Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

Nordic governments seek to de-escalate tension as more Korans are burned

[1/4]A Danish flag flies outside the foreign ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM, July 31 (Reuters) – More Koran burnings took place in Sweden and Denmark on Monday as the governments of the two Nordic countries said they were examining ways to legally limit such acts in a bid to de-escalate … Read more

Texas judge partially blocks small business loan rule

Texas judge partially blocks small business loan rule

July 31 (Reuters) – A Texas judge on Monday ruled that many lenders need not comply with a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) mandate to gather demographic data on small business borrowers while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the agency’s funding. The Texas Bankers Association (TBA), American Bankers Association (ABA) and a small Texas bank … Read more

Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

Ron DeSantis, in campaign speech, lashes out at China, corporate power

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis took an aggressive swipe at China, railed against what he described as corporate bailouts, and said he would rein in the Federal Reserve in an economic policy speech on Monday. The speech contained relatively few new concrete policy proposals, but underlined how … Read more

Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 28 (Reuters) – A Florida judge on Friday rejected a Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) request to dismiss a lawsuit by an oversight district, a move that could make it harder for the entertainment giant to pursue its own case against Governor Ron DeSantis as part of a yearlong feud. The ruling allows … Read more

Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

Appeal to UN rights chief to stop execution of Iranian boxer: letter

GENEVA, July 20 (Reuters) – Dozens of human rights activists along with prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to the UN human rights chief urging him to intervene to try to prevent the execution of an Iranian boxer, according to a letter published on Thursday. Mohammad Javad Vafa’i Thani, who was jailed for his … Read more