(Reuters) – Anti-abortion protesters broke into the room where Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc held its annual shareholders meeting in Newport Coast, California on Thursday for its decision to start selling abortion pills, the pharmacy chain said. Walgreens and CVS Health Corp said on Jan. 4 that they plan to offer abortion pills following the U.S. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan and the Netherlands will soon agree to join the United States in restricting exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China, Bloomberg News reported. Talks between the countries will conclude as early as Friday, with the Netherlands restricting ASML Holding NV from selling machines to China used to make certain types of advanced …
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(This Jan. 25 story has been refiled to fix the spelling of Markopolos in the eighth paragraph) By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Short-seller Hindenburg Research disclosed on Wednesday short positions in India’s Adani Group, citing potential stock manipulation and accounting fraud in a report. The allegations sent bonds and shares in the conglomerate’s …
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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Five former Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder in the death of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols, from injuries he sustained in a violent encounter following a traffic stop, prosecutors said. Nichols, a 29-year-old father, died while hospitalized on Jan. 10, three days after the confrontation during his …
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AMSTERDAM/MANILA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s decision to allow a probe into the Philippines’ drugs war to resume is an “irritant”, the country’s justice secretary said on Friday, maintaining the ICC has no jurisdiction over the country’s affairs. Jesus Crispin Remulla said the ICC should not impose on the Philippines, which is no longer …
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By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden cast Republicans as representing the party of “chaos and catastrophe” on Thursday and sharply criticized their refusal to approve an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling unless they get a deal on spending cuts. In an impassioned speech at a steamfitters union hall in …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is considering stepping down, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Regan has been thinking seriously about departing and has been exploring options outside the Biden administration but has not made any decisions, one source said. “No plans imminently, but …
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By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended a choppy session higher on Thursday as investors grappled with an onslaught of economic data and a string of mixed corporate earnings, all while eyeing the clock as it ticks down toward next week’s Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. While all three major U.S. stock …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Adani Group said on Thursday it is evaluating “remedial and punitive action” under U.S. and Indian laws against short-seller Hindenburg Research, which in a report accused the conglomerate of improper use of offshore tax havens. Shares in seven listed group companies of Adani lost $10.73 billion in market capitalisation in India on …
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By Andrea Shalal SILVERTON, South Africa (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday lauded the Ford Motor Co’s 100-year history of assembling vehicles in South Africa and underscored Washington’s resolve to expand trade ties with countries that it “can count on,” including South Africa. Yellen spoke after touring Ford’s plant in Silverton, a …
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