Articles tagged with assembly

Mon, May 14, 2012

New York man challenging wife for assembly seat

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cliché that all is fair in love and war will be tested on Long Island, where Republican Mark Schimel has ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Syria says many vote in assembly election, opposition denounces "show"

By Mariam Karouny

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's government said voters turned out in large numbers on Monday for a parliamentary election it sees as ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Syria draft resolution reaches U.N. assembly after veto

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia circulated a draft resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria among members of the U.N. General Assembly ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Nokia to axe 4,000 jobs, move assembly to Asia

By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia plans to cut 4,000 more jobs at its plants in ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Greece launches long-awaited debt offer

By George Georgiopoulos

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Mining Bill

MADISON, WI (KDAL) - The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that streamlines the permitting process for a proposed iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties ...

Sat, January 21, 2012

Sony to move lithium battery assembly abroad: report

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp will transfer domestic construction of lithium ion batteries used in products like mobile phones and electric cars overseas ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

New Jersey Assembly Republican leader dies in Capitol

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey state Assembly Republican leader Alex DeCroce collapsed and died in the Capitol after a late night legislative ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Protesters storm Kuwait assembly demanding PM quit

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Dozens of Kuwaitis briefly stormed Kuwait's parliament building late on Wednesday as hundreds more demonstrated outside, demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

U.N. assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease

By Lewis Krauskopf and Debra Sherman

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders risk economic damage if they do not tackle killers like cancer and diabetes ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

UN assembly backs steps to fight chronic disease

By Lewis Krauskopf and Debra Sherman

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World leaders risk economic damage if they do not tackle killers like cancer and diabetes ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

New Jersey assembly passes worker benefits overhaul

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a plan that would force public workers to pay more ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Wisconsin Assembly approves concealed possession of guns

MADISON (Reuters) - The Wisconsin state Assembly approved a measure on Tuesday allowing qualified state residents to carry concealed weapons in public.

Assembly lawmakers passed ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

New York Assembly backs gay marriage, Senate showdown next

By Dan Wiessner

ALBANY (Reuters) - The New York state Assembly approved same-sex marriage on Wednesday and the bill is likely to face a vote ...