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U.N. chief “shocked” by Ethiopia’s expulsion of U.N. officials
(Corrects to say U.N. spokesperson, not U.S.) (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres was "shocked" by the information that Ethiopia has declared seven senior U.N. officials working in the...
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Greece imposes COVID restrictions for its second largest city
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will impose a nighttime curfew and ban music at bars, cafes and restaurants in Thessaloniki, its second biggest city, following an increase in COVID-19 cases, the government ...
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Euro zone to discuss economic hit from soaring energy prices
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will discuss soaring energy prices on Monday, concerned they could slow economic recovery, impact on investment decisions and dispr...
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Egypt receives first 1.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine from US
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Thursday received 1.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer as a gift from the United States as part of the COVAX initiative, the first batch of a total o...
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BlackRock requires over half its workers return to office on Nov 1 – memo
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc will require more than half of its employees to work from the office for three days a week on average starting November, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thur...
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Major EU airlines agree to refund passengers after pandemic flight cancellations
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of European airlines agreed on Thursday to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, and committed to provide better i...
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GM expects renewable energy-powered U.S. sites by 2025, ahead of plan
(Reuters) - No.1 U.S. automaker General Motors Co said on Thursday it plans to have its sites in the United States run on renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its original goal. The company a...
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Private groups aiding thousands in Afghanistan worry about dwindling funds
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stacia George hired buses to take hundreds of Afghans, including many who worked for the U.S. government, to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif after the Tal...
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Civic Center hosts regional Esports tournament this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Civic Center will be full of gamers this weekend. Matt Hartke, creator of the Midwest Dota 2 League, told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show”, the tourname...
Julia Bradley Sep 30, 2021
Fed’s Bostic says hiring process for regional presidents “has worked well”
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Thursday he welcomed a Board of Governors ethics review following the resignation of two of his colleag...
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