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Evacuees anxiously follow course of California fire near Lake Tahoe
By Sharon Bernstein CARSON CITY, Nevada (Reuters) - Red Cross officials who have turned a Carson City recreation center into a shelter have tried to make evacuees from the wildfire raging near Lake Ta...
Sep 01, 2021
Judge to rule on Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan that shields Sacklers
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A U.S. judge is expected to rule on Wednesday on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's request to approve its bankruptcy reorganization plan that would shield the company's Sackler f...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. childcare in short supply as burned-out workers quit, new hires hard to find
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Rochelle Wilcox, the owner of three childcare centers in New Orleans, receives 10 to 15 phone calls nearly every day for each school from parents asking if there is space...
Sep 01, 2021
Dutch e-bike maker Van Moof raises $128 million to expand
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch electric bicycle maker Van Moof on Wednesday said it has raised $128 million to expand production and speed its growth in an investment round led by private equity firm Hil...
Sep 01, 2021
Afghanistan central bank board member urges Biden, IMF to release funds
By Josh Smith (Reuters) - A senior board member of Afghanistan's central bank is urging the U.S. Treasury and the International Monetary Fund to take steps to provide the Taliban-led government limite...
Sep 01, 2021
SK Innovation to invest $1 billion in a new battery factory in China
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will invest 1.2 trillion won ($1.04 billion) in a new battery factory in China. The investment comes as global automakers shift...
Sep 01, 2021
BoE’s Bailey highlights environmental regulation of banks
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey highlighted the central bank's work to ensure financial institutions took account of global warming risks in a letter to finance minister Rish...
Sep 01, 2021
Google appeals France’s ‘disproportionate’ $591 million fine in copyright row
PARIS (Reuters) -Google said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed by France's antitrust watchdog in July over the way in which it handled discussions wi...
Sep 01, 2021
Euro zone unemployment falls as expected in July
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone unemployment fell as expected in July as 350,000 people found jobs compared to the previous month, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Wednesday. Eur...
Sep 01, 2021
Thailand to start collecting tax from foreign tech firms
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday will start collecting value added tax (VAT) from foreign technology companies and expects to raise at least 5 billion baht ($154.70 million) in additional rev...
Sep 01, 2021
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