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Five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder in death of Tyre Nichols

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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Philippines defiant, says won’t cooperate with ICC investigation

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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Biden attacks Republicans over ‘mind-boggling’ debt ceiling threat

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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U.S. EPA administrator contemplating stepping down -sources

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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India’s Adani Group says evaluating action against Hindenburg Research

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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Yellen lauds Ford’s 100-year history in South Africa, flags more investments

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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Russia unleashes missiles, drones at Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks, 11 dead

By Tom Balmforth and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian civilians raced for cover on Thursday as Russia fired a barrage of missiles and drones across the country, killing at least 11 people, according to officials, a day after Kyiv won Western pledges of battlefield tanks to combat Moscow’s invasion. The German and American announcements …

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Power surge crashes Pakistan grid, plunging millions into darkness

By Asif Shahzad and Sudarshan Varadhan ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Pakistan’s generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage fluctuations that culminated in a system collapse that plunged 220 million people into darkness, an internal government document reviewed by Reuters showed. Complete grid failures are rare, and operators of modern grids count local shocks …

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