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Budget vote brings General Assembly’s 2023 spring session to a close
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spen...
Julia Bradley May 27, 2023
US debt ceiling negotiations push towards critical default deadline
By Moira Warburton and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican negotiators said they were hopeful of reaching a deal to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ce...
Syndicated Content May 27, 2023
Texas attorney general faces impeachment vote by state House
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House is scheduled to vote on Saturday whether to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President D...
Syndicated Content May 27, 2023
Talanx buys Liberty Mutual’s Latin America business for 1.38 billion euros
(Reuters) - Germany's Talanx said on Saturday it had acquired Liberty Mutual Insurance's Latin America business for about 1.38 billion euros ($1.52 billion), through its subsidiary HDI International. ...
Syndicated Content May 27, 2023
Poland to raise minimum wage twice in 2024, minister says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to raise the minimum wage twice in 2024 to help people cope with high inflation, Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Malag said, as the ruling Law and Justice (Pi...
Syndicated Content May 27, 2023
China, South Korea agree to strengthen talks on chip industry – Chinese commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and South Korea have agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on semiconductor industry supply chains, amid broader global concerns over chip supplies, sanctions and nat...
Syndicated Content May 27, 2023
Economic development in Asia still faces many challenges, China minister says
BEIJING (Reuters) - Economic and trade development in the Asia-Pacific still faces many disturbances and challenges, China's commerce minister Wang Wentao said. Wang made the comments at the Asia-Paci...
Syndicated Content May 26, 2023
Petronas says has given full cooperation in anti-graft probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas said it had given its full cooperation to the country's anti-graft agency in an investigation into the firm's award of a contract to a Malay...
Syndicated Content May 26, 2023
‘Hot labor summer’: Los Angeles unions back Hollywood writers
By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unions representing teachers, truck drivers and other workers who will be headed soon to the bargaining table turned out in downtown Los Angeles on Friday to su...
Syndicated Content May 26, 2023
Back in Mexico, ‘Earth Monster’ sculpture points to ancient beliefs
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A massive stone sculpture carved by Olmec artists more than 2,000 years ago that evokes ancient religious beliefs has returned to Mexico after decades in ...
Syndicated Content May 26, 2023
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