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Russian banking liquidity shortage widens to 7 trillion roubles, central bank says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian banking system's liquidity shortage widened to 6.9 trillion roubles ($68.25 billion) on Wednesday, the central bank said, up from 5.4 trillion roubles a day before as pe...
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Top U.S. diplomat Blinken to go to the Baltics, Brussels, Poland this week -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Brussels, Moldova and the Baltics this week to hold discussions with NATO allies and European partners on Russia's invasion...
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NRA cannot be dissolved by New York attorney general, judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general was dealt a setback in her corruption case against the National Rifle Association on Wednesday, when a state judge dismissed her effort to dissolve the...
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Explainer-Third time lucky? Why Banco BPM appeals to UniCredit CEO
By Valentina Za and Andrea Mandala MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's third-largest bank Banco BPM has occupied a special place on the wish list of Andrea Orcel since the veteran dealmaker took the reins at Un...
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U.S. concerned at ‘abuses’ in Lebanese banking system, urges probes
BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. Treasury delegation urged Lebanese authorities to mount investigations into what it described as abuses within the Lebanese banking system by members of the political and econ...
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Canton man gets five years in prison on Child Porn-related charge
PEORIA, Ill. – A Canton man is going to federal prison for the statutory minimum after pleading guilty last October to a Child Pornography-related charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Peo...
Will Stevenson Mar 02, 2022
Exclusive-Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and ‘4-star’ shops
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday told Reuters it plans to close all 68 of its physical book stores, pop up shops and "4-star" stores in the United States and United Kingdom, en...
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Russian-made vodka? Not on local store shelves
PEORIA, Ill. – In case you’re looking for an “adult beverage,” regardless of the time of day, the Russian invasion of Ukraine may limit some of your choices. A check at midday ...
Will Stevenson Mar 02, 2022
Results of key races in Texas’ primary elections
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Texas kicked off the U.S. midterm elections cycle with the first party nominating contests of the cycle that will determine control of Congress as well as the governors of 36 ...
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Too much water? Argentina farm belt rains mark shift away from drought fears
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Heavy rains in Argentina's farm belt and expectations of more to come are alleviating fears about a prolonged drought hitting crops after a dry start of th...
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