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Colombia’s economy has high growth potential but cannot ditch oil, mining -IDB
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's economy has high growth potential, boosted by agriculture, tourism and interconnectivity between different economic sectors, but will continue to depend on its oil and mi...
Jan 26, 2023
Galesburg woman dies in crash near Brimfield
BRIMFIELD, Ill. – A woman from Galesburg is dead following an accident on Interstate 74 Thursday morning. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says it happened around 6:40 a.m. near Brimfield, in...
Jan 26, 2023
‘Give Labour a go’: British rocker Rod Stewart makes surprise call to news programme
By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - British rock singer Rod Stewart made a surprise phone call to a live TV news programme on Thursday to slam the "ridiculous" state of the health system, urge the ...
Jan 26, 2023
U.S. Senate finance chair: Congress should hike tax on oil firms’ stock buybacks
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden on Thursday said Congress must do more to raise taxes on oil companies' stock buybacks after Chevron Corp announced it would triple its budget...
Jan 26, 2023
House Republican opposes Biden pick to run FAA
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair on Thursday said Republicans will not grant a waiver to allow President Joe Biden's pick to head ...
Jan 26, 2023
BofA promotes 360 employees to managing directors in diversity push – source
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp has promoted 360 employees to managing directors, with more than 50% of them representing women and people of color, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on ...
Jan 26, 2023
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank on Thursday launched a domestic card scheme to rival foreign cards like Mastercard and Visa, hoping to enhance its drive to make Africa's biggest economy a cas...
Jan 26, 2023
U.S. FDA calls for new regulatory framework for use of cannabis compound CBD
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it does not intend to make any new guidance on the use of the popular cannabis compound CBD in food and supplements, saying the Unite...
Jan 26, 2023
Explainer-When is the State of the Union 2023? Date of Biden’s address and what to expect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in a speech that may mark the unofficia...
Jan 26, 2023
U.S. CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bivalent COVID shot
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - New data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database shows a possible stroke risk link for older adults who received an updated Pfizer/BioNTech...
Jan 26, 2023
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