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Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
LAGOS (Reuters) - Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital transform...
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U.S. Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote after Biden hints filibuster could go
By Andy Sullivan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are set to try again on Wednesday to extend the U.S. government's borrowing authority to head off a catastrophic default, af...
Syndicated Content Oct 06, 2021
Explainer-What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with the risk of the U.S. federal government defaulting on its debt in the next two weeks, President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time said he was ...
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Fund giant Fidelity putting ‘money to work’ in China after rout
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Fund giant Fidelity is putting money back into Chinese stocks and thinks the recent "indiscriminate" selling caused by the debt crisis at property giant Evergrande is ...
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Tesla faces investor test after big jury award over racism
By Hyunjoo Jin, Ross Kerber and Rick Linsk SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) - A contract worker has won a $137 million jury award over workplace racism against Tesla Inc, raising pressure on the electri...
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Final arguments expected in 1st U.S. college admissions scandal trial
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal jury in Boston is set to hear closing arguments on Wednesday in the trial of two wealthy fathers accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to secu...
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U.S. states push to surpass world emissions norms on aviation
By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert WASHINGTON/MONTREAL (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration should exceed global standards designed to curb emissions from flights, as pressure mo...
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If Facebook is the problem, is a social media regulator the fix?
By Elizabeth Culliford WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress on Tuesday that one option for making social media less harmful would be to create a dedicated regulat...
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Illinois toddler fights for his life as COVID transmission rages
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - When her two-year-old started feeling sick early last week, Tiffany Jackson didn't think it might be COVID-19. No one else in the family was sick. Adrian James just had...
Syndicated Content Oct 06, 2021
Analysis-Asian high-yield bond issuers feel Evergrande pain as investors eye better protection
By Karin Strohecker and Scott Murdoch LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global investors will probably demand more protection from riskier bond issuers in China and Asia by seeking higher returns and more ...
Syndicated Content Oct 06, 2021
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