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Czech lawmakers approve windfall tax on energy firms, banks
By Jason Hovet and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech lower house of parliament approved on Friday a steep 60% windfall tax on energy firms and banks, aiming to raise $3.4 billion next year from...
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Fed’s Collins says policy moving into new phase, open to smaller rate hikes
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) - Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Friday that while she supports pressing forward with interest rate rises to lower inflation, there's a good chanc...
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Soup thrown at Van Gogh painting in Rome climate change protest
ROME (Reuters) - Italian environmental protesters threw pea soup over a Vincent Van Gogh painting on display in Rome on Friday before gluing themselves to the wall of the gallery. The stunt directed a...
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Black Panther stars say film changed perceptions of Africa
LONDON (Reuters) - Cameras flashed as stars of the highly-anticipated sequel to Marvel's "Black Panther" walked the red carpet at the "Wakanda Forever" premiere in London. Set in the fictional African...
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BoE’s Pill says rates need to rise, but not to 5.25%
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England needs to raise interest rates further, but not as high as the 5.25% level which financial markets had priced in before the central bank's latest rate decision, B...
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Exclusive-Russia seeks sanctions exemptions for state bank in Ukraine grain deal talks-sources
(Reuters) - Russia wants the West to ease restrictions on state agriculture lender Rosselkhozbank to facilitate Russian grain exports, according to four sources familiar with the request, made during ...
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Pets returned to shelters in Hungary as owners face rising costs
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Chelsy, a soft-eyed dog with an immune illness, has been returned to a Hungarian animal shelter two years after he was adopted as his owners can no longer afford the vet's bills o...
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PineBridge ups China equities exposure to record high on reopening hopes
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) - PineBridge Investments has increased its exposure to Chinese equities to a record high on hopes China's strict COVID restrictions will be lifted and boost the market,...
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Darren Bailey shakes off recent death threat, says Gov. Pritzker has “ignored” it
PEORIA, Ill. — Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey doesn’t appear too shaken by a recent death threat received via voicemail from a young man in Chicago. Multiple media outlets,...
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Expert view: Oct US payrolls offers a little hope the Fed can relax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in October, but a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7% suggested some loosening in labor market conditions, which would allow the ...
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