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‘Mona Lisa’ copy goes under the hammer for 210,000 euros in Paris auction
PARIS (Reuters) -A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," one of the world's most recognisable portraits, sold for 210,000 euros ($242,634) at a Paris auction on Tuesday. The auction house,...
Nov 09, 2021
Pritzker signs law supporting certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Illinois
Peoria, Ill — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure designed to support vaccine mandates for certain employers across the state. You’ll remember the state General Assembly p...
Nov 09, 2021
Volkswagen plans new factory near Wolfsburg to build Trinity model
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen is planning to build a new state-of-the-art car factory close to its main site at its German headquarters in Wolfsburg, hoping to raise its game as the opening of Tesl...
Nov 09, 2021
Facebook gives estimate of bullying, harassment on its platforms for first time
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook for the first time on Tuesday disclosed the prevalence of bullying and harassment on its platform, saying such content was seen between 14 and 15 times per ...
Nov 09, 2021
Trump advisers illegally campaigned while in office, U.S. government report finds
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government agency on Tuesday said 13 senior members of former President Donald Trump's administration violated a law that limits political campaigning by gov...
Nov 09, 2021
Mashreqbank agrees to pay $100 million to resolve US probe into Sudan sanctions violations
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates bank Mashreqbank PSC has agreed to pay $100 million in penalties to resolve a U.S. government probe into violations of sanctions against d...
Nov 09, 2021
Exclusive-Biden plans in-person summit with Trudeau, Lopez Obrador as soon as next week -sources
By David Ljunggren and Dave Graham OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to host an in-person meeting with the leaders of Mexico and Canada, the first of its kind in more...
Nov 09, 2021
If it ain’t broke: Canadians want central bank to keep policy framework
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada should not change its three-decade old monetary policy framework, which is flexible enough to deal with bouts of price increases, particularly as ...
Nov 09, 2021
Exclusive-KKR-backed OneStream Software hires Morgan Stanley to lead U.S. IPO – sources
By Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - OneStream Software, which is backed by private equity firm KKR & Co, has hired advisers to help it prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York th...
Nov 09, 2021
One of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery checked his body for a gun, court hears
By Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - One of the men who chased Ahmaud Arbery before he was fatally shot in a Brunswick, Georgia suburb in 2020, bloodied himself as he examined t...
Nov 09, 2021
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