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World 11 Dec 2024 | 11:04 AM

Exclusive-Two U.S. lawmakers push for some Syria sanctions relief after Assad's fall

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Two U.S. congressmen have urged senior American officials to suspend some sanctions on Syria to ease pressure on its shattered economy after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, according to a letter dated Dec. 10 and seen by Reuters.

India 14 June 2024 | 06:04 AM

US lawmakers to meet Dalai Lama on India trip next week

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: Republican Representative Michael McCaul is expected to lead a bipartisan US congressional delegation to India in the coming days, where he and other lawmakers, including Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, plan to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

World 24 Nov 2024 | 06:16 PM

Trump adviser vows unity over security during transition

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top national security advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden are working "hand in glove" to pose a united front against U.S. adversaries during the presidential transition, Trump adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday. 

Aseanplus News 26 Feb 2022 | 05:10 AM

Hong Kong lawmakers, advisers call for greater flexibility, clarity in budget policies, citing dampened consumer sentiment

Lawmakers and advisers to Hong Kong’s leader have called for greater flexibility in the distribution of consumption vouchers and a clear explanation by the government on landlords’ liabilities under an unprecedented rent relief scheme following the latest budget.

Aseanplus News 23 Nov 2024 | 05:37 AM

Hong Kong proposes new building rules, incentives to favour elderly amid ageing population

Development Bureau proposal includes certain design requirements and exemptions from gross floor area calculations for senior-friendly facilities

World 7 Sept 2024 | 05:19 PM

No spying took place by employees of Iraqi prime minister's office, adviser says

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A political adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has rejected recent allegations that employees at the premier's office have been spying on and wire-tapping senior officials and politicians.

China 11 Mar 2023 | 05:11 AM

China’s ‘two sessions’: Break glass ceiling for women in science, maths expert and Beijing political adviser says

Lack of women leaders in major research projects and decision making is ‘worrying’, senior mathematician and CPPCC member Yuan Yaxiang saysFewer than 10 per cent of women scientists seen to have risen to ‘academician’ position in China, Yuan tells Xinhua

World 4 Oct 2022 | 12:09 PM

Lula advisers eye rivals' programs to consolidate Brazil election alliances

BRASILIA (Reuters) - As former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva looks to consolidate his lead in the presidential race ahead of an Oct. 30 runoff, economists from his Workers Party (PT) are pushing for him to adopt proposals from candidates exiting the race.

Technology 13 Oct 2024 | 04:00 AM

Study: Recycling old cables may provide copper needed for green tech

Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of copper found inside unused or binned electricals could help supply the growing demand for the metal, according to new research.

M&A 8 Sept 2024 | 11:00 PM

Nippon Steel’s US setback a wake-up for Japan Inc’s foreign forays

JAPANESE firms are set to scrutinise overseas deals more intently after US resistance to Nippon Steel’s US$15bil US Steel purchase, according to advisers.

World 13 Apr 2022 | 11:28 AM

Man who murdered UK lawmaker Amess sentenced to life in prison -Sky News

LONDON (Reuters) - A "fanatical Islamist" inspired by Islamic State was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for the murder of veteran British lawmaker David Amess by knifing him to death in a frenzied attack in a church where he was meeting voters, Sky reported.

World 17 Oct 2021 | 08:14 AM

Son of ex-Somali political aide held over UK lawmaker stabbing

NAIROBI/LONDON (Reuters) -Ali Harbi Ali, the son of an ex-media adviser to a former prime minister of Somalia, has been arrested by British police under anti-terrorism laws following the killing of lawmaker David Amess, a source close to the investigation and British media said.

World 17 Nov 2021 | 08:48 PM

UK lawmakers back 'watered down' plans to curb rules on second jobs

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers on Wednesday backed moves to curb their ability to take second jobs in addition to their work in parliament, although opposition parties said Boris Johnson's Conservative government had watered down the proposals.

World 26 Aug 2020 | 10:22 PM

Fired White House lawyer alleges retaliation by Trump - Democratic lawmakers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former White House lawyer contends he was fired for reporting concerns about President Donald Trump’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and about alleged legal and ethical breaches by Trump's national security adviser, Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday.

Aseanplus News 22 June 2024 | 07:41 AM

US lawmakers meeting Modi after Dalai Lama signals New Delhi shift on China: analysts

India, one expert says, has ‘indicated that it is willing to gradually ramp up pressure on issues like Tibet and Taiwan’

Aseanplus News 23 June 2024 | 05:16 AM

US lawmakers meeting Modi after Dalai Lama signals New Delhi shift on China: analysts

India, one expert says, has ‘indicated that it is willing to gradually ramp up pressure on issues like Tibet and Taiwan’

Singapore 21 June 2021 | 02:59 AM

Ex-adviser to Abe sees opportunities for Japan in Singapore's openness and diversity

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore, with its unique place in the world in its understanding of both Western and Eastern cultures, can play a key role in helping countries navigate tensions between the United States and China, a former Japanese politician has said.

World 10 July 2020 | 10:59 PM

'Witch Hunt': Trump commutes longtime adviser Roger Stone's prison sentence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone, sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

World 8 May 2020 | 02:55 PM

Pence spokeswoman, married to top Trump adviser, diagnosed with coronavirus

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, the wife of one of President Donald Trump's senior advisers, has tested positive for the coronavirus, raising alarm about the virus' potential spread within the White House's inner most circle.

World 26 May 2020 | 08:58 AM

UK junior minister resigns over PM adviser's lockdown drive

LONDON (Reuters) - Douglas Ross, a junior minister in the Scotland Office, resigned on Tuesday, saying the prime minister's senior adviser's explanation of why he travelled during the coronavirus lockdown was based on decisions "others felt were not available to them".

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