Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on a dusty field, waiting for buyers. Imported from Japan or…
More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge
(Reuters) – North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the healthcare debate among Democratic presidential contenders to center stage in…
Georgia lawmakers pass heartbeat abortion ban, joining four other U.S. states
(Reuters) – Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, outlawing abortion if a doctor is able to detect a heartbeat.…
Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals court it agrees with a ruling by a U.S. judge…
U.S. expands abortion ‘gag rule,’ cuts funding to regional bloc: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its anti-abortion policies, cutting funding to the Organization of American States (OAS) and prohibiting the use of U.S. tax dollars to…
Appeals court says Ohio may withhold Planned Parenthood funding
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Planned Parenthood’s constitutional challenge to an Ohio law depriving the organization of state funding because it performs abortions, handing a…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc to share revenue with the creative industries…
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon’s Bezos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of “extortion and blackmail” from Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos,…
U.S. jury orders Takeda to pay Bayer $155 million over hemophilia drug
(Reuters) – A U.S. jury has ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Baxalta unit to pay Bayer AG $155.19 million for infringing a patent related to a Baxalta hemophilia treatment, court records…