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Ecuador will gradually lower tax on international transfers -Lasso
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday the government will from January gradually reduce a tax levied on international transfers, which he said ne...
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Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured
By Linda So and Jason Szep (Reuters) - A member of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign arranged and participated in a meeting at which a Georgia election worker says she was pressed by a Chicago...
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Factbox: Biden’s new Omicron plan includes 500 million tests, 1,000 military doctors, nurses
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new actions to combat the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus over the winter. These new measures...
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U.S. FDA set to authorize Pfizer, Merck COVID-19 pills this week – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to authorize COVID-19 treatment pills from both Pfizer Inc and Merck as early as Wednesday, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people fa...
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“Merry Christmas” – First SMS sells for over 100,000 euros in Paris auction
PARIS (Reuters) - The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold on Tuesday for 107,000 euros ($121,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house. The text, which was ...
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Kellogg strike to end as workers vote in favor of new contract – union president
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) - A majority of workers at Kellogg Co's breakfast cereal plants voted in favor of a new contract that offers better terms for transitional employees as well as wage in...
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New York City mayor says people who get COVID-19 booster will receive $100
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that residents who get a COVID-19 vaccine booster by the end of the year will receive $100 from the city. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien)
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‘Has anyone seen Web3?’ Musk, Dorsey mock tech’s latest buzzword
(Reuters) - Billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey dismissed the so-called Web3 and criticized the involvement of venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz in building out what some have calle...
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Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance bid gets EU antitrust approval
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday granted Microsoft unconditional antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Comm...
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Credit Suisse cuts equities allocation on Omicron and policy risks
MILAN (Reuters) - Credit Suisse on Tuesday downgraded equities to neutral from overweight, citing near-term risks associated with the highly infectious Omicron virus variant at a time when high inflat...
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