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German vice chancellor cuts investment guarantees for China by $5.5 billion -Spiegel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's vice chancellor and economics minister, Robert Habeck, has reduced liability for investments by German companies in China by around five billion euros ($5.48 billion) s...
Jun 22, 2023
Rich nations must pay for historic environmental damage, says Brazil’s Lula
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said richer nations with their "historic debt" to the planet should foot the bill for environmental damage that is being hoisted o...
Jun 22, 2023
‘Rust’ armorer charged with tampering with evidence after shooting
(Reuters) - Prosecutors on Thursday charged "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with tampering with evidence in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutc...
Jun 22, 2023
California, other states join FTC bid to block Amgen deal
(Reuters) - The states of California, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday joined a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to stop Amgen's $27.8 billion deal to buy Horizon Therapeutics, according to a court...
Jun 22, 2023
Kesha settles producer Dr. Luke’s defamation lawsuit over rape accusation
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed him by accusing him of raping her. Terms of the settle...
Jun 22, 2023
Mexico’s ‘super peso’ keeps gaining, but exports will likely suffer
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's peso currency has reached its highest value versus the U.S. dollar in seven years, as the president celebrates its strength but analysts warn of harmful ...
Jun 22, 2023
US appeals court vacates travel mask mandate ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel Thursday vacated an April 2022 ruling that had declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on airplanes and other transportation modes during...
Jun 22, 2023
US to launch working group on generative AI, address its risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. agency will launch a public working group on generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help address the new technology's opportunities while developing guidance to confr...
Jun 22, 2023
Banxico keeps interest rate at 11.25%, will hold for ‘extended period’
By Brendan O'Boyle and Isabel Woodford MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Bank of Mexico maintained its benchmark interest at 11.25% on Thursday, signaling it will hold the rate "for an extended period" as i...
Jun 22, 2023
Meta to end access to news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday it would end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada after parliament approved legislation designed to compel internet g...
Jun 22, 2023
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