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Britain slaps new economic sanctions on Belarus
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain slapped sanctions on Belarus's potash and petroleum product exports on Monday to heap pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko by trying to reduce state revenues and targe...
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California’s second-largest wildfire grows to near 500,000 acres; 3 hurt
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A raging wildfire in northern California, now the second-largest recorded in state history, expanded to nearly 500,000 acres late on Sunday and has left three firefighter...
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Tyson Foods raises 2021 revenue forecast on strong beef demand
(Reuters) -Tyson Foods Inc on Monday raised its forecast for fiscal 2021 revenue, as the largest U.S. meat processor benefited from strong demand for its beef products after restaurants and hotels res...
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Drone footage shows devastation after wildfires ravage Turkey’s pine forests
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan ICMELER, Turkey (Reuters) - Until devastated by wildfires, hills near the Turkish sea resort of Marmaris were decked in thick green pine forest. Now these same hills form a gho...
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Brookfield reinsurance unit to buy American National for $5.1 billion
(Reuters) -Brookfield Asset Management Inc's reinsurance unit has agreed to buy insurer American National Group Inc for about $5.1 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Monday. Started in...
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Yellen again urges Congress to raise U.S. debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday reiterated her call for Congress to raise the U.S. debt limit through bipartisan action as the federal government moves closer to ...
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Exclusive: India considers sharp import tax cuts on EVs after Tesla lobbying – sources
By Aftab Ahmed and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is considering slashing import duties on electric cars to as low as 40%, two senior government officials told Reuters, days after Tesla Inc's ...
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Chicken producer Sanderson Farms agrees to $4.5 billion buyout deal
(Reuters) -Chicken producer Sanderson Farms Inc agreed on Monday to be bought for $4.53 billion by commodities trader Cargill Inc and investment firm Continental Grain Co at a time when meat prices ha...
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Spain’s La Liga to launch its own streaming platform, El Confidencial says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top soccer league and private equity firm CVC plan to launch their own streaming platform, Spanish online paper El Confidencial reported on Monday, a move that would challen...
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Factbox-Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee’s other legal woes
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, convicted of bribery and embezzlement, has qualified for parole. But he still has other serious legal woes. Following is a summary: ACCU...
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