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‘Furnace’: Argentina roasts in record-setting heat wave
By Juan Bustamante BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina is facing a historic heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104F), making the country for a while the hottest place on the ...
Jan 11, 2022
As costs soar, some Japanese companies do the unthinkable: raise prices
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Premium telescopes, violin bows and speciality paper are bucking a deflationary trend that has defined Japan for decades - all have had their prices hiked by compan...
Jan 11, 2022
Japan manufacturers’ mood slips as rising costs pressure profit margins – Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned less positive about their business conditions in January, in a sign the economy faces pressure from the Omicron variant as well as ri...
Jan 11, 2022
Grand jury files murder charges against wanted Peoria man
PEORIA, Ill. – The Peoria man still wanted for the city’s only two homicides so far this year has now been indicted by a grand jury. Court records indicate a Peoria County grand jury is fi...
Jan 11, 2022
Quotes: Reactions to Biden speech on U.S. voting rights
(Reuters) - Lawmakers and activists reacted on Tuesday to calls by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for passage of U.S. voting rights reforms, including if necessary getting rid of...
Jan 11, 2022
Wells Fargo to scrap bounced check, overdraft protection fees by March 30
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday that it will stop charging customers fees for bouncing checks and will waive fees for customers using its overdraft pr...
Jan 11, 2022
Pekin City Council delays vote on council member’s censure, residents speak
PEKIN, Ill. – A family man. A volunteer. A longstanding member of the Pekin community. A dog owner. Those are some of the words supporters of Pekin City Council member Lloyd Orrick are using, ev...
Jan 11, 2022
Constellation plant in Mexico may spur $2.6 billion in investment, official says
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A new Constellation Brands brewery to be built in the Mexican state of Veracruz, announced after a dispute over water stymied plans for a plant on the northern b...
Jan 11, 2022
Democratic lawmakers say U.S. election workers vulnerable without new voting-rights law
By Joseph Tanfani and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. election workers could face escalating threats, potentially imperiling American democracy, if major voting-rights legislation backed b...
Jan 11, 2022
Janus Henderson joins Jana Partners to oppose Zendesk’s deal for Momentive
(Reuters) - Zendesk Inc investor Janus Henderson Investors said on Tuesday it did not see a strategic advantage to the software firm's proposed acquisition of Momentive Global Inc, joining activist in...
Jan 11, 2022
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