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Spending to fight U.S. unemployment fraud brings boost, scrutiny to Alphabet-funded ID.me
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - An unprecedented number of people falsifying identities to claim U.S. jobless benefits during the pandemic sparked a surge in government spending to curta...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021

Overturned semi closes part of Rt. 24
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. – The eastbound lane of Rt. 24 near Bartonville was closed Thursday morning due to an overturned semi. Bartonville Assistant Fire Chief Drew Zachman said the truck was carryi...
Julia Bradley Jul 22, 2021
Uzbekistan says has no grounds to host Afghans awaiting U.S. visas
ALMATY (Reuters) - Uzbekistan said on Thursday there was no legal basis for accepting a U.S. request to temporarily house thousands of Afghans while they await U.S. immigrant visas after having worked...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Lagarde comments at ECB press conference
FRANKFURT, July 22 (Reuters) - The European Central Bankpledged on Thursday to keep interest rates at record lows foreven longer to help sluggish inflation in the euro zone riseback to its elusive 2% ...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Germany to list Spain, Netherlands as COVID high incidence areas – Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to declare Spain and the Netherlands COVID-19 high risk areas, meaning that incoming travellers who are not fully vaccinated must quarantine, the Funke group of newspa...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Russia says Ukraine blocking water supply to Crimea in European lawsuit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow complained that Ukraine was blocking water supplies to Russian-annexed Crimea in a lawsuit at Europe's top human rights court on Thursday. Ukraine said the suit contained a s...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader’s son who bought Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ glove
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday sanctioned the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for misappropriating millions of dollars which London said was spent on luxury mansions, private jets and a $...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Despite challenges, China attractive for foreign investors: economist
By Divya Chowdhury (Reuters) - China and its companies will continue to attract foreign investments, but tensions on a number of issues like trade and tech with the United States increases the risk of...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
American, Southwest post profits in June even without federal aid
By Tracy Rucinski and Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - U.S. carriers American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said strong bookings made them profitable in the month of June even without U.S. federal aid fo...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
China will not use property as vehicle for stimulus – vice premier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not use the property market as a vehicle for short term economic stimulus, state television quoted Vice Premier Han Zheng as saying on Thursday, affirming the current st...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
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