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Argentine unions raise challenge to Milei with major strike, protest

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s largest union started a 12-hour strike on Wednesday with tens of thousands of workers demonstrating in the heart of Buenos Aires against tough economic austerity measures and reforms by new libertarian President Javier Milei. The action, hitting sectors from transport to banks, is the biggest show of opposition …

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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own PoWs by shooting down plane

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act of terrorism that had killed a total of 74 people. Ukraine called for full clarification of the circumstances of the incident and …

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David Ellison makes offer for Paramount-owner National Amusements – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Skydance Media CEO David Ellison has made a preliminary offer to buy National Amusements, the holding company of the Redstone family, as a way to take control of Paramount Global, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Ellison has held discussions with Paramount about merging it with Skydance Media, after he takes control, the report said, …

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Billionaire Eddie Lampert ordered to pay $18 million to Sears Hometown investors

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Billionaire Eddie Lampert must pay $18 million to shareholders of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc for short-changing them in 2019 when he bought out minority investors in the company he controlled, a Delaware judge ruled on Wednesday. Vice Chancellor Travis Laster, the judge on Delaware’s Court of Chancery, said Lampert …

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