By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday proposed a new program that would allow it to offer leases of public land for conservation purposes, in much the same way as it currently offers acreage for drilling, mining, and grazing. The Biden administration’s plan aims to protect landscapes from the impact of climate …
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By Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve emergency lending to banks was on balance fairly stable at very high levels as the financial system continued to contend with banking sector stresses, central bank data released on Thursday showed. As of Wednesday, banks tapped $88.2 billion from the central bank’s discount window lending facility, …
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed on Thursday, adding that Washington is in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will continue to work with them. Patel declined to provide further details. CNN reported last week that a Florida couple, Abigail and …
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(Reuters) -Activist investor Carl Icahn and Illumina Inc had weeks-long private negotiations before he started a proxy fight to push the U.S. life sciences firm to unwind its 2021 buyout of Grail, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday. The billionaire proposed a negotiated settlement on March 8 that included two board seats for his nominees …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Lawmakers from the pro-Russia, far-right Freedom Party walked out of the lower house of Austria’s parliament on Thursday during a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, protesting that it violated Austria’s neutrality. Zelenskiy addressed the chamber via video link, thanking Austria for its humanitarian aid and help with projects such as clearing …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Two of Australia’s largest pension funds pulled money out of Chinese stocks and boosted positions in the country’s fossil fuel sector in the final six months of 2022, according to filings published on Thursday. The value of China and Hong Kong listed equities at AustralianSuper and Aware Super, which collectively …
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By David Shepardson and Rich McKay (Reuters) -Authorities have lifted an evacuation order and said no environmental safety issues were detected after a freight train carrying ethanol derailed near a small town in Minnesota early on Thursday. The BNSF Railway-operated train derailed at 1:02 a.m. CDT (0602 GMT) and caught fire, forcing some residents to …
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By Douglas Gillison and Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday moved to reassure the nation’s community banks that they would not have to foot a $23 billion bill for replenishing the fund that insures deposits following the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history. In unveiling new measures to strengthen mid-size …
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By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation but left the amount to be determined later. However, in …
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Por Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTÁ, 30 mar (Reuters) – Las monedas de América Latina cerraron el jueves con tendencia mixta, en tanto que los agentes mantuvieron su atención en las reuniones de política monetaria de Colombia y México, mientras las divisas de Brasil y Chile subieron en medio de un ambiente de tranquilidad en el frente …
