Nov. 9 (UPI) — The Catholic Church will allow transgender adults to be baptized under the same terms as any other person eligible to receive the holy sacrament so long as it does not bring scandal to the church, according to … Read More
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge is weighing final approval of JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM.N) $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s … Read More
American business leaders and other executives will each pay $2,000 to attend a dinner reception for Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week, according to reports and an invitation sent out by the organizers. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and … Read More
Nov 8 (Reuters) – Target (TGT.N) asked a Florida judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit that alleged the retailer ignored risks of offering LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month, saying the case has no basis. The U.S. retailer said in court … Read More
Meta Platforms Inc. will soon require advertisers to disclose when political or social issue ads have been created or altered by artificial intelligence, aiming to prevent users from being fooled by misinformation. The rules, which go into effect in 2024, … Read More
Putin blames United States and NATO for Moscow’s exit Nov. 7 (UPI) — Russia finalized its withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe on Tuesday, declaring the Cold War-era agreement null and void nearly two decades after … Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s trip to boost security ties with the Philippines led to a number of agreements, as both countries push back against ever more assertive behavior by China‘s maritime forces. Japan chose the Philippines as the first … Read More
ADANA, Turkey, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon as hundreds of people at a pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday tried to storm an air base that houses U.S. troops, hours before U.S. Secretary of State … Read More
The Kingdom has maintained its oil output cut of 1 million barrels per day since July in an attempt to stabilize the market and prop up prices amid weakened demand. Brent crude rose 1% on Monday morning after top oil … Read More
China logged an unprecedented foreign direct investment deficit last quarter in the latest sign that Beijing is facing an almighty battle to revive the world’s second-largest economy after years of harsh zero-COVID lockdowns. Balance-of-payments data published by the State Administration … Read More