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As war, drought hit global crops, Argentina gambles on GM wheat
By Maximilian Heath PERGAMINO, Argentina (Reuters) - In fields near Argentine farm town Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon, a crop developers hope will boost yi...
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U.S. picks team to oversee $52.7 billion in semiconductor funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday named a team of senior advisers to oversee $52.7 billion in government funding to boost semiconductor manufacturing and r...
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Defying Vatican, Flemish bishops allow blessing same-sex unions
By Philip Pullella and Charlotte Van Campenhout VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, seemingly in ...
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Uber asks its India drivers to ensure rear seatbelts in their cars work
By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies has asked its drivers in India to ensure backseat seatbelts in their vehicles are accessible to passengers a...
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Futures fall as focus turns to Fed
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves for new economic projections and another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week to quell deca...
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Japan PM Kishida faces pressure to ramp up spending as approval slides
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party is ramping up calls for a fresh spending package worth at least $105 billion to cushion the blow from rising inflation, reinforcing fears that the...
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Factbox-Oath Keepers facing seditious conspiracy trial in U.S. Capitol attack
By Chris Gallagher (Reuters) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other defendants linked to the far-right militia group are set to go on trial next week on charges of seditious conspiracy a...
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Nigerian ride-hailing app aims to put women at ease
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - Hauwa Shakir puts the finishing touches to an elegant lilac and grey dress, grabs her handbag and steps into a grey Toyota Corolla in front of her home in the outs...
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Oath Keepers militia trial tests prosecutors in U.S. Capitol riot cases
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, is set to begin next week in what could be the biggest test for the U.S. Justic...
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Analysis-Overstretched U.S. companies feel pinch of higher borrowing costs
By Matt Tracy (Reuters) - When U.S. consumer products company Newell Brands Inc refinanced $1.1 billion worth of bonds earlier this month, it saw its borrowing costs jump by more than half. The maker ...
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