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UK shoppers, hit by fuel crisis, turn more cautious on spending
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, as they worried ...
Oct 11, 2021
UK borrowing set to fall, Johnson still faces spending challenge – IFS
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's borrowing is set to fall faster than official forecasts as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the scope for higher spending to meet Pri...
Oct 11, 2021
Texas governor bars all vaccine mandates in state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday barring all COVID vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private businesses. Abbott's move sets hi...
Oct 11, 2021
More details released in death of infant girl
CANTON, Ill. – The Fulton County Coroner has released more details surrounding the death of a five-month-old girl that resulted in a Canton woman being charged with murder. Steve Hines says youn...
Oct 11, 2021
Black paraplegic dragged from car calls Dayton, Ohio, police ‘inhumane’
(Reuters) - A Black paraplegic man has accused the Dayton, Ohio Police Department of racially profiling him and of brutality after officers stopped his car and dragged him out by his hair onto the roa...
Oct 11, 2021
Instagram testing feature to notify users of outage or issue inside app
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's Instagram said on Monday it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app. The test will run in the United States and...
Oct 11, 2021
UK seeks to rally G20 against unfair trade practices
LONDON (Reuters) - British trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will on Tuesday push her G20 counterparts to end what she called market-distorting practices and rally behind World Trade Organisation re...
Oct 11, 2021
U.S. parades, protests mark Columbus Day, now also Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christopher Columbus Day drew crowds on Monday with U.S. city parades marking the explorer's voyage and Italian-American culture, as the focus increasingly turned...
Oct 11, 2021
World Bank taking steps to boost research integrity after data rigging scandal
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is taking steps to rebuild the credibility of its research after a data-rigging scandal forced it to cancel its flagship "Doing ...
Oct 11, 2021
Biden’s pick for envoy to Greece panned by former diplomats
By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) - Former U.S. diplomats criticized the choice of hotel developer George Tsunis for U.S. ambassador to Greece, saying his lack of preparation when he was nominated for U.S....
Oct 11, 2021
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