By Maximilian Heath and Daniela Desantis BUENOS AIRES/ASUNCION (Reuters) – South America’s agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the European Union struck a free trade agreement, though farmers said they wanted to see the small print of the deal. The agreement was reached after …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The mother of Austin Tice, a U.S. journalist captured over 12 years ago in Syria, said on Friday that her family had information that he is still alive. “We have from a significant source that has been vetted all over our government: Austin Tice is alive,” Debra Tice told journalists at the National …
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By Gabriella Borter and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service’s acting director told a U.S. House of Representatives panel on Thursday that he has overhauled the agency’s security practices after a gunman shot President-elect Donald Trump in July. Acting Director Ronald Rowe testified to a House task force consisting of seven Republicans and …
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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds. Bird flu has infected more than 500 dairy herds in top …
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By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – Shares of health insurance companies including UnitedHealth Group continued to fall on Friday, two days after Brian Thompson, the CEO of the company’s health insurance unit, was fatally shot outside a Manhattan hotel by a gunman lying in wait. The shooter is still at large and his motive for the …
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By Lawrence Delevingne and Iain Withers BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced as investors raised their bets on the prospect of a U.S. interest rate cut this month after payrolls data showed strong job growth in November, while the euro dipped against the dollar as political turmoil gripped France. Futures markets put an 85% chance on …
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Novo Holdings on Friday gained unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16.5 bln acquisition of U.S. contract drug maker Catalent after EU regulators said they did not see any competition issues. Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which makes the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, said …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, as earlier selling, amid a jobs report showing higher unemployment and modest job gains overall, lost momentum ahead of an inflation report next week that could either reinforce or cast doubts on interest rate cut expectations later this month. The greenback recovered from …
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By Hannah Lang and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s crypto policy is taking shape with the announcement of a White House crypto czar and a new securities watchdog, but questions remain over who will drive policy and whether too many cooks could slow down changes. Trump on Thursday appeared to make good …
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(Reuters) -Burkina Faso’s ruling junta has dismissed interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the government, a decree issued by the office of military leader Ibrahim Traore said on Friday. The decree did not give a reason for the dismissal of Tambela, who was appointed interim premier soon after Traore seized power …
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