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Japan CPI halts 12-month decline, still well below BOJ target
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices halted a 12-month run of declines in August, bolstered by higher energy costs and the impact of a tourism campaign, bringing some re...
Sep 23, 2021
FARC dissidents say they carried out Colombia bombing, target was U.S. advisors
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A FARC dissident commander has taken responsibility for a June bomb attack on a military base in the northeastern Colombian city of Cucuta, as well as the recent shooting of a helic...
Sep 23, 2021
Trump allies Bannon, Meadows subpoenaed in Congress’ probe of Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has subpoenaed four former members of Donald Trump's administration, includ...
Sep 23, 2021
Bolsonaro says UK’s Johnson sought ’emergency’ food deal with Brazil
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom he met this week in New York, asked him for an "emer...
Sep 23, 2021
Australia treasurer warns of financial risks if net zero not adopted
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia must brace for higher borrowing costs if the country fails to match other developed nations in efforts to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, Treasurer...
Sep 23, 2021
Libya presidency council head plans to hold October conference
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of Libya's presidency council said on Thursday he will hold an international conference in October to garner support for the country's stability...
Sep 23, 2021
Doctors scale rockslides, invoke gods to vaccinate Himalayan villages
By Adnan Abidi MALANA, India (Reuters) - To visit the Indian village of Malana deep in the Himalayas, a COVID-19 vaccination team scrambled over a landslide that blocked the road the day before, scale...
Sep 23, 2021
MLB to experiment with pre-tacked baseballs at Triple A
Major League Baseball will be experimenting with pre-tacked baseballs at a "handful" of Triple-A games over the final 1 weeks of the minor league season. MLB executive vice president of baseball opera...
Sep 23, 2021
SE Asia govts must back ADB plan to close coal plants with regulation -report
By Fathin Ungku and Melanie Burton SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian governments must back the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) plans to expedite the closure of coal plants in the region with strong...
Sep 23, 2021
McDonald’s restarts share buybacks as business recovers from pandemic hit
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it would restart share buybacks and also increased its quarterly dividend by 7%, as the world's largest fast food chain recovers from the impact of the COV...
Sep 23, 2021
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