By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A Texas man accused of targeting Latinos during a 2019 massacre of 23 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal hate crimes, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting the case. Patrick Crusius, 24, changed his plea to guilty during a hearing …
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By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt DEFOREST, Wis. (Reuters) -Fresh off a State of the Union speech to Congress that challenged opposition Republicans to help unite the country, President Joe Biden embarked on a tour of U.S. states crucial to his expected 2024 re-election bid. In Wisconsin, the Democratic president told workers at a union …
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By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India is considering extending a ban on wheat exports as the world’s second-biggest producer seeks to replenish state reserves and bring down domestic prices, government sources said. The current ban was scheduled to be reviewed in April and top government officials from food, farm and trade …
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(Reuters) -Istanbul’s stock exchange operator suspended trading until Feb. 15 and cancelled all Wednesday’s trades in the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. The tremors rocked Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Monday, with hundreds of buildings collapsing and the combined death toll across both countries climbing above …
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By Stephanie van den Berg, Toby Sterling and Bart H. Meijer THE HAGUE (Reuters) -International prosecutors said they had found “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system which shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over the east of the country in 2014. However, evidence of …
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By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s market regulator on Wednesday proposed that bondholders should have the right to object to related party transactions proposed by companies, which have listed high value debt securities. The regulator has asked for comments till Feb. 22. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said the proposal will …
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden put taxes and corporate stock buybacks squarely in investors’ focus during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address as part of his push to restructure the world’s largest economy to be less favorable to the very wealthy. Biden, who earlier last …
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By Herbert Lash and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares fell and the dollar was steady on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve’s mantra that interest rates will stay higher for longer overshadowed the notion that the U.S. central bank will soon pause its tightening cycle as the economy slows. Fed Chair Jerome Powell provided …
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By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada hiked rates last month rather than leaving them unchanged because of labor market tightness and stronger-than-expected growth, according to minutes from the policy-setting meeting released on Wednesday. The minutes suggested the Bank of Canada would likely keep rates unchanged at the next meeting, …
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By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill LONDON/LULWORTH CAMP ARMY BASE, England (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Britain and others on Wednesday to give Ukraine “wings for freedom” by sending combat aircraft to help turn the tide against Russia’s offensive, hoping to overcome Western reluctance to take that step. Western countries have scaled up their pledges …
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