'Foreign terrorists' behind deadly Philippine bombing, officials say (www.reuters.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned a deadly bombing on Sunday, blaming “foreign terrorists”, as police and the military strengthened security in the country’s south and around the capital, Manila....
How the U.S. courted the Philippines to thwart China (www.reuters.com)
America has rushed to mend relations with its former colony after ties frayed under former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. It has lavished attention on new leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr and sent military equipment and vaccines. Washington needs Manila in its camp as tensions with China rise in the Indo-Pacific. Reuters got...
Trump calls on supporters to 'guard the vote' in Democratic-run US cities (www.reuters.com)
Speaking at a campaign event in Iowa, Trump said it was important to scrutinize the vote in the battleground states likely to determine the general election. He singled out the biggest cities in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia....
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X::Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.
Iran says two Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli attack in Syria (www.reuters.com)
DUBAI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Two Iranian Revolutionary Guards members who served as military advisers in Syria have been killed in an Israeli attack, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, in the first reported Iranian casualties during the ongoing war in Gaza.
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan (www.reuters.com)
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more....
Generative AI a stumbling block in EU legislation talks (www.reuters.com)
The biggest challenge to getting an agreement over the European Union’s proposed AI Act has come from France, Germany and Italy, who favour letting makers of generativeAI models self-regulate instead of having hard rules....
Rheinmetall to produce first armored vehicles in Ukraine in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens, official says (www.reuters.com)
Moody's turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (www.reuters.com)
Pfizer is sued by Texas over COVID vaccine claims (www.reuters.com)
This all revolves around conservatives focusing on ARR instead of RRR numbers on vaccine efficacy. Here’s a description I found of the difference from another article:...
Tesla falls on long wait for Cybertruck payoff, hefty price tag / Tesla shares fell more than 3% on Friday (www.reuters.com)
Tesla falls on long wait for Cybertruck payoff, hefty price tag / Tesla shares fell more than 3% on Friday::Tesla’s pricier-than-expected Cybertruck pickup, which offers driving ranges that fell well short of what CEO Elon Musk had promised, has deeply disappointed some but fascinated others with its futuristic, SUV-like feel.
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash (www.reuters.com)
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)
The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election....
Inmate charged with attempted murder after George Floyd killer Chauvin stabbed 22 times (www.reuters.com)
The complaint alleges that while incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution Tucson, John Turscak, 52, stabbed Chauvin about 22 times “with an improvised knife,” prosecutors said....
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Five senators ask Biden to impose China travel ban after respiratory illness cases (www.reuters.com)
Slovak truckers block Ukraine border crossing, joining Polish protests (www.reuters.com)
US opens probe into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt cars over loss of power (www.reuters.com)
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash (www.reuters.com)
Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Some who remained this week huddled near tents wearing parkas, knit hats and even ski goggles to cope with the cold weather and falling snow....
US lawmaker George Santos, indicted on fraud charges, faces House expulsion vote (www.reuters.com)
*** Update – Santos got the boot. \O/...
Pakistan's top court begins hearing challenge to expulsion of Afghans (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: China lures hundreds of Taiwan politicians with cheap trips before election (www.reuters.com)
Beijing has sponsored cut-price trips to China for hundreds of Taiwanese politicians ahead of key elections on the island, according to Taiwan sources and documents, unnerving officials with a broad campaign that one called “election interference”....
War resumes in Gaza after truce collapses (www.reuters.com)
As the deadline lapsed, Reuters journalists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza saw eastern areas come under intensive bombardment, sending columns of smoke rising into the sky. Residents took to the road with belongings heaped up in carts, fleeing for shelter further west....