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Will Smith resigns from Hollywood film academy over Chris Rock slap -Variety
(Reuters) - Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he slapped presenter Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony, Variety reported on Friday, citing ...
Apr 01, 2022
Bolsonaro holds off on fresh industrial tax cut pending court review -sources
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decided against an additional cut in the IPI industrial tax because of questions about the legality of the measure, according to two sources...
Apr 01, 2022
Brazil’s central bank employees go on strike, as its chief vacations in Miami
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank employees began an indefinite strike for a wage increase on Friday, threatening the stability of the wildly popular Pix instant payment syst...
Apr 01, 2022
Meta no longer requiring COVID booster shots for staff in U.S. offices
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook-owner Meta is no longer requiring employees to have COVID-19 boosters to enter its offices in the United States, a company spokesperson said on Friday. The ...
Apr 01, 2022
Former U.S. goalkeeper Solo arrested on suspected DWI
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested in North Carolina on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Thursday, a spokesperson for the police ...
Apr 01, 2022
U.S. judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for new trial over juror’s false statements
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday upheld British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction despite a juror's acknowledgment that he had falsely stated before the t...
Apr 01, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensions
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that it had initially aimed only to delay in a bid t...
Apr 01, 2022
Brazil’s record trade surplus in March misses market expectations
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil posted a record trade surplus for March, of $7.4 billion, official data showed on Friday, but the number was well below market forecasts amid expectations ...
Apr 01, 2022
Greta Van Fleet Peoria show officially moved to July
PEORIA, Ill. – A show at the Peoria Civic Center postponed last week has officially been rescheduled this week. Greta Van Fleet says on social media that the show that was to be March 26 at the ...
Apr 01, 2022
Fed Chair Powell worked the weekend after Russia’s invasion began
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell worked through the weekend after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, meeting with staff on both Saturday and Sunday for the first time s...
Apr 01, 2022
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