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Helicopter carrying five crashes in northern Vietnam, kills two
HANOI (Reuters) - A helicopter piloted by a soldier, carrying four tourists, crashed on Wednesday, killing two people, near UNESCO World Heritage site Ha Long Bay in northeast Vietnam, military-run ne...
Apr 05, 2023
IMF says Serbia’s economy resilient, but more reforms needed
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia was largely resilient to higher food and energy prices, lower electricity production, drought, and tightening global financial conditions in 2022, but it must pursue reform...
Apr 05, 2023
Nigeria gets World Bank funding for social program ahead of fuel subsidy cut
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has secured $800 million from the World Bank to scale up its national social program ahead of the removal of its costly but popular subsidies on petrol in June, Finance Minis...
Apr 05, 2023
Zurich becomes second major insurer to quit climate alliance
LONDON (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance Group is withdrawing from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance, the insurer said on Wednesday, becoming the second big insurer to quit the climate coalition after Munich...
Apr 05, 2023
Crisis jolts Wall Street bankers already resigned to tough job market
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street bankers face an increasingly gloomy job market after last month's banking crisis worsened an already bleak outlook for pay and staffing. The failure...
Apr 05, 2023
Some turnover in Tazewell County government bodies
PEKIN, Ill. – Government bodies in Tazewell County will be seeing some turnover. The only contested race in Morton was on the school board where four candidates fought for three four-year seats....
Apr 05, 2023
Euro zone food inflation still intensifying: ECB’s Lane
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Food inflation is still intensifying in Europe and may be the key driver of price growth now, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Wednesday. "I look at food, ...
Apr 05, 2023
Chipotle sues Sweetgreen for trademark infringement over ‘chipotle chicken’ bowl
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc sued fast-casual dining rival Sweetgreen Inc in California federal court Tuesday, claiming the salad chain's new "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl"...
Apr 05, 2023
Morning fire damages garage in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Firefighters responded Wednesday morning to a fire in a detached garage on Esser Street, near Pleasant and Loren Streets, in East Peoria. East Peoria Fire Chief Bobby Zimmerm...
Apr 05, 2023
Indian opposition decries new schoolbook’s omission of Hindu rage at Mahatma Gandhi
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the removal from some schoolbooks of references to how independence hero Mahatma Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim...
Apr 05, 2023
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