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Ethiopia U.N. envoy says Eritrea troops to leave Tigray ‘soon’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government expects Eritrean troops in its Tigray region to "definitely leave soon," Ethiopia's U.N. Ambassador Taye Atske Selassie Amde said on Tuesday after the U.N. S...
Jun 15, 2021
Citi CFO Mason warns of mixed year for bank even as recovery continues
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc's finance chief Mark Mason on Tuesday predicted a strong economic recovery this year as more people get vaccinated, but cautioned that may not translate into better profits f...
Jun 15, 2021
PwC planning to hire 100,000 over five years in major ESG push
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accounting firm PwC said on Tuesday it would invest $12 billion over five years to create 100,000 new jobs aimed at helping its clients grapple with climate an...
Jun 15, 2021
White House says child tax credit should boost economy, offset unemployment phaseout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration expects the start of child tax credit payments in July to provide a solid boost to the U.S. economy that should more than offset a halt in extra unemplo...
Jun 15, 2021
Mexico foreign minister, US homeland security chief discuss trade, travel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said he spoke with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about improving infrastructure for trade and travel during their...
Jun 15, 2021
Turkey’s Trendyol in talks to raise $2 billion investment – sources
By Ebru Tuncay and Greg Roumeliotis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish e-commerce firm Trendyol, backed by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, is in discussions to raise $2 billion from investors, two sources w...
Jun 15, 2021
All aboard: Sea lions panicked by orcas risk sinking Chilean fishing boat
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Dozens of sea lions seeking to escape a pack of hunting killer whales in southern Chile on Saturday surprised a fishing boat by trying to board it en masse inste...
Jun 15, 2021
Platinum Equity to buy McGraw Hill from Apollo for $4.5 billion
(Reuters) -Billionaire Tom Gores' private equity firm Platinum Equity would acquire textbook publishing and educational technology company McGraw Hill for $4.5 billion from Apollo Global Management In...
Jun 15, 2021
Congressional Democrats wary of Senate infrastructure plan
By Makini Brice and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal by a bipartisan group of Senate moderates as negl...
Jun 15, 2021
Brazil has 2,468 COVID deaths in 24 hours, nears half million toll – ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 80,609 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 2,468 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The South American cou...
Jun 15, 2021
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