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Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, as worries grow about a looming...
Oct 11, 2021
U.S.-bound, 19,000 migrant children cross dangerous jungle – UNICEF
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - On their trek north towards the United States, some 19,000 migrant children have crossed the dangerous jungles that sprawl the border between Panama and Colombia so far this ye...
Oct 11, 2021
IMF board to back Managing Director Georgieva – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board will issue a statement of support for Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva after a thorough review of allegations that she pr...
Oct 11, 2021
Textron launches two Cessna jets on corporate demand rebound
(Reuters) - Textron Inc on Monday launched two Cessna business jets as it looks to tap the corporate travel demand that has rebounded strongly from pandemic lows. The jet maker said it would take orde...
Oct 11, 2021
Australia’s Westpac flags $950 million profit hit, led by energy exit costs
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said on Tuesday it will take a one-off charge of A$1.3 billion ($956 million) against its second-half profit after its institutional banking unit qui...
Oct 11, 2021
Sydney COVID-19 cases ease further as focus shifts to reviving economy
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest in two months on Tuesday as authorities rolled out support measures for businesses, shifting their focus to rejuvenating the economy after...
Oct 11, 2021
Nigeria’s vice president urges central bank to review FX management strategy
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank needs to review its foreign exchange management strategy and ensure that the naira's valuation reflects market reality, Vice President Yemi Osin...
Oct 11, 2021
U.S. considers faster hog slaughtering based on plant staffing – union
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering a proposal that could allow some pork plants to slaughter pigs more quickly if they boost staffing, a union official said, a...
Oct 11, 2021
New Australian budget airline Bonza hopes to start flying next year
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Australian budget airline Bonza plans to start domestic flights with two to three Boeing Co 737 MAX planes from the second quarter of next year, pending regulator...
Oct 11, 2021
UK shoppers, hit by fuel crisis, turn more cautious on spending
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British shoppers increased their spending in September at the slowest pace since January, when the country was stuck in a coronavirus lockdown, as they worried ...
Oct 11, 2021
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