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UAE gives $1 billion in reserve support Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has deposited $1 billion with Pakistan's central bank to support foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday. (Rep...
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Amazon Prime Day sales rise as deep discounts tempt inflation-hit customers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com's Prime Day shopping event saw U.S. online sales rise nearly 6% to $6.4 billion from a year ago on its first day, as heavy discounts lured bargain-hunting customers who splurged...
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Bank of Canada hikes growth forecast and says inflation slowing only gradually
OTTAWA, July 12 (Reuters)-The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday raised its growth forecast for this year to 1.8%, up from the 1.4% predicted in April, as excess demand continues feed underlying inflat...
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Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republic senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO on Wednesday, as leaders of the alliance attended an eventf...
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A legendary comedian is set to perform in Peoria in November. Here’s the details
PEORIA, Ill. - English comedian and founding member of Monty Python John Cleese is coming to the Peoria Civic Center Theater next fall. An Evening With the Late John Cleese, as the show is being bille...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2023
UK water pollution incidents still ‘unacceptably high’, says report
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain had fewer serious water pollution incidents in 2022 than in the previous year but the number remains "unacceptably high", the government's Environment Agency said in its ann...
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Fed’s Kashkari: Inflation fight must be won, new stress tests could help
(Reuters) - U.S. financial regulators should take steps to ensure banks can withstand further interest-rate hikes should the Federal Reserve need to deliver them to fight entrenched inflation, Minneap...
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Global public debt hits record $92 trillion – UN report
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) - Global public debt surged to a record $92 trillion in 2022 as governments borrowed to counter crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, with the burden being fe...
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Exclusive-Barclays eyes smaller units for growth in strategic review, risks investor ire
By Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White and Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays is betting it can revive its wilting share price by upping investment in a crop of its smaller businesses including U...
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Premier urges Chinese tech giants to support economy as crackdown ends
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday sent another strong signal that a years-long crackdown on its tech industry is over as Premier Li Qiang met firms such as Alibaba's cloud unit and Meituan, and ur...
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