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Blinken says U.S. working on ‘wrongful detention’ label for WSJ reporter
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working through the process to determine whether Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention by Russ...
Apr 05, 2023
US reaches $144.5 million settlement with Texas church shooting victims
By Jonathan Stempel and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice reached a $144.5 million settlement with survivors and families of victims of the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church...
Apr 05, 2023
Italy, digital payment firms and retailers at odds over deal to cut fees
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy is struggling to broker a deal between payments firms, banks and retailers to cut fees on electronic transactions, two sources familiar with the matter told Re...
Apr 05, 2023
Chile cenbank boosts GDP forecast for 2023 but lowers 2024 estimate
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's central bank on Wednesday improved its expectations for the country's economic growth this year but lowered estimates for 2024 as high inflation keeps hindering "sustainab...
Apr 05, 2023
Tornado strikes southeast Missouri, search for victims underway
(Reuters) - Teams of first responders on Wednesday combed through damaged and destroyed homes and businesses in southeastern Missouri in search of victims after a reported tornado struck the rural are...
Apr 05, 2023
Trump, facing criminal charges, calls for defunding the FBI
By Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI, going on the ...
Apr 05, 2023
Incumbents hold on in Peoria Heights while new faces come to Peoria Park District Board
PEORIA, Ill. – Incumbents on the Peoria Heights Village Board held off a tight race from their only challenger. Elizabeth Khazzam, Sarah DeVore, and Brandon Wisenburg all won re-election. Challe...
Apr 05, 2023
Factbox-The developing countries facing a debt crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - The record number of developing nations at risk of a debt crisis will be high on the agenda next week when central bankers, finance ministers and political leaders convene for the W...
Apr 05, 2023
Walmart sees sustained pressure from inflation; to slow hiring pace
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it was expecting inflation to add sustained pressure to its business this year, and that it was planning to slow the pace of hiring as its uses more automatio...
Apr 05, 2023
Column-‘Fragmentation’ the buzzword – and what it costs: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - As "fragmentation" of politics and economics becomes the new buzzword for a world that appears to be splintering into blocs, the related costs of the new order are onl...
Apr 05, 2023
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