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Despite surge in Covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations low – Walensky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a surge in coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant, deaths and hospitalizations are comparatively low, Rochelle Walensky, director of ...
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U.S. labor board impounds ballots in union-removal vote at Exxon refinery – website
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday impounded ballots that will decide whether the United Steelworkers (USW) continues to represent workers at an Exxon Mobil oil r...
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Russian 2021 inflation accelerates to 8.39%, preliminary data shows
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Russia accelerated to 8.39% in 2021 despite seven interest rate hikes by the central bank, up from 4.91% in 2020, preliminary data from the statistics service ...
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Spain picks QEV as frontrunner for Nissan’s Barcelona plant
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish authorities have selected local automotive group QEV Technologies as lead candidate to take over Nissan's main plant in Barcelona after Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor with...
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U.S. crude, fuel stocks fell last week; output rises -EIA
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, while U.S. oil production rose to the highest since May 2020, Energy Information Administr...
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Germany will probably miss climate targets – environment minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will probably miss its carbon emissions reduction targets in the coming two years, Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck told Die Zeit newspaper. After a top...
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BMW to create up to 6,000 new jobs next year – CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's BMW plans to create up to 6,000 new jobs next year to prepare for growing demand for its electric vehicles, the carmaker's chief executive told daily Muenchner Merkur. BMW...
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China’s Tsinghua Unigroup says creditors have approved restructuring
BEIJING (Reuters) - Debt-laden Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup on Wednesday said that a draft proposal to restructure the company had been approved by creditors. Administrators will now su...
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U.S. pending home sales drop in November; Omicron poses risk – NAR
(Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell unexpectedly in November as limited housing stock and lofty prices crimped activity, and the explosion of new coronavirus cases from the f...
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Carnival unit says ship will not sail to New York amid Omicron worries
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp's Cunard unit said on Wednesday its Queen Mary 2 cruise ship would skip a scheduled stop at New York and instead extend its stay in Barbados until Jan. 2 to bring in more sta...
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