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Budget watchdog says rate hikes will dampen impact of Canada’s stimulus plan
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Interest rate hikes in the second half of 2022 will dampen the effect of Canada's planned stimulus spending, leading to lower-than-forecast economic growth in the me...
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Swiss bank Julius Baer to pay $79.7 million in FIFA corruption settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Swiss bank Julius Baer has agreed to pay $79.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after being implicated in a sprawling corruption probe surrounding FI...
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Lebanon’s central bank says not enough reserves for medical supplies
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's central bank said on Thursday that a system for importing subsidised medical goods could not be sustained without using its mandatory reserves and asked the relevant autho...
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Profit put before safety in Italy cable car disaster, prosecutors say
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Three men arrested over a cable car crash that killed 14 people in northern Italy knew there were technical problems with the cabins, but kept them running for financ...
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White House, Treasury watching inflation closely, Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she believes recent rise in inflation will prove temporary and that there is still slack in the economy, but that the White...
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Syria opposition leader says Assad election to worsen country’s plight
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - A "sham" election designed to prolong President Bashar al-Assad's grip on Syria shows that only international pressure for a U.N.-backed peace plan can pave th...
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Medical equipment maker FIGS valued at $4.57 billion in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - FIGS Inc was valued at $4.57 billion in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, as the maker of medical scrubs, face masks and shields saw a jump in demand for its products d...
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Tennis-Men’s ‘Big Three’ in same half of French Open draw
PARIS (Reuters) - Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal, 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and world number one Novak Djokovic were placed in the same half of the French Open draw on Thursday. The...
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Exclusive: Turkey pushed NATO allies into softening outrage over Belarus plane, diplomats say
By Humeyra Pamuk and Robin Emmott WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey pushed NATO allies into watering down an official reaction to the forced landing by Belarus of a passenger plane and the detent...
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U.S. warns of further action against Ethiopia, Eritrea over Tigray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. State Department official on Thursday warned that Ethiopia and Eritrea should anticipate further actions from the United States should those stoking the conflict i...
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