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S&P upgrades Egypt's rating to 'B' as reforms drive a rebound in economic growth
(Reuters) -Credit ratings agency S&P Global upgraded Egypt's rating by a notch to 'B' from 'B-' on Friday, citing reforms undertaken over the past 18 months which have led to GDP growth rebounding sha...
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Travel tech firm Navan eyes $6.45 billion valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) -Corporate travel and expense company Navan said on Friday it is targeting a valuation of up to $6.45 billion in its U.S. initial public offering. The firm plans to raise $960 million by off...
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US creating new counter-narcotics task force in its Southern Command, Hegseth says
(Reuters) -The U.S. Defense Department is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force in the Southern Command's area of responsibility, where the United States has been targeting boats it al...
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Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investor worries that Wall Street's record stock rally would soon fizzle loomed large after tariffs re-emerged as a market risk. U.S. equity markets, fresh off mid...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Drake Passage, GFZ says
(Reuters) -A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Chand...
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US senator seeks telecom firms' data on lawmakers from probe of Jan 6 capitol riots
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn wants the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to disclose whether they received or objected to subpoenas for phone dat...
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Brazil to begin construction on TikTok data center in six months, minister says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Construction on a TikTok data center in Brazil will begin in six months, an official said on Friday, with the project expected to bring in some 50 billion reais ($9.11 billion) in...
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Delta, Aeromexico challenge US decision to dissolve joint venture
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico sued the U.S. government challenging an order that they unwind a joint venture by January 1 that lets the carriers coordinate s...
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Tremont WW2 veteran passes away days before birthday
TREMONT, Ill. - A World War Two veteran from Tazewell County has passed away. William Elliott, Junior of Tremont died this week just days before his birthday at the age of 103. He was in an artillery ...
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US Education Department to lay off employees, agency says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education said on Friday it would lay employees off as workforce cut notices began to go out on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown. The depar...
Thomson Reuters 4h ago

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