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U.S. equity funds get first weekly net inflows in three – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds lured capital inflows in the week to Wednesday, after two weeks of outflows, as optimistic investors bet on recovery hopes, ignoring higher inflation levels. Data from Re...
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Fed funds effective rate now highest since August 2020
(Reuters) - The U.S. fed funds effective rate rose 4 basis points on Thursday to 0.10% from 0.06% in the wake on the move by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to increase by 5 bps the interest it pays ...
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Virtual real estate plot sells for close to $1 million
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A patch of virtual land in the blockchain-based online world Decentraland sold for more than $900,000 on Thursday, in a record purchase for the platform, the D...
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U.N. chief Guterres appointed for second term
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday appointed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. (Reporting by Michell...
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WHO chief scientist disappointed by CureVac trial
Geneva (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday that results from the CureVac COVID-19 vaccine's initial trial were disappointing. German biotech firm CureVac' vaccin...
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Cyber attack on Polish officials came from Russia, Kaczynski says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Top Polish government officials have been hit by a far-reaching cyber attack conducted from Russian territory, Poland's de facto leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Friday in his firs...
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Roma boys help restore forgotten Slovak Jewish cemetery
By Radovan Stoklasa VINODOL, Slovakia (Reuters) - A local enthusiast and several boys from the Roma community have started restoring a forgotten Jewish cemetery in the Slovak village of Vinodol, bring...
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U.N. watchdog seeks release of two Bahrainis from death row
DUBAI (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights watchdog has called on Bahrain to release and compensate two activists facing death sentences, saying they are being arbitrarily detained. In July 2020 ...
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8 banks previously banned from bond sale now allowed to take part – EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eight banks that were previously excluded from syndicated debt sales backing the European Commission's up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund will be allow...
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WHO expects Guinea to announce end of Ebola outbreak on Saturday
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he expected the government of Guinea to announce the end of its Ebola outbreak on Saturday. "Thanks to the lessons le...
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