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Biden to seek to console Texas town devastated by mass shooting, police controversy
By Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Sunday will seek to comfort a Texas town ripped apart by the largest U.S. school shooting in a decade amid lingering questions ab...
May 29, 2022
UAE’s ADQ to allocate $10 billion for investments with Egypt, Jordan – WAM
(Reuters) -Abu Dhabi state holding firm ADQ will allocate $10 billion in investment for projects with Egypt and Jordan, the United Arab Emirates' state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the I...
May 29, 2022
Qatar central bank governor expects GDP growth of 3.5% in 2022
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's gross domestic product (GDP) should grow 3.5% in 2022, Central Bank Governor Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani told a conference on Sunday in Doha. The energy-rich...
May 29, 2022
AGL Energy mulls strategic review amid demerger doubts – report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - AGL Energy Ltd could launch a strategic review as early as Monday as doubts grow over the Australian power producer's plans to split into two companies, the Australian newspaper rep...
May 29, 2022
Chevron California refinery workers ratify contract; ending strike -sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Striking workers at Chevron Corp's Richmond, California, refinery voted on Saturday to ratify the latest contract offered by the company, ending a 10-week strike, said sources fami...
May 28, 2022
NRA members give leader LaPierre vote of confidence despite struggles
By Arathy Somasekhar and Daniel Trotta HOUSTON (Reuters) -National Rifle Association members overwhelmingly supported the gun rights group's longtime leader Wayne LaPierre with a vote of confidence on...
May 28, 2022
‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
PARIS (Reuters) - "Triangle of Sadness", a film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d'Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, the festival announced. The film festiva...
May 28, 2022
Investigators question delayed police response in Texas school shooting
By Brad Brooks and Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators in Texas were seeking to determine on Saturday how critical mistakes were made in the response to the deadly Uvalde shooting...
May 28, 2022
Siemens Mobility wins $8.7 billion high-speed rail deal in Egypt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Egypt has signed a contract with industrial manufacturing company Siemens' rail and traffic unit and its consortium partners to build about 2,000 kilometres of high-speed railways, ...
May 28, 2022
Honoring those who served on Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. – If it were up to Vietnam veteran Alfred Burnett, a member of Peoria American Legion Post 2, you might not be compelled to take a vacation or have a party this weekend, because it&...
May 28, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
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