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9:33pm, 1st August, 2019

Democratic candidates Biden and Harris chafe at debate limits

U.S. Democratic presidential rivals Joe Biden and Kamala Harris expressed frustration on Thursday with a debate format they said left them little time to explain their views and led to the combative exchanges featured in the first two debate rounds.

Brazil's Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun import, ammo limits

6:12pm, 7th May, 2019

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro signs decree easing gun import, ammo limits

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Tuesday to ease restrictions on gun imports and increase the amount of ammunition a person can buy.

Pushing the limits: Qantas seeks backing from pilots, regulator for record-long routes

3:13am, 1st May, 2019

Business

Pushing the limits: Qantas seeks backing from pilots, regulator for record-long routes

Qantas Airways Ltd, which hopes to buy planes this year for record-breaking 21-hour flights between Sydney and London has two hurdles left to overcome: getting pilots and Australia's aviation regulator to agree to unprecedented duty times.

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Judge sets gun, travel limits for Felicity Huffman, other parents in U.S. college scam

2:45pm, 3rd April, 2019

Entertainment

Judge sets gun, travel limits for Felicity Huffman, other parents in U.S. college scam

A U.S. judge on Wednesday told parents charged in the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, to limit their international travel and remove any guns from their homes as they await t...

U.S. judge rebuts Trump on transgender troop limits

4:43pm, 19th March, 2019

US

U.S. judge rebuts Trump on transgender troop limits

A federal judge on Tuesday contradicted the Trump administration's "incorrect" claim that no legal blocks remain for it to enforce a contentious policy to restrict many transgender individuals from the U.S. armed forces starting on April 12.

Pentagon sets limits on transgender troops

11:17pm, 12th March, 2019

US

Pentagon sets limits on transgender troops

The U.S. Defense Department signed a memo on Tuesday that would enforce limitations on transgender people serving in the military, a policy that has been the subject of court challenges.

Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator role

6:25am, 5th March, 2019

World

Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator role

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was hopeful the United States would send a delegation to North Korea in the coming weeks, after a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended with no deal.

Good riddance? EU's 'Brexit fatigue' limits UK extension options

6:14pm, 28th February, 2019

UK

Good riddance? EU's 'Brexit fatigue' limits UK extension options

Britain has just four weeks left as a member of the European Union. Or maybe not. Staying weeks, months, even years longer is the talk of London; but such ideas are getting a frosty hearing on the continent.

U.S. unveils plan to control some toxins in drinking water, sets no limits

12:16pm, 14th February, 2019

US

U.S. unveils plan to control some toxins in drinking water, sets no limits

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it plans to control a group of toxic chemicals found in Americans' drinking water but stopped short of setting limits until later this year.

Before he is ousted, Sessions limits U.S. oversight of local police

9:15am, 9th November, 2018

Politics

Before he is ousted, Sessions limits U.S. oversight of local police

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to sharply curtail federal authority aimed at curtailing abuse and civil rights violations at local police departments across the country by directing U.S. attorneys to limit the use of consent decrees and set...

Sessions limits U.S. judges' ability to dismiss deportation cases

3:54am, 20th September, 2018

Politics

Sessions limits U.S. judges' ability to dismiss deportation cases

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new limits on the ability of immigration judges to terminate deportation cases on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions to facilitate the removal of immigrants in the country illegally.

Trump loosens limits on when U.S. can deploy cyber weapons: WSJ

9:46pm, 15th August, 2018

Politics

Trump loosens limits on when U.S. can deploy cyber weapons: WSJ

President Donald Trump took steps on Wednesday to loosen limits on when the U.S. government can deploy cyber weapons against adversaries, reversing Obama-era guidelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Hawaii tours face new limits after 'lava bomb' injuries

5:38am, 17th July, 2018

US

Hawaii tours face new limits after 'lava bomb' injuries

Hawaii lava tour boats faced tighter restrictions on Tuesday after 23 passengers were injured by a volcanic explosion, as authorities investigated whether a vessel hit by "lava bombs" went too close to molten rock oozing into the Ocean.

Kushner security clearance limits his access to some U.S. secrets: Washington Post

7:57pm, 12th July, 2018

Politics

Kushner security clearance limits his access to some U.S. secrets: Washington Post

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, does not have a high-enough security clearance level to gain access to some of the most sensitive U.S. government secrets, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar w...

After Tesla deal, Shanghai to speed up cancellation of foreign ownership limits

1:14am, 11th July, 2018

Business

After Tesla deal, Shanghai to speed up cancellation of foreign ownership limits

Shanghai will accelerate efforts to cancel restrictions on foreign investment in the auto manufacturing sector, a government official said on Wednesday, a day after Tesla said it would build a wholly owned auto plant in the city.

Attorney General Sessions limits asylum for domestic violence victims

2:59am, 12th June, 2018

US

Attorney General Sessions limits asylum for domestic violence victims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday overturned a key immigration case that had granted asylum to a Salvadoran woman who had been raped and beaten by her former husband.