Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Northern Sumatra, Indonesia- EMSC

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Northern Sumatra in Indonesia on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.70 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

Brazil’s BTG Pactual appeals decision protecting billionaire-backed Americanas from creditors

By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian bank Banco BTG Pactual SA has appealed a court injunction that protected billionaire-backed retailer Americanas from creditors on Friday, documents seen by Reuters show. In an appeal filed on Saturday, BTG lawyers argue the court injunction orders illegally the reversal of a payment made by Americanas to BTG. …

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In tribute to rights leader King, Biden invokes ‘battle for the soul of this nation’

By Steve Holland ATLANTA, Ga. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden told Americans to look towards Martin Luther King Jr.’s life for lessons on repairing their divisions, extremism and injustice, as he become the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a Sunday service in the civil rights leader’s church in Atlanta. Marking Monday’s national holiday celebrating …

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Germany falls to bottom rung of investment ranking on energy costs, labour shortage

(Reuters) – Germany’s attractiveness as an investment location has fallen four places to 18th of 21 in a ranking of industrial economies by economic research institute ZEW, newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine reported on Monday. Rising energy costs and ongoing labour shortages have compounded existing problems of high taxes, complex bureaucracy and slow pace of innovation, the …

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