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Venezuelan bills for power and water soar as subsidies cut back
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans are battling fast-rising utility bills as subsidies from the cash-strapped government dwindle, leaving many paying large chunks of their salaries for el...
May 15, 2023
Activist investor Elliott pushes for change at NRG Energy
(Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Investment Management on Monday sent a letter to the board of NRG Energy urging the U.S. utility to conduct a review of its home services strategy and add new ind...
May 15, 2023
Ukraine hails gains in Bakhmut as Zelenskiy wins more arms in Europe
By Dan Peleschuk and Kylie MacLellan KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine on Monday hailed its first substantial battlefield advances for six months as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won pledges of new long...
May 15, 2023
Fed’s Goolsbee says May rate hike was ‘close call’ for him
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday that his decision to support an interest rate hike at the U.S. central bank's most recent meeting in May was a "close ...
May 15, 2023
Soccer-German official apologises for post mocking Zelenskiy’s visit
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Football Association (DFB) Vice President Hermann Winkler on Monday apologised for a social media post mocking the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Berlin ...
May 15, 2023
Fossil fuel-centred growth is obsolete, says EU’s von der Leyen
(Reuters) - An energy mix based on fossil fuels cannot deliver sustainable economic growth for future generations, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday as she sought to ad...
May 15, 2023
Brazil’s Americanas looking for buyer for stake in Grupo Uni.co
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer Americanas SA, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year after an accounting scandal, said on Monday it has started the market sounding process to prospect ...
May 15, 2023
U.S. imposes election-related visa restrictions on Nigerians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed entry restrictions on more Nigerians for undermining the democratic process during the African nation's 2023 election cycle, U.S. Secretary of Stat...
May 15, 2023
Germany’s Scholz: Some nations see Western double standards on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - Influential countries such as India, Vietnam and South Africa balk at criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine because they believe international principles are not applied equally,...
May 15, 2023
SAP and Microsoft to deepen collaboration on generative AI in recruiting
(Reuters) - SAP will deepen collaboration with Microsoft on joint generative AI projects in the field of personnel recruiting, the German software maker announced on Monday. SAP's SuccessFactors solut...
May 15, 2023
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