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Euro zone banks continue to reduce soured credit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks continued to record a decline in soured loans in the second quarter, data showed on Wednesday, even as the European Central Bank warned that lenders are being com...
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Asian equities see massive outflows on inflation worries
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Asian equities have seen heavy foreign outflows since the start of this month on concerns about China's property sector and on expectations that major central banks would r...
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French Finance Minister: hoping Friday’s corporate tax talks will be conclusive
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he hoped talks this Friday over global corporate taxes would be conclusive, adding that all sides needed to make a compromise. "It is esse...
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Two Congos seek UNESCO listing to reclaim rumba’s rhythms
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Perched on a corner of the stage at La Septente, an open-air club in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, Manda Chante sings the lilting opening to...
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Euro zone retail trade weaker than expected in Aug as food sales fall
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales were weaker than expected in August, data showed on Wednesday, as consumers reined in spending on food, drinks and tobacco. Retail sales, a proxy for consum...
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Greece’s fire-ravaged island now racing to build flood defences
By Vassilis Triandafyllou and Angeliki Koutantou LIMNI, Greece (Reuters) - In a scorched landscape on the Greek island of Evia, crews of workers chop burnt pine trees, all that's left from devastating...
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Dam disasters were wake up call for Brazil’s Vale, CEO says
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - After two deadly dam disasters that made Vale SA a pariah of the global green movement, Brazil's largest mining company is striving to put the environment ...
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U.S. Congress Democrats target palm oil, beef trade in deforestation bill
By Richard Cowan and Fathin Ungku WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday were set to unveil legislation to reduce illegal deforestation globally by restricting th...
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California lawmakers aim to ban offshore drilling after spill
By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Democratic members of Congress from California seized on the oil spill off the state's coast to promote federal legislation to ban all offshore oi...
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Wandering dog is Istanbul commuters’ best friend
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - In a packed Istanbul passenger ferry between Europe and Asia, all eyes turn to one commuter enjoying the view from his window. Boji, a street dog, has become a regular sight on fe...
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Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
