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Grand jury in Georgia heard recording of Trump call to state House speaker -report

By Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Atlanta grand jury that probed ex-President Donald Trump’s 2020 election meddling heard a taped telephone call he placed to Georgia’s Republican House leader seeking to reverse Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in that swing state, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Wednesday. The existence of such a recording, or that …

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Berkshire Hathaway buys more Occidental shares, stake rises to 23.1%

(Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased more Occidental Petroleum Corp shares, increasing its stake in the oil company to about 23.1%, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday. Berkshire paid about $466.68 million for 7.9 million Occidental shares between March 13 and March 15, according to the filing. Earlier this month, filings revealed that …

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Australia employment rebounds in Feb, jobless drops back to near 50-yr lows

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia employment rebounded strongly in February after two months of declines, while the jobless rate fell back to near 50-year lows, suggesting the country’s labour market remained tight amid a slew of interest rate hikes by the central bank. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on …

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U.S. warns Honduras that China makes many unfulfilled promises

(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said China makes many promises that are unfulfilled after Honduras announced it would seek official relations with Beijing and cut them with Taiwan. “The Honduran Government should be aware that the PRC (People’s Republic of China) makes many promises that are unfulfilled,” a State Department spokesperson said. …

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Italy’s highest court orders new trial for U.S. tourists over policeman’s murder

By Marco Carta ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court late on Wednesday ordered two American tourists to stand a new trial for the 2019 killing of a policeman in central Rome following a botched attempt to buy drugs, but upheld a murder sentence for one of them. Last year an appeals court had convicted Finnegan …

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New Zealand’s economy shrinks in Q4, changing rate outlook

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s economy missed forecasts for growth in the fourth quarter and instead shrank 0.6%, official data showed on Thursday, raising the chances of a recession and making further interest rate hikes less likely. Gross domestic product (GDP) failed to meet analysts’ expectations of a 0.2% contraction in the December …

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Brazilian researchers find ‘terrifying’ plastic rocks on remote island

By Sergio Queiroz TRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil (Reuters) – The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm. Melted plastic has become intertwined with rocks on the island, located 1,140 km (708 miles) from the southeastern …

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