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Brazil government readies $32 billion of economic stimulus -sources
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's federal government plans to announce on Thursday a program providing some 165 billion reais ($32 billion) of economic stimulus d...
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Democratic group complains Trump funding presidential campaign illegally
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the biggest Democratic Party fundraising groups on Monday said it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Donald Trump of breaking ...
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Lyft joins Uber in charging customers extra for fuel amid high gas prices
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc on Monday joined Uber Inc to levy fuel surcharge on rides from customers in an attempt to cushion the impact on drivers' pockets from higher fuel costs. "Driver earnings overall r...
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Brazil ag minister says Canada cleared Brazil beef, pork imports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Monday that Canada had cleared imports of beef and pork from Brazil. "We are in Ottawa and have just left the Canadian ...
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Ukraine-born businessman wants to aid war relief efforts in lieu of U.S. prison time
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Ukraine-born U.S. businessman convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a former associate of Rudy Giuliani is seeking to help relief efforts for...
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S.Africa regulator refers Meta to tribunal over dominance
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Competition Commission on Monday said it had referred Facebook owner Meta Platforms to a tribunal for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the market. In ...
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UK business confidence wavering due to Ukraine headwinds – CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses' optimism is beginning to falter as the potential impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on inflation and consumer spending becomes clearer, the Confederation of ...
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U.S. detects highly lethal bird flu in Wisconsin egg-laying chickens
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A highly lethal form of bird flu hit a commercial flock of egg-laying chickens in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, expanding an outbr...
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Factbox-Bird flu spreads on U.S. poultry farms
(Reuters) - About 4 million commercially raised U.S. chickens and turkeys have been killed since February due to outbreaks of a highly lethal type of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agricul...
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Exclusive-Petrobras and EIG near deal for Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline -sources
By Tatiana Bautzer and Gram Slattery SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - State-run Brazilian oil company Petrobras is close to reaching an agreement to sell to U.S. private equity firm EIG Energy Par...
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