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World Bank’s IFC still disbursing funds in Ukraine despite war, chief says
By Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The World Bank's investment arm has continued disbursing funds to some private firms in Ukraine despite the war there and is looking to finance efforts to r...
May 25, 2022
Killer whale lost in France’s Seine river is in poor health
PARIS (Reuters) - A killer whale lost in the river Seine is in bad health and needs to get back to the sea as soon as possible, French authorities said on Wednesday. The 4-metre (13.12-foot) orca was ...
May 25, 2022
World Bank’s Malpass says war in Ukraine may trigger global recession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday suggested that Russia's war in Ukraine and its impact on food and energy prices, as well as the availability of fertilizer, could...
May 25, 2022
U.S. Oil investors back energy transition plans at shareholder meetings
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp on Wednesday voted in favor of the energy transition strategies proposed by the two largest U.S. oil producers, f...
May 25, 2022
LaHood, political group highlight high gas prices by temporarily providing cheaper gas
PEORIA, Ill. – Congressman Darin LaHood helped get some local residents cheap gas for a limited time Wednesday. 25 News reports LaHood and the political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity w...
May 25, 2022
U.S. will cover baby formula cost for low-income families -agriculture agency
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will temporarily cover the cost of baby formula for low-income families dependent on government discounts in states contracted with formu...
May 25, 2022
Uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule undocks from space station for return to Earth
(Reuters) - The uncrewed new Boeing Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday to begin a descent back to Earth from its first journey to the outpost, nearing the end...
May 25, 2022
Turkish fast delivery firm Getir to cut 14% of staff -source
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish fast grocery delivery company Getir plans to cut 14% of its staff globally, a source with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Founded in 2015, Istanbul-based Getir o...
May 25, 2022
Most May FOMC participants backed 50 bp hikes in June and July
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All participants at the Federal Reserve's May 3-4 policy meeting backed a half-percentage-point rate increase to combat inflation they agreed had become a key threat to the econom...
May 25, 2022
Pennsylvania’s U.S. Republican Senate midterm primary heads to recount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deadlocked U.S. Senate Republican primary between wellness celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund executive David McCormick was headed for a recount in Pennsylvania, ...
May 25, 2022
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