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Brazil’s government eyes tax tweaks to boost revenue -sources
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Ministry is preparing a new set of initiatives to increase tax revenue, including a review of deductions and exemptions for in...
May 16, 2023
Biden may skip Australia Quad meet as debt ceiling default nears, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden may skip a visit to Australia on an upcoming Asia trip due to the unfolding debate in Washington over the U.S. debt ceiling, the White House said on Tuesday. ...
May 16, 2023
Pekin City Council votes 4-3 to remove interim City Manager from that job
PEKIN, Ill. – The new Pekin City Council is starting out divided. Council members voted four to three Monday night to oust Bruce Marston as Interim City Manager — a post he’s had sin...
May 16, 2023
US Commerce chief says green steel pact would combat excess Chinese output
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday the Biden administration was "extremely focused" on reaching a "green steel" arrangement with the European ...
May 16, 2023
Biden administration grants Mountain Valley Pipeline permit
(Reuters) - The Biden administration has approved a permit to allow the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline to run through the Jefferson National Forest straddling Virginia and West Virginia, Senator...
May 16, 2023
Ribbon cut on active sensory gym at Easterseals Learning Academy
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. – Students at the Easterseals Learning Academy have a space that uses play to help develop social and motor skills. The facility held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday for...
May 16, 2023
Italy posts bumper 7.5 billion euros trade surplus in March – Eurostat
(Reuters) - Italy posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of 7.542 billion euros ($8.30 billion) in March, the largest surplus since July 2021, data showed on Tuesday. That compared with a d...
May 16, 2023
U.S. condemns reported arrest of former U.S. mission employee in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it "strongly condemns" the reported arrest of Robert Shonov, a former employee of the United States' mission in Russia, calling allegat...
May 16, 2023
WestJet union seeks to narrow pay gap between Canada and U.S. pilots as strike looms
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) - Higher pay remains an obstacle for Canada's WestJet Airlines and its pilots to secure an agreement and avert a possible work stoppage on Friday, as a smaller rival on Tu...
May 16, 2023
Software AG minority investor groups to oppose Silver Lake delisting
By Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Two associations representing minority investors in Software AG said they will speak out against suitor Silver Lake's plans to delist the company at a share...
May 16, 2023
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