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Exclusive-EssilorLuxottica considers suing GrandVision over 7 billion euro deal -source
By Claudia Cristoferi (Reuters) -Spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica is considering suing its takeover target GrandVision after a court ruled that the Dutch eyewear retailer had violated the terms of th...
Jun 24, 2021
Ghana court to rule on Eni’s oilfield combination dispute
ACCRA (Reuters) - A Commercial court in Ghana will rule on Friday whether to withhold revenues from an Eni-operated oilfield in an escrow account, as requested by the local operator of an adjacent fie...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. infrastructure deal would fund electric buses, charging stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework does not contain new money for electric vehicle rebates but would spend $15 billion to boost EV charging ...
Jun 24, 2021
Biden calls closure of Hong Kong tabloid ‘sad day for media freedom’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called the closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid a "sad day for media freedom" and said it signaled "intensifying repression by Beijing...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. evacuation of Afghan interpreters, families could reach 50,000 people -U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The evacuation by the United States of at-risk Afghan interpreters will include their family members for a total of as many as 50,000 people, a senior Republican congressman tol...
Jun 24, 2021
Athletics: Telfer out of U.S. trials due to eligibility rules
By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Hurdler CeCe Telfer will not be allowed to compete in the U.S. Olympic trials this week because she has not met World Athletics standards for transgender athl...
Jun 24, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway appears to buy back more stock
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc appears to have extended its drive to repurchase its own stock, even with its share price near a record high, according to regul...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. Labor Board prosecutor hopes to bulk up staffing, budget as gig worker scrutiny grows
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top prosecutor at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the U.S. agency that investigates unfair labor practices, is pushing for a bigger budget and mor...
Jun 24, 2021
Rastafari scorn of Western medicine fuels Jamaican vaccine hesitancy
By Kate Chappell and Ina Sotirova ST ANDREW, Jamaica (Reuters) - At a Rastafari farming community high up in the hills above Jamaica's capital, dreadlocked locals gather at the temple to worship and c...
Jun 24, 2021
EU parliament passes resolution demanding right to safe abortion
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution calling for the bloc's 27 countries to ensure the right to legal and safe abortion in a push to improve women's sexual and...
Jun 24, 2021
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