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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Brazil’s Environment Minister, Marina Silva, said on Tuesday that international investments have not materialized as contributions to help her country reduce deforestation in the Amazon and contribute to fighting global climate change. She said Brazil has regained the trust of the European Parliament with regards to resistance to the EU trade deal …

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By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp expanded its U.S. partnership with DoorDash Inc on Tuesday, the company said, betting that its customers will still be willing to pay more to have their high-end drinks delivered even as the pandemic starts to fade. Coffee drinkers in Northern California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and some …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York Federal Reserve said on Tuesday its barometer on business activity in New York state fell in January to the lowest level since mid-2020 as orders plunged and employment growth stalled. The regional Fed’s “Empire State” index on current business conditions plummeted to -32.9 this month from -11.2 in December. …

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By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s government named Boris Pistorius as defence minister on Tuesday at a time of mounting pressure on Berlin from Western allies to allow Ukraine to use German-made tanks in the war with Russia. Following several missteps, Christine Lambrecht resigned as defence minister on Monday, ahead of a conference on Friday …

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MADRID (Reuters) – Revenue from tourism companies in Spain is likely to be 4.7% higher this year than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the sector, industry group Exceltur said on Tuesday. Even with uncertainties over the war in Ukraine and inflation, that is the first time Spain’s hotels, resorts, transport companies, car rentals …

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By Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg The United States announced on Thursday it will extend COVID-19 pandemic-era restrictions nL1N33Q1F2, known as Title 42, to expel migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border back to Mexico, a move would block more nationalities from seeking asylum in the United States. At the same …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – German investor sentiment was in positive territory in January for the first time since the Ukraine war began as signs point to a milder recession over the winter months than initially feared, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday. The institute’s economic sentiment index rose to 16.9 from minus 23.3 in …

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