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Jury selection to begin in ex-Goldman banker’s 1MDB corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the U.S. corruption trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of involvement in the looting of billions of dollars from Malay...
Feb 07, 2022
Dutch antitrust watchdog studying whether Apple has now complied with order
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch antitrust watchdog on Monday said it is studying whether a new round of changes Apple has announced to its App Store terms and conditions in the Netherlands will bring ...
Feb 07, 2022
U.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last time the U.S. unemployment rate fell below 3%, as one Federal Reserve official has predicted it will this year, the Korean War was nearing its end a...
Feb 07, 2022
Jury selection to begin in U.S. hate-crime trial of Arbery killers
By Rich McKay Atlanta (Reuters) - Jury selection was due to begin on Monday in the U.S. federal hate-crimes trial of the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger who was chased and s...
Feb 07, 2022
Analysis-Trump’s Truth Social app, self-proclaimed foe of Big Tech, needs Apple and Google to survive
By Julia Love and Helen Coster (Reuters) - With just weeks to go before an expected launch, Donald Trump's new media venture is trying to strike a delicate balance with its app: giving Trump's base th...
Feb 07, 2022
NFL coaches’ claims of incentives to lose pose legal risks for league
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed last week accusing the National Football League of racist hiring practices brought to light allegations that owners secretly offered incentives to coaches to lo...
Feb 07, 2022
Hard-hit by COVID pandemic, NYC’s Chinatown hopeful for new year
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Red lanterns and festive decorations adorn many store fronts along the narrow streets of Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, where Lunar New Year celebrations are...
Feb 07, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. weighs Chevron request to take Venezuela oil for debt payments -sources
By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering a Chevron Corp proposal to allow the U.S. oil major to accept and trade Venezuelan oil ca...
Feb 07, 2022
Egypt to sign 2022 funding programme with ITFC in Feb
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt plans to sign a funding programme for 2022 with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation(ITFC) this month, Egypt's Ministry of Planning and Economic Development said...
Feb 07, 2022
Several school districts change COVID policies following judge’s ruling
PEORIA, Ill. — Several Central Illinois school districts have changed their COVID-19 rules following a judge’s ruling on Friday that suspends state enforcement of masking and testing requi...
Feb 07, 2022
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