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Update: Man shot near Taft Homes dies
UPDATED 3:44 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. – A former Peoria man is the victim of the city’s 18th homicide of the year. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says preliminary autopsy results on Christop...
Sep 21, 2022
Iran restricts access to Instagram as protests intensify – NetBlocks
(Reuters) -Iran has restricted access to Meta Platforms Inc's Instagram amid protests in the country over the death of a woman in police custody, internet shutdown observatory NetBlocks said on Wednes...
Sep 21, 2022
Barbados issues world’s first pandemic-protected bond
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Barbados has issued the world's first government bond with a clause allowing payments to be suspended in the event of another global pandemic, a move expected to attra...
Sep 21, 2022
African banks face ‘very difficult’ 12-18 months, Fitch official says
ACCRA (Reuters) - The next 12 to 18 months will be "very difficult" for African banks as widespread inflation, currency devaluations and interest rate hikes sweep the region, a senior director of cred...
Sep 21, 2022
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Schumer sets vote for Wednesday on Kigali climate deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on approving the Kigali amendment to a major global climate treaty, top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday. "Today the Senate...
Sep 21, 2022
Occidental expects to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 – Hollub
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum is going through a transformation to a carbon management company from an oil and gas company, Chief Executive Vicki Hollub said on Wednesda...
Sep 21, 2022
Aldi’s U.S. sales rise in ‘double digits’ as shoppers seek cheaper groceries
(Reuters) -Aldi's U.S. arm said on Wednesday that same-store sales in the country rose in "double digits" for the last 12 months as rampant inflation pushed consumers to find cheaper deals on grocerie...
Sep 21, 2022
Russian rouble, stocks off lows after mobilisation triggers slump
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - The rouble recovered from two months lows and Russian stocks pared losses on Wednesday after earlier plunges triggered by President Vladimir Putin's move to orde...
Sep 21, 2022
U.S. existing home sales fall less than expected in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales dropped for the seventh straight month in August as affordability deteriorated further amid surging mortgage rates and stubbornly high house prices, tho...
Sep 21, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. EPA to consider tougher emissions rules for heavy trucks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy trucks after Congress passed ne...
Sep 21, 2022
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