By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday by adopting a fighting stance against proposals floated by Republicans who control the House, dismissing some as “fiscally demented.” Gearing up for an expected announcement in the weeks ahead that he will run for a second, …
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By Steve Holland and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -No visitor logs exist for President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, where classified documents from his vice presidential days were found, as it is a private residence, the White House Counsel and Secret Service said on Monday. “Like every President across decades of modern history, his …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rio Tinto on Tuesday said that China’s reopening from COVID-19 restrictions is set to raise near-term risks of labour and supply-chain shortages, while it also flagged a strong start to iron ore shipments for 2023. The Anglo-Australian miner said consumers remain cautious of China’s property market, which has been supportive to the economy, …
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By Sudarshan Varadhan and Sarita Chaganti Singh SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s power utilities will likely boost coal imports this year to cope with surges in demand, made worse over the past year by extreme temperatures, and with freight bottlenecks that are disrupting domestic coal supplies, analysts and officials said. A steady rise in industrial …
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(Reuters) – UK’s Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has accepted changes to the Online Safety Bill that will make senior managers at tech firms criminally liable for persistent breaches of their duty of care to children, the Telegraph reported on Monday. Ministers are expected to unveil the details of the plan in the Commons on Tuesday …
SAN SALVADOR, 16 ene (Reuters) – Al menos 130 viviendas han resultado dañadas y 19 personas damnificados debido a la actividad sísmica registrada entre el domingo y el lunes en El Salvador atribuida a fallas geológicas, informaron autoridades de protección civil. Los daños se han concentrado en el departamento Ahuachapán, epicentro de la actividad, ubicado …
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LIMA, 16 ene (Reuters) – Un bloqueo de carreteras en los Andes de Perú por las protestas antigubernamentales han frenado el ingreso de insumos y el transporte de concentrados de cobre de la mina Las Bambas, de la empresa china MMG Ltd, dijo a Reuters el lunes una fuente cercana a la firma. Pese a …
PARIS (Reuters) – French fashion house Dior on Monday named K-pop star Jimin a global brand ambassador, broadcasting the tie-up on social networks with images of the BTS singer in sporty looks with an outdoor flair, designed by Kim Jones. The move comes as European luxury houses look to tap into the global popularity of …
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By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italian investigators knew a lot of things about mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. He liked wearing designer clothes, expensive sun glasses and Rolex watches, he loved video games and had a taste for luxury foods. He was also a ruthless killer who once claimed to have murdered enough people …
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By Prasto Wardoyo SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian court began a trial on Monday of a handful of police and match officials charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in one of the world’s deadliest soccer stadium stampedes. The disaster, in which 135 people died, occurred at a match in October at …
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