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12:22pm, 2nd August, 2019

Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma

Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people in the east's main city of Goma before dying of the hemorrhagic fever, officials said.

Trump evasive on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it

8:25am, 13th February, 2019

Politics

Trump evasive on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it

Congress on Wednesday was up against a tight deadline to pass a bipartisan accord to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown, but President Donald Trump could still torpedo the deal that denied him funds for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

8:25am, 13th February, 2019

US

Trump evasive on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it

Congress on Wednesday was up against a tight deadline to pass a bipartisan accord to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown, but President Donald Trump could still torpedo the deal that denied him funds for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Trump noncommittal on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it

6:16am, 13th February, 2019

US

Trump noncommittal on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it

Congress on Wednesday was up against a tight deadline to pass a bipartisan accord to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown, but President Donald Trump could still torpedo the deal that denied him funds for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans

11:17am, 12th November, 2018

US

Trump urges Florida to halt recount, hand races to Republicans

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to abandon recount efforts, declare his fellow Republicans the winners and, without evidence, cast doubt on vote tallies as state officials scrambled to review more than 8 million...

Obama warns against rhetoric of fear in U.S. congressional races

2:51pm, 2nd November, 2018

Politics

Obama warns against rhetoric of fear in U.S. congressional races

Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned against rhetoric he said was designed to sow fear at rally supporting Democratic candidates on Friday, a packed day of campaigning that will also see his successor, Donald Trump, on the road urging voters to...

GM profit races past expectations, sees strong full year

7:49am, 31st October, 2018

Business

GM profit races past expectations, sees strong full year

General Motors Co on Wednesday posted far stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and said its full-year earnings forecast would come in at the high end of its forecast due to strong demand in North America, driven by its new pick-up trucks.

Heated U.S. congressional races on pace to break fundraising records

6:10pm, 16th October, 2018

US

Heated U.S. congressional races on pace to break fundraising records

This year's U.S. congressional campaign season is on pace to break fundraising records, driven in part by unprecedented hauls by at least five candidates from both major parties, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance disclosures.

Special Report: The Trump trap - Republicans duck president in key House races

2:00pm, 16th October, 2018

Politics

Special Report: The Trump trap - Republicans duck president in key House races

Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. But he has little to say about the Republican president.

Two dozen races will determine control of House: Republican memo

4:10pm, 9th October, 2018

Politics

Two dozen races will determine control of House: Republican memo

A leading Republican political action committee that has spent heavily to influence next month's congressional elections told donors on Tuesday that fewer than two dozen races will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives...

Trump plans travel push to stave off 'blue wave' in House races

11:51am, 3rd October, 2018

US

Trump plans travel push to stave off 'blue wave' in House races

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit six states over the next 10 days to energize his supporters to turn out for Republicans in tight races for the House of Representatives in upcoming congressional elections, according to a White House memo.

Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island

5:37am, 14th September, 2018

World

Hokkaido races to secure power supplies before winter grips island

Japan is racing to secure power supplies ahead of winter after a devastating quake left 41 people dead and damaged generating stations on the northern island of Hokkaido, where temperatures regularly drop well below zero in colder months.

U.S. factory activity races to 14-year high in August

10:02am, 4th September, 2018

Business

U.S. factory activity races to 14-year high in August

U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to more than a 14-year high in August, boosted by a surge in new orders, but growing concerns over rising raw material costs as a result of import tariffs could restrain further growth.

Trump accuses Sessions of hurting Republican congressional races

4:37pm, 3rd September, 2018

Politics

Trump accuses Sessions of hurting Republican congressional races

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday launched a fresh attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions accusing him of jeopardizing the chances of re-election for two Republican congressmen by bringing criminal charges against them soon before the midterm e...

Transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races

5:21am, 10th August, 2018

US

Transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races

Transgender candidates, running for political office in unprecedented numbers in the United States this year, could make history in upcoming primary elections by securing Democratic Party nominations in races in three states.

U.S. races to meet deadline to reunite immigrant families

5:31am, 26th July, 2018

US

U.S. races to meet deadline to reunite immigrant families

Even as the U.S. government scrambles to meet a Thursday deadline for reuniting hundreds of immigrant children with their parents, it has acknowledged that hundreds more families separated by border officials will not be brought back together immedia...

Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100

9:40pm, 8th July, 2018

World

Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100

Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, with dozens missing.

Republicans in tight U.S. House races feel heat from Mexican tariffs

9:30pm, 6th June, 2018

Politics

Republicans in tight U.S. House races feel heat from Mexican tariffs

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican tariffs are roiling U.S. congressional campaigns in states where U.S. exporters could take a hit and President Donald Trump's Republicans face tough races in November congressional elections.