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At WTO, growing disregard for trade rules shows world is fragmenting
By Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) - Nothing illustrates the crisis at the World Trade Organization more than the piling up of unresolved disputes and the growing list of what it terms the "trade concerns...
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EU to assess risks of critical technologies being weaponised -official
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will assess the risks of four critical technologies, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence, being weaponised by countries no...
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Exclusive-Bezos’ Blue Origin sees split on space station partnership -sources
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, expects to break up a corporate partnership formed years ago to build a commercial space s...
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Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda, U.S. NHC says
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Philippe has made landfall in Barbuda, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The hurricane is about 40 miles (65 km) north of Antigua, and is carrying maximum ...
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Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups
(Reuters) - Payments processor Visa on Monday launched a $100 million venture fund for generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups, joining a list of investors who have flocked to the sector this...
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Decision on new EU climate chief delayed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament's environment committee on Monday delayed its decision on whether to accept former Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra as the EU's next head of climate c...
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One person displaced after fire at Central Peoria apartment building Monday afternoon
PEORIA, Ill. – Residents of an apartment building in Central Peoria had to evacuate after a fire Monday afternoon in one of the apartments. Peoria Fire crews responded to the Oak Woods Apartment...
TJ Carson Oct 02, 2023
Australia’s Computershare to sell US mortgage portfolio for $720 million
(Reuters) - Australia's Computershare said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its U.S. mortgage services business to asset manager Rithm Capital for estimated $720 million, as the share registry firm ai...
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Marketmind: New quarter, same old market dynamics
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Yet another surge in the dollar and U.S. bond yields on Monday suggests the mom...
Syndicated Content Oct 02, 2023

Man pronounced dead at rural Mapleton lake
MAPLETON, Ill. – A man is dead after he was found floating in a Peoria County lake. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says deputies and the Department of Natural Resources went to a lake in ru...
Will Stevenson Oct 02, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
45 °F Overcast
