France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season
2023-05-19 00:19
Rafael Nadal to miss French Open with hip injury, expects 2024 to be last year of tennis career
Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury that has sidelined him since January and says that he expects 2024 to be his last year on the tennis tour
2023-05-18 23:56
Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion
2023-05-18 23:56
Italy floods leave 13 dead and force 13,000 from their homes
More bodies are found after almost every river flooded between the coast and Bologna.
2023-05-18 23:55
Vatican recalls stamp celebrating Portugal's colonial empire after complaints
The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal following complaints that it celebrated Portugal’s colonial empire and the nationalist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar
2023-05-18 23:53
Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
2023-05-18 23:52
Embattled judicial nominee Delaney expected to be withdrawn over lack of support, sources say
President Joe Biden's nomination of Michael Delaney to join the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to be withdrawn, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
2023-05-18 23:52
Check your artificial intelligence 'bossware' tools for bias, says U.S. agency head
The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws
2023-05-18 23:48
Portugal media guide
An overview of the media in Portugal, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
2023-05-18 23:45
Supreme Court sides with photographer in copyright case involving Andy Warhol, Prince
The Supreme Court has sided with a photographer who claimed the late Andy Warhol had violated her copyright on a photograph of the singer Prince
2023-05-18 23:45
Hike again? Take a pause? Fed officials are split about what to do next to fight inflation
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed’s policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022
2023-05-18 23:29
In Twitter case, US Supreme Court protects companies from terrorism lawsuits
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to clear a path for victims of attacks by
2023-05-18 23:24