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Marsh, Lloyd’s launch Ukraine war risk ship insurance to cut grain costs
By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Insurance broker Marsh, Lloyd's of London insurers and Ukrainian state banks have launched a programme to cut the cost of claims for damage to ship...
Nov 15, 2023
S.Korean taxi app Kakao Mobility plans to buy Europe’s FreeNow – media report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Kakao Mobility, a South Korean taxi-hailing service provider, plans to acquire European taxi platform FreeNow, Maeil Business Newspaper reported on Wednesday. Kakao Mobility will mak...
Nov 15, 2023
Peoria adopts 2-year budget that reinstates a rescue squad
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) – Peoria's two-year spending plan unanimously adopted by the city council Tuesday includes spending just over $1 million to reinstate a rescue squad to improve response ti...
Nov 15, 2023
Three shot in Peoria Tuesday night. Here’s what we know
PEORIA, Ill. — Three men were shot late Tuesday night in Peoria, with at least one of them suffering serious injuries. Peoria Police Spokesperson Semone Roth said officers were called around 10:...
Nov 15, 2023
‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gases -UN weather agency
GENEVA (Reuters) -The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, warning there was "no end in s...
Nov 15, 2023
Explainer-The numbers behind China’s renewable energy boom
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the U.S. have agreed to back a global target to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, the two superpowers said in a statement on Wednesday, two...
Nov 15, 2023
Morocco’s Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan mining company Managem said on Wednesday an audit of its water supplies showed no irregularities after a German newspaper reported that toxic arsenic had been found in water...
Nov 15, 2023
Aussie court halts Santos’ Barossa pipeline near Tiwi Islands
(Reuters) - Santos was told by a court on Wednesday to halt its pipeline project around 70 kilometers north of the Tiwi Islands pending a final ruling, although it was allowed to begin laying gas pipe...
Nov 15, 2023
China’s JD.com posts third-quarter revenue below estimates
(Reuters) - JD.com on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue below estimates, as consumer prices in China continued to slip amid a wobbly economic recovery. The company reported net revenue of 247.7 bil...
Nov 15, 2023
Greece’s National Bank attracts strong demand in 20% stake sale – source
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Demand for a 20% stake in Greece's National Bank (NBG) held by the country's bank bailout fund was covered by more than six times on Tuesday, in the first day ...
Nov 15, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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