Tag: concerns

Logging concerns local citizens who visit state park

CHILLICOTHE — The iconic seal of Ohio features rolling hills that can be seen right here in Ross County. Recent logging activity, however, has some citizens concerned that the landmark may be destroyed. Chris Haas was recently at the Great Seal State Park when he noticed logging activity taking place on the adjacent property, owned […]

Adobe calls off $20bn deal for Figma after antitrust concerns

Adobe’s planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns, the companies have said. The companies announced the cash-and-stock deal in September 2022, seeking a path with Figma’s web-based, multiplayer capabilities to accelerate the delivery of Adobe’s creative cloud technologies on the web. […]

US opens probe into over 450,000 Nissan vehicles on engine failure concerns

(Reuters) – A U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it will open an investigation into about 454,840 Nissan vehicles over reports alleging engine failure that can lead to a loss of motive power with no ability to re-start. The U.S. Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened a preliminary evaluation into Nissan Rogue, Altima […]

Mexico’s flagship train inauguration masks delay, cost concerns

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is set to inaugurate a tourist train that is a flagship infrastructure project of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, though experts say it is still a long way from being fully operational, with the opening rushed. “It’s the most important public work in the world,” Lopez Obrador […]

Pakistan Media Ban on Imran Khan Trial Raises Transparency Concerns

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a political crisis since […]

As protests continue, cities juggle speech and safety concerns

Rue, a nursing student from Brooklyn, joined hundreds of mostly young pro-Palestinian demonstrators waving flags and homemade signs on a frosty evening in Manhattan at the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Wednesday’s demonstration was the latest in a series of pro-Palestinian protests and acts of civil disobedience in New York and other cities. They […]