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Explainer-What are the charges in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite accused of recruiting and grooming girls for deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, got underway on Monday...
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Oil bound for gains as OPEC+ guards supply, but virus threat looms
By Brijesh Patel and Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) - Oil prices will stay elevated into next year as OPEC+ keeps a tight leash on supply despite U.S.-led strategic crude releases, a Reuters poll showe...
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Jury selection to begin in trial of ex-Minnesota officer who shot Daunte Wright
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Tuesday in the manslaughter trial of a white former Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man w...
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Maxwell sex abuse trial to resume with Epstein pilot’s testimony
By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal sex abuse trial was set to enter its second day on Tuesday, with prosecutors expected to question a longtime pilot of ...
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Airlines bosses worry about impact of Omicron variant
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Kate Holton DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Airline bosses voiced concern on Tuesday that travel restrictions linked to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus risked ...
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Germany’s incoming finance minister rings alarm bell on inflation
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's incoming Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Tuesday vowed to champion solid public finances and a reduction of debt levels across the euro zone so that the European Cen...
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Japan panel says May 2020 marked latest business cycle bottom
TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel of Japanese economists tasked with determining the peaks and troughs of Japan's business cycles said the COVID-19 pandemic brought an end to nearly three years of economic do...
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Bitcoin miner Griid Infrastructure to go public via $3.3 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Bitcoin miner Griid Infrastructure will go public by merging with blank-check firm Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the combined company at about $3.3 billion. Griid Infrastr...
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U.N. body says global trade growth outlook for 2022 very uncertain
GENEVA (Reuters) - Global trade growth has stabilised during the second half of this year but the outlook for 2022 is very uncertain, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Tues...
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Britain directs Facebook to sell GIF maker Giphy
(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Tuesday it has directed Facebook owner Meta Platforms to sell animated images platform Giphy after finding that the deal could harm social media use...
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