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Shares edge up, dollar set for worst week since Sept as Omicron fears ebb
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets edged higher on Friday and the safe-haven dollar was on the back foot, on signs the Omicron variant would not significantly derail global ec...
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United, Delta cancel more than 200 U.S. Christmas Eve flights amid COVID surge
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on i...
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Japan’s record $940 billion budget may help COVID-hit economy, fiscal discipline in doubt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet approved on Friday a record $940 billion budget for the next fiscal year as COVID-19 responses added to the costs of supporting an age...
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Singapore central bank $60 billion swap facility with Fed to expire on Dec. 31
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore central bank said on Friday its $60 billion swap arrangement with the U.S. Federal Reserve will expire on Dec. 31, as U.S. dollar funding conditions in Singapore and th...
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Two Georgia poll workers sue One America News, Giuliani over debunked fraud claims
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have sued the far-right One America News Network, its top executives, and former Presid...
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Japan’s core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years
By Takahiko Wada and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, marking the fastest pace of increase in ne...
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CDC cuts quarantine time to 7 days for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
(Reuters) - Healthcare workers who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic can return to work after seven days in isolation, provided they test negative, the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
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Fintech firm iCapital Network valued at over $6 billion after latest funding
(Reuters) -Financial technology platform iCapital Network said on Thursday it had fetched a valuation of more than $6 billion after raising $50 million in a funding round led by private equity firm We...
Syndicated Content Dec 23, 2021
New York City to scale down New Year’s Eve celebrations at Times Square
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - New York will sharply limit the number of people it allows in Times Square for its New Year's Eve celebration, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, in response to a sur...
Syndicated Content Dec 23, 2021
State Police reminds drivers about “Scott’s Law” on anniversary of fatal crash that led to law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – It’s a problem no matter who becomes the victim, but Illinois State Police say they’ve seen far too many accidents this year where someone hit a squad car respond...
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