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U.S. cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday blocked Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over human r...
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German finance minister pledges tax relief from 2023 – Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - The new German government will offer tax relief to individuals and companies worth at least 30 billion euros ($34.1 billion) in this legislative period, Finance Minister Christian L...
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UK government seeks to mitigate workforce disruption from Omicron
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has asked public sector managers to test their contingency plans against a worst-case scenario of 25% staff absence as part of efforts to minimise disruption ...
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Peru’s inflation closes 2021 at 13-year high
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has ended 2021 with inflation of 6.43%, the highest rate in 13 years and well above the upper end of the central bank's target, the government said on Saturday. The South America...
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Dan Reeves, former NFL head coach and player, dead at 77
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Dan Reeves, a longtime NFL head coach and former player, died Saturday at the age of 77, his family said in a statement. Reeves died "due to complications from dementia," the ...
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Strikes shut down UPM pulp and paper plants in Finland
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Some 3,000 workers at Finnish forestry group UPM went on strike on Saturday, shutting plants, the company said on Saturday. Three unions representing paper workers, managerial sta...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro extends tax breaks for labor-intensive industries
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved a bill that extends payroll tax exemptions for 17 sectors of the economy in a bid to boost job creation, according to a decision ...
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Callisto Tanzi, Parmalat founder convicted over huge 2003 bankruptcy, dies at 83
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Businessman Callisto Tanzi, who transformed a small family milk company into the multi-national food powerhouse Parmalat only to see it collapse in one of Italy's b...
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City of Peoria: Watch out for snow plows
PEORIA, Ill. – As the snow falls in earnest in Peoria and around the area Saturday, an official with Peoria’s Public Works Department says he’d appreciate if you watch where you̵...
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Cathay Pacific sacks two aircrew for breaching COVID-19 rules
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Saturday two of its aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant were sacked for breaching medical surveill...
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