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White House: Biden will welcome Israel’s president on Oct 26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will play host to Israel's President Isaac Herzog for a White House meeting on Oct. 26, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Monday. (Reporti...
Oct 17, 2022
Americans detained in Iran accounted for after fire at Evin prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. citizens detained in Iran are accounted for and safe after the fire at Tehran's Evin prison, which mostly holds political prisoners, the U.S. State Department said on Monday...
Oct 17, 2022
City Councilman takes on new Peoria County role
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria City Council member now has a new job. District Four Council Member Andre Allen has been announced as Peoria County’s new Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Off...
Oct 17, 2022
Exclusive-Exxon exits Russia empty-handed with oil project ‘unilaterally terminated’
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday that it left Russia completely after President Vladimir Putin expropriated its properties following seven months of discussions ove...
Oct 17, 2022
After U-turn, Britain’s economy still paying for Truss’s growth plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday reversed the bulk of Prime Minister Liz Truss's economic growth plan of unfunded tax cuts, sparking a rally in battered UK asset...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. Speaker Pelosi’s husband sold Nvidia, Micron options at a loss
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband sold call options in chipmakers Micron Technology and Nvidia for a loss of under $1 million, according to a new transparency fil...
Oct 17, 2022
Mercedes-Benz in preliminary offshore wind deal for electricity from 2027
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz has struck a preliminary agreement with an offshore wind provider to supply electricity equivalent to 25% of its demand in Germany from 2027 onwards, a spokesperson fo...
Oct 17, 2022
S.Africa’s Transnet agrees three-year wage deal with majority labour union
(Reuters) - South African state-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Monday it had agreed a three-year wage deal with the union representing the majority of its workers, ending a two-week strike that...
Oct 17, 2022
Stellantis CEO calls for talks to soften EU’s 2035 fossil-fuel car ban
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union's proposed 2035 ban on fossil-fuel cars should be renegotiated to give hybrid models a greater role in the transition to zero-emission vehicles...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. sues Cigna Corp for overcharging Medicare Advantage program
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States has sued insurer Cigna Corp for overcharging the Medicare Advantage program, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Prosecutors said Cigna obtained tens...
Oct 17, 2022
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