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Airport worker strikes ground some flights in Paris
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - Airport workers went on strike at Paris' main international airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle on Friday, forcing the cancellation of about 10% of flights and brin...
Jul 01, 2022
Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic haj
By Mohammed Salem and Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims exp...
Jul 01, 2022
Citi in talks with Russian buyers over sale of local operations – FT
(Reuters) -Citigroup Inc is in talks with local buyers in Russia over a potential sale of its operations in the country, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter....
Jul 01, 2022
Japan Inc. disagrees with BOJ’s view cost-push inflation will be temporary
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies expect inflation to stay around the central bank's 2% target for years to come, a survey showed on Friday, disagreeing with Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda'...
Jul 01, 2022
GM in driver’s seat as Toyota stumbles on chip shortages
By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) - General Motors Co is poised to outsell Japan's Toyota Motor Corp in the second quarter, even as sales at major automakers in the United States are set to drop as in...
Jul 01, 2022
Dreaded U.S. West Coast port labor contract expiration ticks closer
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The contract covering more than 22,000 workers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports expires late on Friday, dialing up worries that labor disruption could roil the nat...
Jul 01, 2022
U.S. housing hold-ups put thousands of jobs on the line
By Niket Nishant and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage lenders, refinancing companies and real-estate brokers may lay off thousands of employees in the coming months, industry sources sai...
Jul 01, 2022
Analysis-After abortion, conservative U.S. justices take aim at other precedents
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority has shown in its blockbuster abortion ruling and other high-profile decisions in recent days that it is fearles...
Jul 01, 2022
State Fire Marshal’s Office promotes fireworks safety over the holiday weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office is urging the public to leave fireworks to the professionals this 4th of July weekend. Fire Marshal Spokesperson J-C Fultz says...
Jul 01, 2022
Take Five: The second half
(Reuters) - After a torrid six months, world markets will be hoping for some sign that central banks might dial back their hawkishness. U.S. jobs data, if sharply below forecast, might prove that cata...
Jul 01, 2022
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