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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bill to make California a sanctuary state, by preventing police from inquiring about immigration status and curtailing law enforcement cooperation with immigration officers, was signed into law by the governor on Thursday. The signing of the bill by Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, enacts on a state-wide level protections
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the U.S. tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump’s tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainable federal debt. In a procedural step forward, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved by a
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[ad_1] (Reuters) – Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) denied on Thursday that its vice chairman, Joseph Tsai, is in advanced talks to buy a stake in the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. “This is false,” Alibaba spokeswoman Jennifer Kuperman said. “Joe Tsai has never talked to the seller and he
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[ad_1] BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Senior figures from across Libya’s political divides protested on Thursday against remarks by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about clearing dead bodies from the city of Sirte. Johnson told members of his Conservative Party on Tuesday that British investors had a “brilliant vision” to turn Sirte, a former stronghold of
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[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) will use all legal options at its disposal to halt a strike by postal workers this month, it said on Thursday after the industry union announced the action over a pensions dispute. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said the 48-hour strike would begin at 1000 GMT on Oct.
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[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Communications Workers Union (CWU) said on Thursday its members working in Royal Mail (RMG.L) would start a 48 hour strike on Oct. 19, after it opposed the company’s move to replace its defined benefit pension scheme. “We have served notice on Royal Mail Group for a 48hr strike commencing 19th October,”
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[ad_1] ROMA – “L’Italia, negli ultimi anni, ha fatto notevoli passi in avanti nel miglioramento della qualità dell’istruzione”, ma forti sono le differenze nelle performance degli studenti all’interno del Paese, “con le regioni del Sud che restano molto indietro rispetto alle altre”, tanto che “il divario della performance in ‘Pisa'(gli standard internazionali di valutazione) tra
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[ad_1] ABOARD SEEFUCHS RESCUE SHIP (Reuters) – Just before the sun dipped into the Mediterranean on Saturday, rescuers spotted a tiny wooden boat on the horizon. It turned out to contain five young Libyans fleeing violence and turmoil who were waving their arms for help. The crew of the Seefuchs plucked them from the old
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[ad_1] LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some of the globe’s biggest banks have decided to rent more office space in Frankfurt, bolstering Germany’s financial hub after months of divorce talks between Britain and the EU have left London’s future more uncertain than ever. Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has agreed to lease 10,000 square meters of office space at
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[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Taxify, an upstart European rival to Uber [UBER.UL], said on Thursday it had begun offering services in Paris despite regulatory uncertainty governing the status of private-hire cab companies that compete with licensed taxis. The Estonia-based company, which is backed by Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing, operates in 25 cities in central
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[ad_1] ROMA – L’ex terrorista Cesare Battisti è stato fermato nella città di Corumbà, alla frontiera tra Brasile e Bolivia. Secondo il quotidiano O Globo, le autorità brasiliane sarebbero convinte che l’ex membro dei Proletari armati per il comunismo (Pac) stesse cercando di guadagnare la fuga in Bolivia. L’italiano è stato arrestato dalla polizia stradale
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[ad_1] BOLZANO – Dramma per un bimbo tedesco di 8 anni, deceduto per un incidente in montagna avvenuto nei pressi dei Laghi di Campolago nell’area di Maranza, in Alto Adige. Il bambino, che si trovava insieme ai genitori e ai due fratelli, stava percorrendo un sentiero che dalla stazione a monte di una funivia a
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[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Centrica (CNA.L), Britain’s biggest domestic electricity and gas supplier, urged the government on Thursday to be more imaginative in its approach to restructuring the market, saying plans to cap prices would lead to less competition and less choice. Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the industry on Wednesday when she announced a
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