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Taliban say they have not agreed to U.S. pullout deadline extension
(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers said on Tuesday they wanted all foreign evacuations from the country completed by an Aug. 31 deadline and they would not agree to an extension....
Julia Bradley Aug 24, 2021
Trudeau pledges foreign home buyer ban, rent-to-own scheme in bid for Canada voters
By Steve Scherer HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) - A re-elected Liberal government would ban foreigners from buying Canadian homes for the next two years and make house purchases more transparent in a bid...
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Healthcare Services Group to pay $6 million SEC fine over inflated earnings
(Reuters) - Healthcare Services Group Inc agreed to pay a $6 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over accounting and disclosure violations that enabled it to r...
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Delta Air orders 30 A321neo jets from Airbus
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it had added 30 A321neo narrowbody aircraft to its order book with Airbus, as the U.S. carrier upgrades its fleet and prepares for a rebound in travel. The ...
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McDonald’s builds out marketing team focused on digital, global app
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp is promoting its U.S. marketing chief as the burger chain seeks to push growth to younger customers through digital sales. Morgan Flatley, who helpe...
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Shadow banks need tighter regulation, ECB’s Schnabel says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Non-bank financial firms, more commonly known as shadow banks, need tighter regulation as their increasing risk profile could impair central bank policy during periods of stress,...
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Peloton to launch new treadmill with safety features in U.S.
(Reuters) - Peloton Interactive said on Tuesday it would launch its new treadmill next week, as it looks to put behind a costly recall of its exercise machines over safety reasons. The U.S. launch of ...
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Texas power demand to hit record high during Tuesday heat
(Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach a record high on Tuesday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape another heatwave. The grid, however, al...
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Two-thirds of Japan’s smaller firms’ sales still below pre-COVID level -survey
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Almost 68% of small and medium-sized Japanese companies posted lower sales in July than in the same month of pre-pandemic 2019, according to a survey by credit rese...
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Mexico City taps solar energy to clean up historic Aztec-era canals
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican scientists have developed a unique "nanobubble" system using solar energy to improve water quality in the canals of Mexico City's Xochimilco ecological zone, a popular ...
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