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From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices
By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel (Reuters) - Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent springtime rains limited him to just 3,500 in a ...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot panel promises new evidence at surprise Tuesday hearing
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee plans to reveal new evidence about the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters...
Jun 28, 2022
Driver hospitalized after single-vehicle crash overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters were called to a single-vehicle accident just after 12 a.m. Tuesday in the area of W. Republic and Knoxville Avenue. Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said a two-doo...
Jun 28, 2022
Russia sanctions, energy, food – what the G7 agreed
SCHLOSS ELMAU (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies met for their three-day annual summit this week at a luxury castle resort in the Bavarian Alps in southern Germany. Here are so...
Jun 28, 2022
Hyundai and Kia raided over suspected defeat devices – German prosecutor
BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities have raided Hyundai and Kia due to suspicions that they put over 210,000 diesel vehicles with suspected illegal defeat devices onto the road, the Frankfurt state ...
Jun 28, 2022
Hungary flags damaged 2022 grains outlook due to extreme heat -MTI
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's 2022 grains crop prospects have been "substantially damaged" by extreme heat and lack of rainfall, state news agency MTI cited Agriculture Minister Istvan Nagy as saying...
Jun 28, 2022
SAS strike looms as pilot wage talks hit crunch time
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS began last-ditch wage talks with pilots on Tuesday, negotiators said, hoping to avert a major strike after midnight that could paralys...
Jun 28, 2022
Russia fines United Parcel Service over data storage – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court fined United Parcel Service 1 million roubles ($18,900) on Tuesday for an alleged refusal to localise the data of Russian users on Russian territory, the TASS news ag...
Jun 28, 2022
Disney cancels exclusive Disney+ streaming deal with Israel’s YES
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Competition Authority said on Tuesday it closed a case against Walt Disney and Bezeq Israel Telecom's satellite TV unit YES after the companies agreed to cancel an exclu...
Jun 28, 2022
Microsoft faces investor call to publish global tax affairs
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $350 billion of assets have demanded that Microsoft publish more transparent tax and financial information, as tech giants face growing scrutiny globall...
Jun 28, 2022
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