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Three Florida prison officers arrested, charged in beating death of inmate
(Reuters) - Three Florida correctional officers were in custody on Friday after being charged with murder in the beating death of a handcuffed inmate two months ago while he was being taken to another...
Apr 29, 2022
War pushes Ukraine’s banking sector into loss in Q1
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's banking system posted a net loss in the first quarter after lenders had to transfer over $730 million of their earnings in local currency to reserves to cover possible futur...
Apr 29, 2022
Sanctions tighten screws on Russia’s Sovcomflot as ship insurers cut cover
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia's leading shipping company Sovcomflot as multiple sanctions start to bite, companies involved say, adding to ...
Apr 29, 2022
White House communications director tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, as journalists and politicians in Washington were set to kick off a weekend of events...
Apr 29, 2022
Trump finally posts on Truth Social: “I’M BACK!”
(Reuters) - Former U.S. president Donald Trump posted a brief message on Truth Social late Thursday for the first time since the app he founded launched two months ago, saying "I'M BACK!" Trump broke ...
Apr 29, 2022
Amazon Prime launches movie rental service in India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon's Prime Video launched a movie rental service in India on Thursday, promising to release more than forty original series and movies over the next two years in a key market. T...
Apr 29, 2022
Canada’s economy likely grew by 5.6% in first quarter
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy most likely grew by 5.6% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, as growth in February beat expectations ...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. consumer spending beats forecasts in March; inflation soars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in March amid strong demand for services, while monthly inflation surged by the most since 2005. The Commerce Department said...
Apr 29, 2022
ECB’s Lane say first rate hike is no big deal, cautious on further moves
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank's first rate hike in over a decade is no big issue for the ECB and the question is rather how fast it should raise borrowing costs further after that, th...
Apr 29, 2022
Sri Lankan central bank says all creditors will be treated equally
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) -All Sri Lanka's creditors will be treated equally in a planned restructuring of the country's debt, its central bank governor said on Friday, a...
Apr 29, 2022
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