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Colombia arrest warrants suspended for nine Segunda Marquetalia leaders
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian attorney general's office has suspended arrest warrants for nine leaders of the illegal armed group Segunda Marquetalia, it said on Thursday, as part of a process to start peace talks between the group and the ...
Healthpeak Properties increases 2024 FFO forecast owing to higher demand
(Reuters) - Healthpeak Properties raised its annual funds from operations (FFO) forecast on Thursday, banking on resilient demand for its medical office and life science properties. The U.S. healthcare-centric real estate investment trust (REIT) ...
Columbia University faces federal complaint after arresting anti-war protesters
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pro-Palestinian U.S. group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator ...
Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. The ...
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un inspects test-firing of multiple launch rockets, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday inspected the test-firing of 240 mm multiple launch rockets manufactured by a newly established defence industry unit, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Friday. The report did ...
Edwards Lifesciences first-quarter profit beats estimates on heart devices strength
(Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp on Thursday reported upbeat first-quarter profit due to strong demand for its artificial heart valves and other medical devices. The California-based company now expects annual sales growth to be at the ...
At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display on Thursday. Trump's lawyer, ...
ResMed tops quarterly profit estimates on strong demand for sleep apnea devices
(Reuters) - ResMed beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday due to strong demand for its sleep apnea devices, sending shares 9% higher in extended trading. The California-based company reported adjusted profit of $2.13 per ...
US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth.
USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures
(Reuters) - The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by ...