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Rose Parade’s floats come to life in California after pandemic pause
By Sandra Stojanovic PASADENA, Calif. (Reuters) - Inside a massive barn in Pasadena, California, hundreds of volunteers are meticulously painting, gluing, snipping and arranging thousands of flowers f...
Dec 30, 2021
China Dec factory activity unexpectedly accelerates – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's December factory activity unexpectedly accelerated despite disruptions from COVID outbreaks and as the economy loses momentum in the fourth quarter, according to an officia...
Dec 30, 2021
Chevron delays return to office for office workers over Omicron
By Liz Hampton and Gary McWilliams (Reuters) -Chevron on Thursday said it was postponing a scheduled January full return to office for its two largest U.S. work sites as the Omicron variant spreads ac...
Dec 30, 2021
NBA-Warriors’ Green vents frustration over game postponement
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Golden State forward Draymond Green expressed his frustration with the league's decision to postpone the Warriors road game against Denver on Thursday after the Nuggets were ...
Dec 30, 2021
Hong Kong Stand News arrests ‘beyond reproach’ – Chinese embassy
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The police raid on Hong Kong media organisation Stand News this week was "completely lawful and beyond reproach", said a spokesperson with the Chinese embassy in Britain, hitting ...
Dec 30, 2021
Andre Johnson, Devin Hester among 15 PFHOF finalists
Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, Chicago Bears return specialist Devin Hester and Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware were among the 15 finalists announced Thursday for the Pro Football...
Dec 30, 2021
S.Korea Dec inflation at 3.7%, 2021 rate at decade high of 2.5%
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's annual inflation this year outpaced the central bank's current forecasts and soared to a decade-high, proving to policymakers prices are becoming harder ...
Dec 30, 2021
Chile’s election ‘powerful example’ for world, Biden tells president-elect Boric
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chile's free and fair elections set a "powerful example" for the region and the world, U.S. President Joe Biden told leftist leader Gabriel Boric, who won election this month as...
Dec 30, 2021
Colorado governor lowers 110-year sentence of truck driver in vehicular homicide case
DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Thursday commuted the 110-year sentence of a truck driver convicted of vehicular homicide, reducing the prison term to 10 years after prosecutors we...
Dec 30, 2021
Wet December stirs some hope for drought-stricken California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Record snowfalls in the western United States that closed roads and caused flight delays have also brought some good news for drought-hit California on Thursday, with officia...
Dec 30, 2021
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