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Russia looks for new baby food packaging suppliers as sanctions bite
(Reuters) - Russia is looking for suppliers of packaging for baby food and dairy products due to disruption in supplies caused by the Western sanctions imposed on Moscow, the country's agriculture min...
Mar 23, 2022
Miley Cyrus plane struck by lightning on route to Paraguay concert
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday that her plane had been struck by lightning en route to a concert near Paraguay's capital Asuncion, forcing the air...
Mar 23, 2022
U.S. firms want pending natgas pipeline projects excluded from emissions rules
(Reuters) - Energy firms said they do not want U.S. federal energy regulators to apply new greenhouse gas emission guidelines to currently pending gas pipeline applications. On Feb. 17, the U.S. Feder...
Mar 23, 2022
Inflation in Russia spikes above 14.5%, highest since late 2015
(Reuters) - Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 14.53% as of March 18, its highest since November 2015 and up from 12.54% a week earlier, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, as the battered ...
Mar 23, 2022
Generali suspends Donnet’s internal rival in CEO race
MILAN (Reuters) - Insurer Generali said on Wednesday it had suspended Luciano Cirina, its head of Austria and CEE countries, who has been proposed by a leading shareholder for the role of chief execut...
Mar 23, 2022
Pushed by transport strike, Spanish businesses weigh furlough schemes
By Horaci Garcia and Christina Thykjaer MADRID (Reuters) - Furlough schemes may need to be introduced if a transport strike that is creating shortages of fresh produce continues, Spanish retail and fo...
Mar 23, 2022
Knepp: Despite a drop in COVID cases, local hospitals are full
PEORIA, Ill. — With COVID-19 cases dropping significantly, local hospitals have experienced a definite shift. Dr. Keith Knepp, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois, confirms a...
Mar 23, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Republicans in Wisconsin congressional map dispute
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the use of a map configuring Wisconsin's congressional districts for this year's elections drawn b...
Mar 23, 2022
Effort to end ‘most-favored’ trade status for Russia slowed in U.S. Senate
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation removing "most favored nation" trade status for Russia over the invasion of Ukraine hit a roadblock in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as Democrat...
Mar 23, 2022
Danone to continue Russian production of essential products
PARIS (Reuters) - French food group Danone said on Wednesday it would continue local production in Russia of essential dairy and infant nutrition products, but had cut other ties with the country over...
Mar 23, 2022
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