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Analysis-Brazil markets welcome hawkish central bank but wary of political, fiscal risks
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank made clear on Wednesday it will do whatever it takes to tame inflation, a move that investors welcomed, but the prospect of significantly h...
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Democrats should raise U.S. debt ceiling on their own -McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats should vote to raise the debt ceiling on their own, U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday, as the federal government moves closer to exhaustin...
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U.S. prosecutors offering plea deals to allegedly violent Jan. 6 defendants
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are offering plea deals to a group of six people accused of forming a "shield wall" of stolen police equipment as they battled officers in the...
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Canada’s economy holds its breath as Delta variant stalks trade partners
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - With some 60% of its population vaccinated against COVID-19, Canada tops a ranking of major countries fighting the pandemic, but that success is unlikely to fully s...
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U.S. Justice Department reaches voting agreement with New Jersey
By Doina Chiacu and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has settled a voting rights lawsuit with New Jersey and state officials. A department lawsuit said t...
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AFL-CIO President Trumka, prominent U.S. labor leader, dies
By David Shepardson and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest U.S. labor organization and a key figure in Democratic politics, has died at age 72, re...
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Amazon delays office return until January – memo
By Krystal Hu and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it would not expect U.S. corporate employees to return to the office until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic, ac...
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Canada regulator obtains court order to advance review of Rogers’ acquisition of Shaw
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The Canadian regulator looking into telecom company Rogers Communications' planned C$20 billion ($16 billion) purchase of Shaw Communications, has obtained court orders ...
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White House confirms U.S. may require foreign visitors be vaccinated
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday confirmed it may require visitors from abroad to be vaccinated as part of its plans to eventually reopen international travel but ...
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Fed’s Waller says accommodative policy may be pulled back sooner than expected
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is progressing rapidly, the labor market is improving and it may be possible for the Federal Reserve to start withdrawing its accommodative mon...
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