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Blinken appeals to senators to move nominees stalled over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed to the Senate on Tuesday to quickly confirm President Joe Biden's nominees for national security-related positions, citing the ev...
Sep 14, 2021
Warren says Fed must break up ‘repeat offender’ Wells Fargo
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on the Federal Reserve to break apart Wells Fargo & Co, arguing the latest fine against the bank shows it to be ...
Sep 14, 2021
Battery recycling firm Redwood looks to build manufacturing site in N.America
(Reuters) - Battery recycling startup Redwood Materials said on Tuesday it was looking for a new location to build its North American battery materials manufacturing facility, as it aims to expand its...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept scales back use of chokeholds and no-knock warrants
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it was curtailing the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies from using chokeholds to restrain suspects or ...
Sep 14, 2021
NetEase downsizes some projects amid China’s regulatory crackdown – SCMP
(Reuters) - Chinese gaming firm NetEase Inc has downsized some of its studios and projects started in early September amid a regulatory crackdown by Beijing on the video gaming sector, the South China...
Sep 14, 2021
Senate panel may subpoena U.S. Defense Secretary Austin to testify on Afghanistan -Menendez
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said on Tuesday he was disappointed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not agree to testify at a commi...
Sep 14, 2021
Analysis-China’s house of cards: Evergrande threatens wider real estate market
By Tom Westbrook and Andrew Galbraith SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Evergrande is teetering between a messy meltdown with far-reaching impacts, a managed collapse or the less likely prospect of...
Sep 14, 2021
As oil-well backlog shrinks, U.S. shale may upset investors and drill more
By Arathy S Nair (Reuters) - U.S. energy producers have cut so deeply into a once-large reserve of oil wells waiting to be turned on they soon may have to resume drilling to keep production from saggi...
Sep 14, 2021
Egypt reopens ancient King Djoser’s southern tomb to tourists
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Tuesday reopened to tourists the 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara after a 15-year renovation. The tomb, south of Cairo, lies near the Th...
Sep 14, 2021
Houston Ship Channel pilot transit remains suspended following Nicholas
(Reuters) - Houston Ship Channel vessel traffic was idled Tuesday morning as ship pilots continued to suspend activity as Hurricane Nicholas moved through the area, a pilot official said. The ports of...
Sep 14, 2021
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