#scrutiny

3:21pm, 2nd August, 2019

Trump drops his choice for spy chief after scrutiny over resume

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had dropped his choice for spy chief, U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe, after questions about the congressman's lack of experience and possible exaggerations in his resume.

U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny

2:07pm, 31st July, 2019

Politics

U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny

Plans by President Donald Trump's administration to resume executions of inmates sentenced to death for federal crimes is set to face a stiff court challenge, but a judge's decision on the legality of its new protocol for lethal injections...

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU, Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX after crashes

3:05pm, 19th March, 2019

Business

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU, Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX after crashes

Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing's 737 MAX, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.

Boeing faces growing scrutiny in Ethiopian crash probe

9:51am, 18th March, 2019

World

Boeing faces growing scrutiny in Ethiopian crash probe

The world's biggest planemaker faced escalating pressure on Monday after Ethiopia pointed to parallels between its crash and one in Indonesia, sharpening focus on the safety of software installed in Boeing's 737 MAX planes.

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded learning centers

6:28pm, 28th February, 2019

US

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded learning centers

U.S. agencies on Thursday promised stricter monitoring of China-funded Confucius Institutes, cultural centers at U.S. universities that have been criticized for serving as propaganda arms of the Communist government in Beijing.

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded cultural institutes

2:55pm, 28th February, 2019

US

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded cultural institutes

U.S. agencies on Thursday promised stricter monitoring of China-funded Confucius Institutes, cultural centers at U.S. universities that have been criticized for serving as propaganda arms of the Communist government in Beijing.

U.S. congressman allied with Trump under scrutiny for tweet to Michael Cohen

10:23pm, 27th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. congressman allied with Trump under scrutiny for tweet to Michael Cohen

U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz has come under Florida state bar scrutiny for a Twitter message that critics said was meant to intimidate President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, the night before his public testimony on Capi...

A second Mexican cabinet minister's U.S. condo comes under scrutiny

8:58pm, 11th February, 2019

World

A second Mexican cabinet minister's U.S. condo comes under scrutiny

A Mexican cabinet minister who was forced to explain on Monday why he had not disclosed a condominium in the United States on his estate declaration last year said that he had transferred the property to his son before taking office.

FEMA chief under scrutiny over government car use as storm approaches U.S.: Politico

7:18am, 13th September, 2018

US

FEMA chief under scrutiny over government car use as storm approaches U.S.: Politico

The head of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is under investigation over his use of government vehicles, Politico reported on Thursday, as a massive hurricane approached the U.S. Southeast coast.

Norway's $1 trillion fund to beef up scrutiny of sustainability, ocean pollution

1:56am, 5th September, 2018

World

Norway's $1 trillion fund to beef up scrutiny of sustainability, ocean pollution

Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund will demand that companies in which it invests follow stricter guidelines on global sustainability, including efforts to combat plastic pollution of the oceans, the fund's manager said on Wednesday...

Top Supreme Court candidates' views on abortion under scrutiny

12:19pm, 3rd July, 2018

Politics

Top Supreme Court candidates' views on abortion under scrutiny

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court last week, speculation has centered on whether his replacement would vote to overturn a woman's right to abortion.