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Analysis-Who pays? Lebanon faces tough question in IMF bailout bid
By Tom Perry and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) - In its bid for IMF support, Lebanon must address a question it has evaded since the economy imploded two years ago: how should it distribute the huge ...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. household wealth rose to record $141.7 trillion in Q2, Fed says
(Reuters) - U.S. household wealth jumped to a new high of $141.7 trillion at the end of June, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, boosted by stock market gains and a pandemic-induced...
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. Senate panel sets hearing on Russian gas pipeline amid Ukraine concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee scheduled a closed-door hearing on Sept. 29 to discuss Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which several lawmakers say could...
Sep 23, 2021
Window open for Iran nuclear talks but won’t be forever -U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The window is still open to reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but Tehran has yet to indicate whether it is willing to resume talks in Vienna or whether it would do so on the b...
Sep 23, 2021
Mexican ex-security chief accused of stealing $250 million after leaving government
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former Mexican security chief implicated in a money laundering scheme is accused of stealing $250 million in public funds after leaving his government job, according to a loc...
Sep 23, 2021
Defeated candidates in Russian election try to annul ‘crooked’ online results
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A coalition of defeated parliamentary candidates in Moscow who allege they were cheated of victory in a parliamentary election by a crooked online voting system s...
Sep 23, 2021
Remittance processor Remitly valued at over $8 billion after strong market debut
(Reuters) -Shares of Remitly Inc opened more than 23% above their initial public offering (IPO) price in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, giving the remittance processor a market capitalization of roug...
Sep 23, 2021
State Department says U.S. envoy to Haiti ‘mischaracterized circumstances’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday said the resignation of the U.S. special envoy to Haiti was "unfortunate" and defended the Biden administration's policies, saying for the envoy...
Sep 23, 2021
Blinken says U.S. soon will release new strategy for Indo-Pacific region
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday that Washington would soon release a new compre...
Sep 23, 2021
Boxing-‘Power is in your spirit,’ says challenger Usyk ahead of Joshua showdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian challenger Oleksandr Usyk on Thursday dismissed concerns that he did not possess the size and strength to take out world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, saying that t...
Sep 23, 2021
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