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Dakar Fashion Week returns to baobab forest to promote ‘inclusive’ fashion
By Elodie Toto DAKAR (Reuters) - At the foot of a towering baobab tree outside Senegal's capital Dakar on Saturday, cameras flashed in the waning dusklight as 20-year old Najeebah Samuel strode down t...
Dec 18, 2021
CNN closes U.S. offices to most workers as COVID-19 cases spike
(Reuters) - CNN is closing its U.S. offices to nonessential employees as COVID-19 cases increase, the network's chief media correspondent, Brian Stelter, tweeted on Saturday. CNN offices will be close...
Dec 18, 2021
China’s property distress sours steel sector in warning sign for economy
By Min Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Debt problems at a major Chinese property developer have now spilled over into a vital artery of the nation's industrial engine - the steel sector - and s...
Dec 18, 2021
U.S. senator gets vote on Nord Stream 2 sanctions, in deal over envoy approvals
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz will get a vote in January on his bill to slap sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline in a deal struck with Democrats i...
Dec 18, 2021
Adele and Ed Sheeran lead nominees for BRIT Awards
(Reuters) - Adele and Ed Sheeran were announced on Saturday as two of the top nominees for the 2022 BRIT Awards, with four nominations each. Rappers Dave and Little Simz also received four nominations...
Dec 18, 2021
Citations over U.S. vaccine mandate could begin in early January
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agency on Saturday said it could start issuing citations to companies as soon as Jan. 10 for failure to comply with a nationwide mandate that they ...
Dec 18, 2021
Jury may weigh whether Ghislaine Maxwell avoided knowledge of Epstein’s acts, judge says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial may weigh whether the British socialite "consciously avoided" knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged encounters with t...
Dec 18, 2021
Jefferies CEO ‘tentatively shooting’ for Jan. 17 return to office
(Reuters) - Jefferies Financial Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Richard Handler said on Saturday the company is "tentatively shooting" for Jan. 17 as a return to office date. In an Instagram post, H...
Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Air Force says two crew supporting Blinken’s foreign trip tested positive
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Air Force crew members supporting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's travel last week to the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia have tested positiv...
Dec 18, 2021
Greece plans more relief for homes and businesses hit by energy costs
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will provide further financial relief to households, businesses and farmers facing higher outgoings due to surging energy prices, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on S...
Dec 18, 2021
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