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French unions march for better pay as cost of living spikes
PARIS (Reuters) - French labour unions marched for better pay and social benefits, as prices for energy and food rise and the government resumes a reform programme interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. ...
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U.S. Justice Dept defends efforts to step up monitoring threats to school boards
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Tuesday defended a new initiative to combat a rise in threats and harassment targeting public school boards and teachers...
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Turkey registers 29,802 new COVID-19 cases, highest since April 30
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey logged 29,802 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest number of daily infections since April 30, health ministry data showed, as Health Minister Fahrettin Koca urged citiz...
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Lebanon PM Mikati says family wealth legal in response to ‘Pandora Papers’
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati's family wealth comes from a communications business that has been audited in the past and is legal, a statement from his office said on Tuesday ...
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Schumer sets U.S. debt ceiling vote for Wednesday as tensions rise
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will vote on Wednesday on a Democratic-backed measure to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling, a key lawmaker said on Tuesday, as partisan brinkmanship in Co...
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U.S. suspends authority to ship nuclear materials to China’s CGN
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear power regulator last month suspended the shipment of radioactive materials and a hydrogen isotope used in reactors to China's largest state-o...
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Brazil prosecutors seek $457 million from miners Vale, Samarco, BHP for dam disaster
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -State prosecutors in the state of Minas Gerais have filed a lawsuit seeking 2.5 billion reais ($457 million) from miners Vale, Samarco and BHP related to a tailings dam disas...
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NFLPA names Marshawn Lynch chief brand ambassador
Former running back Marshawn Lynch will serve as the NFL Players Association's first chief brand ambassador, the union announced Tuesday. Per the NFLPA, Lynch "will work with union leadership to ensur...
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REUTERS IMPACT-Can COP26 help poorer countries save the world?
By Kevin Liffey (Reuters) - The COP26 global climate conference will miss its goal of weaning the world off fossil fuels unless developing economies heavily reliant on coal are given the help they nee...
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Treasury warns Arizona it can’t use federal funds to undermine school mask requirements
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Arizona's governor on Tuesday that his state could not use federal funds to pay for programs aimed at undermining fa...
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