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Kevin McCarthy vows to remain in race for U.S. House speaker amid hardline opposition

By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Kevin McCarthy vowed on Tuesday to remain in the race to be the powerful U.S. House of Representatives speaker, hours after hardline members of his party repeatedly blocked his bid to lead their brand-new majority. In the first day of what could prove to …

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Analysis-Panama, First Quantum harden battle lines over key copper mine

By Valentine Hilaire PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama and First Quantum Minerals are hardening battle lines in a dispute over how much tax the Canadian miner should pay on its concession for the Central American country’s only major copper mine in operation, a key asset for both parties. First Quantum’s Chief Executive Tristan Pascall flew to …

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Doctoral student accused in Idaho college slayings agrees to extradition

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The doctoral student accused in the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will be transferred to Idaho to face murder charges there, after he agreed at a Tuesday court hearing in Pennsylvania not to fight extradition. Bryan Kohberger, 28, was taken into custody last week in Monroe County …

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Hundreds of trucks snarl Bolivia farm region as blockades hit business

By Agustin Marcarian PAILON, Bolivia (Reuters) – Hundreds of trucks lined highways in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, as protesters blockaded routes out of the region following the arrest of the local governor, and hard-hit local businesses urged a return to order. Protests have gripped the lowland region since the Dec. 28 …

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Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case; October trial set

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange and caused billions of dollars in losses, in what prosecutors have called an “epic” fraud. He entered his plea in Manhattan federal court where he faces …

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Argentina extends maturities of $16.8 billion debt to ease payment crunch

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry said Tuesday it managed to extend the maturities of around 3 trillion pesos ($16.8 billion) in debt following a debt swap that saw a lot of interest from banking entities. The bonds, originally slated to mature in the first quarter of 2023, were extended to different points later …

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