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By Timothy Gardner and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on. The Treasury Department’s waiver lets …
BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) – The core area of Beijing’s Satellite Town, designed as a hub for satellite manufacturers and operators, will be completed in the second half of 2026, state-owned media Beijing Daily reported on Saturday. – Commercial launches now account for over 60% of all space launches and a number of companies are …
Pope Leo XIV visited Cameroon on his tour of Africa. He garnered a crowd of around 120,000 people for mass in Douala. He also spoke with students and faculty at the Catholic University of Central Africa and attended a Catholic hospital. The visit came amid his ongoing feud with President Trump.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move. The so-called general license means U.S. sanctions will not apply for 30 days on deliveries of Russian oil that has …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 25 points and the Orlando Magic rolled to a 35-point first-half lead, taking full control on the way to a 121-90 rout of Charlotte Hornets in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night. The Magic earned the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Their reward …
LENA, Ill. (AP) — A likely tornado tore through a small village in northwest Illinois on Friday, ripping down power lines and roofs, uprooting trees and forcing officials to shut down the community. The storm caused “extensive damage” throughout Lena, with trees and other debris blocking roadways and “compromised structures” causing hazardous conditions, according to …
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic found their winning formula. Desperation works. Facing elimination and clearly wanting no part of it, the Magic might have put together one of their best performances of the season Friday night. They rolled past the Charlotte Hornets 121-90 in an Eastern Conference play-in game, moving into the playoffs …
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that the U.S., under his leadership, is limiting the spread of measles better than any other country in the world. His most recent comments came Friday as he testified in his first congressional hearings in months, in which he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed …
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American delegation recently met with Cuban government officials in the island nation, marking a renewed diplomatic push even as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to intervene and Cuba’s leader said this week that his country is prepared to fight if that should happen. A senior State Department official met with …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to a man who was blinded by a projectile fired into a crowd by police officers while he was celebrating the Dodgers 2020 World Series win. A federal jury ordered the payment Thursday after a trial brought by 27-year-old Isaac Castellanos, who …