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India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says
By Munsif Vengattil and Fanny Potkin NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A former Twitter Inc security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on the payr...
Aug 23, 2022
WTO goods trade indicator stable as growth stagnates
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday that its global goods barometer was stable, pointing to stagnant global trade growth following a COVID-19 triggered slowdown. The Geneva...
Aug 23, 2022
Volkswagen teams up with Canada in battery materials push
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, on Tuesday intensified efforts to secure access to key battery materials lithium, nickel and cobalt by striking a cooperation agreement with to...
Aug 23, 2022
Biden’s decision to forgive student loan debt could come as soon as this week – source
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to announce his decision to forgive student loan debt as soon as this week, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The current go...
Aug 23, 2022
VW, Mercedes sign MoUs with Canada to cooperate on battery development
TORONTO (Reuters) - German carmakers Volkswagen and Mercedes signed Memorandums of Understanding with the Canadian government on Tuesday to cooperate on the development of batteries. The agreements we...
Aug 23, 2022
Nord Stream not in charge of Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Portovaya maintenance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Nord Stream 1 consortium is not in charge of a planned three-day maintenance at the Portovaya compressor station announced by Gazprom during which no gas will flow through th...
Aug 23, 2022
U.S. new home sales dive to 6-1/2-year low; prices remain high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sales of new U.S. single-family homes plunged to a 6-1/2-year low in July as persistently high mortgage rates and house prices further eroded affordability. The...
Aug 23, 2022
Justice Department opens investigation into violent arrest in Arkansas
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the conduct of three Arkansas law enforcement officers caught in an online video over the week...
Aug 23, 2022
Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of Facebook location tracking lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users' privacy by tracking their movements through their...
Aug 23, 2022
Canadian LNG could play “major role” in Germany’s shift from Russian gas – Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany hopes Canadian liquid natural gas will play a "major role" in its exit from Russian gas imports, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday in Toronto during a two-day visit to ...
Aug 23, 2022
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