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U.S. lawmakers ask for documents on Russian hackers targeting nuclear labs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers are calling for the Department of Energy to release documents detailing the targeting of American nuclear laboratories by Russian hackers last year. The call – issued Thursday by the Republican chairmen of the House of Representatives’ oversight and science committees – follows a Reuters report last month that the Russian hacking …

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Explainer-When is the State of the Union 2023? Date of Biden’s address and what to expect

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in a speech that may mark the unofficial start of the 2024 presidential campaign season. Here is what to expect. WHEN IS THE STATE OF THE UNION? Biden will deliver …

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Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders to give Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary under Donald Trump, will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week, party leaders announced on Thursday. Huckabee Sanders, who describes herself as a conservative reformer, will speak from the state …

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Merck sees sharp decline in COVID sales for 2023 after strong fourth quarter

By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Merck & Co on Thursday forecast 2023 earnings below Wall Street estimates along with an expected steep decline in sales of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment, and its shares fell around 2%. The U.S. drugmaker did report a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on strong sales of the COVID pill molnupiravir in Asia …

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Brazil currency firms, rate cut bets pushed back by central bank’s hawkish outlook

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s currency firmed and interest rate futures jumped on Thursday as a more hawkish outlook from the central bank led economists to push back forecasts for rate cuts to next year. The central bank’s policy statement was a setback for newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who …

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U.S. weekly jobless claims at nine-month low; productivity accelerates

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week as the labor market remains resilient despite higher borrowing costs and mounting fears of a recession this year. The surprise decline in weekly jobless claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday raised …

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Baltics, Poland call for ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes at Olympics

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -The Baltic nations and Poland on Thursday called on international sports bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in the Olympics and other events while the war in Ukraine continues. The International Olympic Committee announced last week that athletes from the two countries, banned from competing in Europe, …

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ConocoPhillips joins rivals with bumper profit on higher energy prices

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -ConocoPhillips said on Thursday profit more than doubled to $18.7 billion in 2022, the highest since the company spun-off its refining business in 2012, as the oil producer benefited from higher prices on tight supplies and robust demand. Global crude oil prices climbed 10.45% in 2022 as strong demand from economies …

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