirements for missionaries, who travel the world in pairs trying to convert people to their religion, has prompted a sharp spike in the number of young people clamoring to serve the faith. Mormonism has been gaining broad public attention recently from its association with Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, who served as a missionary in France and has talked about his work as a pastor in the Mormon Church. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama, Republican Christie tour storm-hit New Jersey, trade praise Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:18 PM PDT | Top |
Chicago's Cook County drops bullet tax, keeps gun levy Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:11 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The senior executive of the county that includes Chicago dropped a proposed tax on bullets on Wednesday but kept a plan to tax firearms to help defray healthcare expenses associated with the high rate of gun. "It is very important to us to tax guns because we know that guns are the sources of the incredible violence we have in our neighborhoods," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told a news conference. She said 29 percent of guns used in crimes in Chicago were purchased legally in suburban Cook County. ... Full Story | Top |
Huge drug recall latest fallout in deadly meningitis outbreak Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 03:04 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Ameridose, a sister company of the U.S. pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 29 people, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of all its products, a move to cooperate with regulators that could nevertheless create shortages of some drugs. In particular, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a number of hospitals are concerned about the availability of several drugs for which Ameridose has been a major supplier, including those given as shots or intravenous drips or used during surgery. ... Full Story | Top |
Race tight in four states, Obama holds slight edge: Reuters/Ipsos poll Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:51 PM PDT | Top |
New York commuters walk, bike and fume amid post-Sandy snarls Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:40 PM PDT | Top |
Romney limits attacks on Obama as U.S. recovers from Sandy Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:29 PM PDT | Top |
UK lawmakers to grill Starbucks, Amazon and Google on tax Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:25 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A UK parliamentary committee has invited executives from Starbucks Corp, Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc to answer questions about their tax practices, which allow them to make significant sales in the UK, but pay little tax here. The Public Accounts Committee asked senior officials from the companies to address a hearing on November 5, but a spokesman said scheduling problems could mean the hearing might be held later in November. He said none of the companies had declined to attend in principle. ... Full Story | Top |
Potash eyes ICL takeover as a road to China, India Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:22 PM PDT JERUSALEM/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Potash Corp , the world's No. 1 fertilizer producer, is ramping up efforts to buy Israel Chemicals Ltd so it can shore up its leverage with China and India, top consuming countries that are expected to drive much of the industry's growth. Although a deal is likely a long way off, acquiring ICL , the world's sixth-largest fertilizer producer, would give Canada's Potash Corp better shipping access to China, India and other Asian economies. Rising Asian incomes and populations are expected to trigger greater fertilizer use to produce more food. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. grants clean gasoline waiver to 16 states in Sandy's wake Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator temporarily waived clean gasoline requirements through November 20 for 16 states on the eastern seaboard including New York and New Jersey to help ease a supply crunch after super storm Sandy hit the region. "I have determined that an 'extreme and unusual fuel supply circumstance' exists that will prevent the distribution of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers," Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a letter on Wednesday to governors of the states. ... Full Story | Top |
Beyond debate, Pennsylvania's in play Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:15 PM PDT DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A new poll released on Wednesday is the latest indication that Pennsylvania, which has not voted Republican in a presidential race since 1988, could do so again next week. In one month, an 11-percentage-point lead held by President Barack Obama has dwindled to 4 points, according to a survey by Franklin and Marshall College's Center for Opinion Research. While few are predicting a Romney victory, the state is now in play, with its haul of 20 electoral votes, two more than Ohio. ... Full Story | Top |
Massachusetts treasurer blasts federal online-gambling bill Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 02:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Massachusetts' state treasurer on Wednesday blasted an online-gambling bill backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, saying the proposed federal law threatened the Massachusetts lottery that last year yielded nearly $1 billion in profits. Steven Grossman, who is also chair of his state's Lottery Commission, said in a letter to Reid and co-sponsor Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona that the bill sharply limits states' abilities to regulate online gambling inside their borders. ... Full Story | Top |
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