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WHO opens sleek new site as iconic building cleansed of asbestos
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization, which is leading the fight against the COVID pandemic, has relocated its operations to a new building while its 1960s structure i...
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General Mills raises annual sales forecast powered by at-home dining demand
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc raised its full-year sales forecast on Tuesday, boosted by strong demand for the Cheerios maker's cereals, snacks and baking products as the pandemic-induced at-home cook...
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Futures rebound from sharp selloff as Nike, Micron lead gains
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures surged on Tuesday, following a steep selloff in the previous session, as strong quarterly earnings from Nike and a positive forecast from chipm...
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Nikola Corp agrees to pay $125 million to settle SEC charges of defrauding investors
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nikola Corp has agreed to pay $125 million to settle civil charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements an...
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Dozens test positive for COVID at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA, Ill. — Over 50 inmates and jail staff have tested positive in a COVID outbreak at the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office told news partner 25 News that 41 inmat...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2021
U.S. meat plants relaxed some COVID-19 safety protocols after outbreaks – unions
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, last year assigned a team of dedicated employees to enforce social distancing and sanitize surfaces at a South ...
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U.S. travelers stay closer to home as Omicron looms
By Danielle Kaye NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carla Benton, a Chicago-based book copy editor, was preparing for a Christmas trip to Europe when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus began to make headlines i...
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U.S. gives seven global aid groups $580 million for COVID – Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is providing the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and five other global aid groups an additional $580 million to fight COVID-19, U...
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ING to quit French retail banking market
PARIS (Reuters) - Dutch financial services company ING will quit the French retail banking business, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could affect 460 employees. ING added that talks were continuing...
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Norway wealth fund will pressure, not divest from high gas emitters
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, will not divest from companies that are major emitters of greenhouse gases to meet plans to make its investm...
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