By Jonathan Allen COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Last April, when drag could still be performed in Tennessee without noticeable complaint, the curtains parted at Tennessee Tech University’s Backdoor Playhouse to reveal Joshua Lancaster wearing a black cowl, white face paint, black lipstick and white contact lenses. He was excited for the debut of his new …
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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose more than $3 on Monday as a halt to some exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region added to worries about oil supplies while a U.S. banking acquisition eased worries that financial turmoil could hurt the economy and curtail fuel demand. Brent crude futures settled up $3.13, or 4.2%, …
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By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street equities gained and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as investor concerns about the financial system were calmed after First Citizens BancShares said it would take on the deposits and loans of failed Silicon Valley Bank. The deal offered a respite after weeks of turmoil prompted …
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By Kanishka Singh, Katharine Jackson and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a Republican energy legislation package if it were to pass Congress, citing cost increases that the legislation could lead to, the White House said on Monday. “H.R. 1 (Lower Energy Costs Act) would double the cost of energy efficiency …
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By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold prices fell more than 1% on Monday as worries over a crisis in the banking sector subsided, prompting investors to scale back safe-haven trades in favour of riskier assets like equities and crude oil. Spot gold dropped 1.2% to $1,952.95 per ounce by 2:10 p.m. EDT (18:10 GMT). U.S. …
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose to a five-day high against the Japanese yen on Monday as authorities’ efforts to rein in worries over the global banking system helped soothe investor nerves. The U.S. currency, however, clung to a narrow range against most major currencies as investors appeared hesitant to place …
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By Emma Farge and Angus McDowall GENEVA (Reuters) -European Union backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has “aided and abetted” rights violations against migrants, an investigator for a U.N. mission said on Monday. The EU and member states have supported and trained the Libyan coastguard, which returns migrants stopped …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station reported on an interview with the head of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM. Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since Burkina Faso’s military seized power in a coup last October. In January, …
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By Francis Kokoroko ACCRA (Reuters) -The United States will provide $100 million to Ghana and four other West African countries to help them deal with violent extremism and instability, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Ghana. Harris was in Accra at the start of a week-long, three-nation African tour, the …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African stocks rose on Monday on easing worries about banking system health in several developed markets, while the rand slipped. U.S. regulators said on Monday they would support a deal for First Citizens BancShares to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), raising hopes that a possible global banking crisis has been averted. …
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