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Once wary of immigrants, Canadian town sends out global labor SOS
By Julie Gordon and Allison Lampert OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Herouxville, a small town in Canada's Quebec, hit the headlines 15 years ago when it issued a code of conduct for would-be immigrants, w...
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Conservative activist steers U.S. Supreme Court college race cases
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court next week considers ending policies used by many colleges and universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students, a conservat...
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Analysis-U.S. junk bond investors face tough choice as yields spike
By Matt Tracy and Shankar Ramakrishnan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sell-off in the U.S junk bond market is presenting investors with a buying opportunity but some are holding back, worried that a looming...
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One factory worker takes on Mexico’s powerful unions
By Daina Beth Solomon PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (Reuters) - Until last year, Julieta Monica Morales was another factory worker making T-shirts in central Mexico, fuming over poor pay and a broken union s...
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Venezuela’s oil partners head for the exit, forgoing unpaid debt
By Mariela Nava, Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago CABIMAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela is allowing partners in state oil company PDVSA's joint ventures to leave - by selling their shares to oth...
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Democrats turn to Obama for midterm miracle, or at least to stem the bleeding
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, with Democrats on verge of losing their razor-thin majority in Congress, the party is asking former Pres...
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IMF and Egypt reach $3 billion, 46-month deal, IMF representative says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt have reached a $3 billion funding deal that will run over 46 months, the IMF's representative in Egypt, Ivana Holler, said on Thursday...
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Kenya’s Safaricom targets more fixed Internet users with 5G network
By Ayenat Mersie (Reuters) - Kenya's largest telecoms operator Safaricom launched its 5G high-speed internet service on Thursday, becoming the first firm to deploy the technology commercially in East ...
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Germany plans to approve Chinese takeover of Elmos’ chip production -Handelsblatt
(Corrects headline to specify takeover would be of chip production (not Elmos itself) BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government plans to approve a Chinese takeover of the chip production of Dortmund-ba...
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Futures climb on easing rate hike bets, Meta plunges on dismal outlook
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged up on Thursday on growing hopes that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of its interest rate hikes to tame inflation, while shares of Meta Platforms plung...
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