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U.S. Senator Romney announces deal on $10 billion in COVID funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An agreement to provide $10 billion in U.S. funding for COVID aid has been reached in the Senate, Republican Senator Mitt Romney said in a statement on Monday. Senate Majority L...
Apr 04, 2022
Greece pays off final tranches of IMF loans
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has paid off the final tranches of bailout loans owed to the International Monetary Fund earlier than expected, the finance ministry said on Monday. Greece has received three...
Apr 04, 2022
Verizon unit TracFone to pay $13.4 million to settle false claims allegations, U.S. DOJ says
(Reuters) - TracFone Wireless Inc has agreed to pay $13.4 million to settle false claims allegations in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline Program, the U.S. Justice Depar...
Apr 04, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson headed to U.S. Senate confirmation to Supreme Court this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday said he will schedule a final vote later this week on President Joe Biden's nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a Supre...
Apr 04, 2022
White House says congressional deal on COVID aid won’t meet all “dire” needs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday said it welcomed progress on an emerging deal in Congress for additional COVID aid but said it would not meet all the "dire" needs that a higher a...
Apr 04, 2022
Brazil government’s pick for next Petrobras CEO withdraws, sources say
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Gabriel Araujo RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Energy consultant Adriano Pires has backed out of the Brazilian government's nomination for him to take the helm at Petrobras, two so...
Apr 04, 2022
Attempted murder, arson charges being filed against Washington man
PEKIN, Ill. – A Washington man faces several charges after a weekend incident that left a woman stabbed and her home up in flames. Tazewell County Sheriff Jeff Lower confirms David Naffziger, 50...
Apr 04, 2022
Britain to privatise broadcaster Channel 4
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will sell Channel 4, the publicly-owned but commercially funded broadcaster founded nearly 40 years ago as an edgy alternative to the BBC and ITV, the company...
Apr 04, 2022
U.S. SEC chair previews path forward on crypto trading scrutiny, investor protection
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gary Gensler, the head of the U.S. securities regulator, said on Monday the agency is weighing how it could extend investor protections afforded to users of e...
Apr 04, 2022
Mercedes-Benz puts 5,600 workers on vacation in Brazil due to chips shortage
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz Group will put more than five thousand workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday...
Apr 04, 2022
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