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Data: Slight job losses in Peoria, unemployment increases again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Peoria area was one of few areas in the state to actually post a job decline in November compared to a year ago, but the decline was slight. According to federal statisti...
Dec 30, 2023
Climate activists block Amsterdam highway in protest against ING
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch climate activists on Saturday blocked a major highway in Amsterdam to demand an immediate end to the financing of fossil fuel projects by lender ING. Hundreds of activists ...
Dec 30, 2023
Hooked on volcanoes? Tourists vie to catch Iceland’s eruptions
By Joanna Plucinska and Krisztina Than LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy. Hazel Lane, a 49-year-ol...
Dec 30, 2023
Thunderstorms batter Australia’s east, heatwave grips north
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Severe thunderstorms battered parts of eastern Australia on Saturday, bringing heavy rain, giant hail and strong winds, days after another storm hit the region over the Christmas ho...
Dec 29, 2023
McDonald’s Malaysia sues Israel boycott movement for $1 million in damages
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - McDonald's Malaysia has sued a movement promoting boycotts against Israel for "false and defamatory statements" that it says hurt its business, seeking damages amounting to 6 ...
Dec 29, 2023
California coast braces for next onslaught of treacherous surf
By Sandra Stojanovic VENTURA, California (Reuters) - Beachfront California residents on Friday cleaned up from flood damage unleashed by massive waves that pounded the coastline a day earlier and brac...
Dec 29, 2023
US judge allows FTC to temporarily block IQVIA acquisition of DeepIntent
By GursimranKaur Mehar and Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -A U.S. court on Friday upheld a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order to block IQVIA's acquisition of DeepIntent, a healthcare advertising firm, as it ...
Dec 29, 2023
McKinsey to pay $78 million in US opioid settlement with health plans
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction throu...
Dec 29, 2023
Colombia’s Petro floats possible changes to tax reform
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Friday proposed making changes to a tax reform that entered into effect this year that would lower taxes for businesses and hike them for rich ...
Dec 29, 2023
Colombia to hike minimum wage by 12% in 2024
BOGOTA(Reuters) - Colombia's minimum wage will increase by 12% in 2024, Labor Minister Gloria Ines Ramirez said on Friday, taking the figure to 1.3 million pesos ($340) per month. The increase in the ...
Dec 29, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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