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Probe found ‘undue pressure’ from World Bank leaders to boost China business rankings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation conducted by law firm Wilmerhale concluded that leaders of the World Bank applied "undue pressure" to secure changes aimed at improving China's ranking in the b...
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Freddie Mercury NFTs go on sale for AIDS charity
LONDON (Reuters) - Four non-fungible token (NFT) artworks inspired by late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury are being auctioned off for charity to mark what would have been his 75th birthday. Three show...
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U.S. Justice Dept official orders review into civil rights compliance by grantees
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta this week ordered the Justice Department to undertake a review into whether it is adequately policing its federal grant ...
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Facebook rolls out new messaging, business tools for brands
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is rolling out new ways for businesses to find and chat with potential customers on its apps, the social media company said Thursday, as it seeks to become an o...
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U.S. miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - U.S. mining companies are blasting proposals in Congress that would set royalties for copper, lithium and other minerals extracted from federal land, with executives say...
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Russia ramps up pressure on foreign tech firms on eve of election
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday threatened U.S. social media firms with sizeable fines if they fail to delete content Moscow deems illegal and demanded Apple and Google stop ...
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Massachusetts fines MassMutual $4.75 million for failing to supervise ‘Roaring Kitty,’ other agents
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A MassMutual investment subsidiary has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations by Massachusetts securities regulators that it failed to supervise its agent...
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‘Worn Out’ – Dutch museum finds Van Gogh drawing of tired old man
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch museum on Thursday unveiled a previously unknown work by Vincent van Gogh -- a study for one of his best-known drawings, "Worn Out" -- in which an old man sits in a chair...
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World Economic Forum to be held in Davos in January 2022
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) is to take place in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos next year on Jan. 17-21, reverting to an in-person meeting of world and business leaders, organ...
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Ford to boost F-150 Lightning production capacity to 80,000 per year
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it would boost its F-150 Lightning production capacity to 80,000 per year due to strong demand for the electric pickup truck, adding that the vehicle would g...
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