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Biden to promote U.S. infrastructure spending in bipartisan Kentucky visit

(Adds dropped word in paragraph five.) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden will join Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a Wednesday event in Kentucky aimed at highlighting the effects of the $1 trillion 2021 infrastructure bill, a White House official said Sunday. The pair, along with Republican Ohio Governor …

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At least 14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Sunday at least 14 people died in an armed attack at a prison in the northern border city Juarez and two more died during a later armed aggression elsewhere in the city. The Chihuahua state prosecutor said in a statement that among those who died in the …

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Power outage forces Philippines to suspend flights, shut airspace

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine authorities halted flights in and out of Manila on New Year’s Day due to a malfunction of air traffic control, which also prevented airlines bound to other destinations from using the country’s airspace. A total of 282 flights were either delayed, cancelled or diverted to other regional airports, affecting around 56,000 passengers …

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China Dec manufacturing contracts sharply as COVID infections soar

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s factory activity shrank for the third straight month in December and at the sharpest pace in nearly three years as COVID infections swept through production lines across the country after Beijing’s abrupt reversal of anti-virus measures. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.0 from 48.0 in November, the National Bureau …

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UK’s Sunak shelves childcare reform indefinitely – The Telegraph

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shelved plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving parents money and helping them return to work, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The policy drive has been postponed indefinitely, and the scale of reforms under consideration is now expected to be much smaller …

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Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was overshadowed by the death of his predecessor, Benedict. Francis presided at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as the body of Benedict, who died …

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Extinction Rebellion UK to halt disruptive protests

LONDON (Reuters) – The British arm of the Extinction Rebellion environmental group said on Sunday it would take a break from acts of public disruption in order to bring more people on board its campaign for urgent action to counter climate change. The grassroots group’s protests have previously included closing key roads and bridges in …

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Global economy faces tougher year in 2023, IMF’s Georgieva warns

By Dan Burns (Reuters) -For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States, Europe and China – all experience weakening activity, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday. The new year is going to be “tougher …

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Blinken discussed U.S.-China relationship in call with China’s Qin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with incoming Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over the phone on Sunday, Blinken said on Twitter, after China last week appointed its ambassador to the United States to be its new foreign minister. Blinken said he discussed the U.S.-China relationship and maintaining open lines of …

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Chinese state media seek to reassure public over COVID-19

By Martin Quin Pollard, Xiaoyu Yin and Tingshu Wang WUHAN (Reuters) -Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country was under control and nearing its peak. Though many people in major cities have …

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