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Australia’s competitions watchdog approves NAB’s acquisition of Citi’s local consumer unit
(Reuters) - Australian competitions regulator on Thursday said it would not oppose National Australia Bank's proposed acquisition of Citigroup's local consumer unit. National Australia Bank in August ...
Nov 24, 2021
U.S. Justice Department to step up prosecution of unruly air passengers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to prioritize prosecution of airline passengers committing assaults and other...
Nov 24, 2021
Leadership shake-up to test Mexican central bank as inflation soars
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's surprise shakeup of the nomination process for the Bank of Mexico's (Banxico) next chief has cast doubt over...
Nov 24, 2021
Biden may restart Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy by next week- Axios
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will start turning asylum seekers back to Mexico as soon as next week under a reinstated Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, Axios reported on Wednesday. However...
Nov 24, 2021
Nigeria’s president says Aiteo oil spill will be ‘speedily addressed’
ABUJA (Reuters) - An oil spill in Nigeria's Delta region that has been spewing for more than two weeks will be "speedily addressed," President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement on Wednesday. Nigeri...
Nov 24, 2021
Teachers union president gives COVID-19 bonus check back
PEORIA, Ill. – The head of the Peoria Federation of Teachers says he hopes he’s making a statement by giving back a bonus check he received thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeff Adkins-Dut...
Nov 24, 2021
Pfizer sues departing employee it says stole COVID-19 vaccine secrets
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has sued a longtime employee for allegedly stealing "scores" of confidential documents, including some related to its COVID-19 vaccine, as she prepared to ju...
Nov 24, 2021
Analysis-Biden White House wades into oil market management with stockpile release
By Timothy Gardner and Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to tap the nation's emergency oil stockpiles marks the first time in two decades that a president has used the ...
Nov 24, 2021
Were Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers racially motivated? U.S. federal trial will decide
By Jonathan Allen and Rich McKay BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - The three white men found guilty on Wednesday of murdering Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their Georgia neighborhood still face another rec...
Nov 24, 2021
Westpac NZ’s risk governance needs ‘significant improvement’, says RBNZ
(Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Thursday Westpac's local unit needs to address risk governance and compliance concerns after an independent report highlighted "material shor...
Nov 24, 2021
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