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US Supreme Court curbs states’ property tax ‘windfall’
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curbed state and local governments from seizing and selling the homes of people with unpaid property taxes and keeping the proceeds beyon...
May 25, 2023
Brazil inflation hits 2-1/2 year low; cenbank pressured to lower rates
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Inflation in Brazil continued to slow down in early May, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Thursday, in a move that surprised markets and is likely to put more pressure ...
May 25, 2023
Key US Republican Hern says debt-ceiling deal ‘likely’ by tomorrow afternoon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, who leads the largest Republican caucus, said on Thursday that he believed a deal to raise the nation's debt-ceiling deal was "likely" by Friday ...
May 25, 2023
Allianz decides to leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Allianz on Thursday became the latest major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing emissions that has faced growing political pressure in the United State...
May 25, 2023
Most of Guam without power, water after Typhoon Mawar exits
(Reuters) - Much of the U.S. Western Pacific territory of Guam was without power and water on Thursday after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the island but caused no re...
May 25, 2023
Yandex receives bids for stakes in Russia-based businesses
(Reuters) -Nasdaq-listed Yandex on Thursday said it had received proposals from a number of investors for stakes in its Russia-based businesses, as it progresses a restructuring process that will see ...
May 25, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court rules against EPA in wetlands regulation challenge
By John Kruzel and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put another dent in the regulatory reach of the Environmental Protection Agency, ruling in favor of an Idaho couple in the...
May 25, 2023
U.S. FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID antiviral pill
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer's oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, for adults at high risk of progression to severe disease. T...
May 25, 2023
First Republic Bank paid some employees salaries of more than $10 million before collapse – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - First Republic Bank was paying dozens of employees more than $10 million apiece annually in the heyday before its collapse, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with...
May 25, 2023
Wim Wenders gets rare Cannes film double bill: ‘It will be an experience’
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Most directors would be thrilled to have one film shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Wim Wenders has two. "Perfect Days" - the German auteur's 10...
May 25, 2023
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