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Police tear gas indigenous protest for land rights in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a group of indigenous people protesting on Tuesday outside Brazil's Congress against a bill lawmakers were about to debate...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Alfi Inc shares more than double, other ‘meme stocks’ mixed
By Sinad Carew (Reuters) - Shares of software firm Alfi Inc finished up 108.8% on Tuesday, one of the latest companies that has seen its stock surge in a broader rally that has refocused attention on ...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Sudan eliminates customs exchange rate – finance ministry
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has eliminated its customs exchange rate, used to calculate import duties, as the final step in a devaluation of its local currency, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. It...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
U.S. Attorney General says he is reviewing Justice Dept’s federal death penalty policies
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Tuesday he is reviewing the Justice Department's federal death penalty policies and he expects to issue a stateme...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority ruling Liberal party which promised to ban the prac...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
White House team cites progress in talks with bipartisan infrastructure group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A team of White House officials had a productive meeting on Tuesday with a bipartisan group of senators about the lawmakers' $1 trillion infrastructure plan, and will meet again...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Exxon investors to prod revamped board on net zero carbon study
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Investors calling for Exxon Mobil Corp to study the impact of getting its oil and gas business to net-zero emissions by 2050 will push for talks later this year ...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Connecticut becomes 18th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana
(Reuters) - Connecticut on Tuesday joined 17 other U.S. states in legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana as Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that he said would also help heal economic scars l...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
FDA documents show struggle over approval of new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released a sweeping series of memos revealing a clear struggle within the agency ahead of its controversial decision t...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
England get the job done with 1-0 win over Czechs
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - England delivered an efficient but hardly scintillating display to beat Czech Republic 1-0 with an early Raheem Sterling header on Tuesday to advance to Euro 2020'...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
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