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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to end
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysis w...
May 11, 2023
US House Republicans raise ‘deep concern’ on TikTok content decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China's Communist Party and other lawmakers on Thursday raised "deep concern" and sought answers over reports Chinese-o...
May 11, 2023
Portugal to ban smoking in most places, restrict tobacco sales
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a ...
May 11, 2023
Pirelli says operating profit rises 9% in Q1, confirms FY forecasts
MILAN (Reuters) - Pirelli said on Thursday its operating profit grew 8.6% in the first quarter, as stronger pricing capacity and product mix, as well as increased efficiency, helped it offset external...
May 11, 2023
UN’s WFP calls for urgent funding to assist 2.3 million people in need of food in Chad
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday it urgently requires $162.4 million to support the government of Chad in assisting 2.3 million people in urgent need of food,...
May 11, 2023
EU lawmakers want more talks to strengthen proposed US data transfer pact
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers on Thursday urged the European Commission to continue talks to reinforce a proposed data transfer pact with the United States, saying there were still...
May 11, 2023
IMF says US default would have ‘very serious repercussions’ on global economy
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a U.S. debt default prompted by failure to raise the country's debt ceiling would have "very serious reperc...
May 11, 2023
Iran still smuggling weapons, narcotics to Yemen, U.S. envoy says
By Jonathan Landay and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran has continued supplying weapons and drugs that fuel the Yemen war despite its agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, U.S...
May 11, 2023
US envoy says Russian ship picked up arms in South Africa
By Carien du Plessis , Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The United States envoy to South Africa said on Thursday he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in...
May 11, 2023
Revolut CFO departs after two years in the role
By Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) - Fintech firm Revolut said on that Thursday Chief Financial Officer Mikko Salovaara is leaving the company, after two years in the role. The 31-year-old executiv...
May 11, 2023
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