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Georgia man pleads guilty to attacking police during U.S. Capitol riot
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Georgia man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attacking a police officer during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of Donald Trump trying to overturn hi...
Dec 01, 2021
Italy in talks with EU to delay MPS privatisation beyond 2023 – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury is discussing with European Union authorities the possibility of extending by more than two years a 2021 deadline to cut Rome's 64% stake in ailing ...
Dec 01, 2021
U.S. House Transportation chair DeFazio will not seek re-election – sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair Peter DeFazio will not seek re-election in 2022, two sources briefed on the matter said. A formal...
Dec 01, 2021
Grand jury indicts Peoria man on murder charges for death of infant son
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria County grand jury is indicting a man on First-Degree Murder charges for the death of his infant son last month. Court records indicate the grand jury is also indicting Za...
Dec 01, 2021
U.S. Catholic bishops encourage government search for boarding school graves
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Two influential U.S. Roman Catholic Church bishops are encouraging their peers to cooperate with a federal investigation into abuses committed within the former Native Ameri...
Dec 01, 2021
Some Republicans in U.S. Congress try to close government over vaccine mandates
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers' efforts to keep the U.S. government operating hit a stumbling block on Wednesday as a group of hard-line Republicans threatene...
Dec 01, 2021
Jewellery maker Pandora has no plans to join platforms like Amazon or Farfetch -CEO
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Jewellery maker Pandora would prefer to invest in physical stores or its own online sales platform rather than join large e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon or Farfetch, its ch...
Dec 01, 2021
In Brazil, a favela start-up delivers parcels where others fear to tread
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For years this maze of narrow alleyways and precariously stacked cinder block homes was off limits for Brazilian e-commerce delivery companies, deemed impa...
Dec 01, 2021
Schumer sees “good progress” in talks to avoid U.S. gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that talks with his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell to avoid a government shutdown were making "good progress,...
Dec 01, 2021
Crypto can bring about financial inclusion, Infosys chair says
By Una Galani and Sankalp Phartiyal MUMBAI (Reuters) -Crypto assets are worth considering and can be used to bring about more financial inclusion, Nandan Nilekani, chairman of software services export...
Dec 01, 2021
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