By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell about 1% on Wednesday, surrendering early gains as worries about a possible U.S. recession outweighed optimism that China’s lifting of COVID-19 curbs will fuel demand for crude in the world’s top oil importer. Brent <LCOc1> futures fell 94 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $84.98 …
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KABUL (Reuters) -The United Nations deputy secretary-general discussed women’s rights with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister on Wednesday after the Taliban authorities banned most female aid workers and stopped women and girls from attending high school and university. Amina Mohammed has also met with U.N. staff, aid groups and Afghan women “to take stock of the …
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By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices turned negative on Wednesday, erasing gains made on weak U.S. economic data yet staying above the $1,900 level, as key members of the Federal Reserve signaled their intent to keep pushing interest rates higher to combat inflation. The dollar pared losses from near multi-month lows and held steady, …
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By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Wednesday who were calling on authorities to enforce an agreed withdrawal of M23 rebels from occupied territory in the region. Regional leaders brokered a ceasefire in November under which the Tutsi-led …
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By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 was dragged down by consumer stocks on Wednesday as British inflation eased, though a sharp rise in food prices sparked fears that the Bank of England would continue with a tight monetary policy. The internationally focussed FTSE 100 edged 0.3% lower on close, hovering …
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By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman. The proposals were developed by bishops, …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – The husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day was charged on Tuesday with her murder after authorities earlier said they had found a knife and blood in the basement of their home, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. Brian Walshe, 47, was already being …
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By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth BROVARY, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a nursery and set it ablaze in a suburb of the capital Kyiv. Dozens of other people were hurt, including a number of children, many …
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(Adds BlackRock and Bed Bath, updates Goldman Sachs) (Reuters) – Big Tech firms and Wall Street titans are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Rapid interest rate hikes, weak consumer demand and an economic slowdown in China have forced firms …
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By Aishwarya Nair and Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Republican attorneys general from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday wrote to proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, asking whether the companies’ voting recommendations on such issues as climate and boardroom diversity violated duties to clients. “Evidence regarding climate change advocacy and goals suggests potential …
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