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By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will impose tariffs on imports of drones and their components, including from some key U.S. allies, with the Trump administration saying the country was “too reliant” on foreign sources of drones. A proclamation signed by Trump imposes a 100% ad valorem tariff on drones of a certain size or with certain capabilities […]

SAO PAULO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Brazilian digital lender Nubank’s quarterly net profit surpassed $1 billion for the first time, beating analysts’ estimates, and sending shares higher late on Thursday. Nu Holdings posted net profit of $1.06 billion for the April-June quarter, a 49% rise year-on-year on a foreign-exchange-neutral basis and above the $967.2 million Visible Alpha estimate. Shares in the lender, which serves nearly 139 million clients across Brazil, […]

Detention of Former Syrian General in Lebanon Opens Question of Extraditing Assad-Era Officials to Damascus   Adel Issa’s detention under a Syrian warrant puts judicial cooperation between Beirut and Damascus to the test, as a Syrian source says Damascus has sought the handover of more than 200 former officers believed to be in Lebanon    By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line   [DAMASCUS] The detention by Lebanese authorities of former Syrian Maj. […]

Detention of Former Syrian General in Lebanon Opens Question of Extraditing Assad-Era Officials to Damascus   Adel Issa’s detention under a Syrian warrant puts judicial cooperation between Beirut and Damascus to the test, as a Syrian source says Damascus has sought the handover of more than 200 former officers believed to be in Lebanon    By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line   [DAMASCUS] The detention by Lebanese authorities of former Syrian Maj. […]

Elderly Rabbi Assaulted and Threatened in Rome’s Jewish Quarter   By The Media Line Staff   An elderly rabbi was shoved and threatened by a man who also made references to Islam during a confrontation in Rome’s historic Jewish Quarter on Wednesday evening, Italian daily Il Messaggero reported.   The rabbi was walking in the neighborhood at around 7 p.m. when he encountered the man, who spat on the ground and began directing […]

Elderly Rabbi Assaulted and Threatened in Rome’s Jewish Quarter   By The Media Line Staff   An elderly rabbi was shoved and threatened by a man who also made references to Islam during a confrontation in Rome’s historic Jewish Quarter on Wednesday evening, Italian daily Il Messaggero reported.   The rabbi was walking in the neighborhood at around 7 p.m. when he encountered the man, who spat on the ground and began directing […]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have at least one viable site for a new stadium in northwest Indiana and they are examining a second location as they move closer to finalizing a place for their new home. The Bears announced in June that they were moving forward with a stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. They have completed their review of what they are calling the Lost […]

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have at least one viable site for a new stadium in northwest Indiana and they are examining a second location as they move closer to finalizing a place for their new home. The Bears announced in June that they were moving forward with a stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. They have completed their review of what they are calling the Lost […]

An enduring conspiracy theory has resurfaced on social media after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday, with users blaming a research program in Alaska for the disaster. Posts falsely claim that the earthquake, which has killed at least 270 people and left widespread damage, was caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, which studies the properties and behavior of the upper atmosphere. But the […]