ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The number of people killed in Turkey in this month’s devastating earthquakes has risen to 43,556, the country’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said overnight. Soylu told state broadcaster TRT Haber that there had been 7,930 aftershocks following the first quake on Feb. 6 and that more than 600,000 apartments and 150,000 commercial …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will unveil on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, three State Department officials familiar with the new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy told Reuters. The CAT policy covers review of security assistance, government-to-government weapons transfers and …
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By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -A major winter storm battered the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest with high winds and heavy snow on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of schools to close, grounding air travel and making road travel difficult – if not impossible – in some U.S. areas. More than 50 million Americans were under winter …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian carmaker Tata Motors has begun talks with sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors to raise up to $1 billion via a stake sale in its electric vehicle (EV) business, Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing sources. The company plans to sell a significant minority stake, the newspaper report added, eyeing a …
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By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp (BofA) amassed $1.2 billion in expenses for litigation and regulatory investigations last year including fines and settlements, according to a company filing on Wednesday. The cost is a major jump from $164 million recorded by the second-largest U.S. lender in 2021 and $823 million …
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(This Feb. 21 story has been refiled to add dropped word ‘recommended’ in paragraph 2) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The foreperson of a Georgia grand jury that investigated former U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state told media on Tuesday that the panel recommended multiple criminal indictments. The foreperson …
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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A team of influential economists has urged China to adopt a new development model based on “wellbeing” rather than GDP growth in order to fulfil its 2060 net-zero emissions goals and head off the mounting threats of climate change. In a report published on Thursday, the team – which …
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(Reuters) – England’s Ben Stokes will leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) early to prepare for a one-off test against Ireland in June and the subsequent Ashes series against Australia, the star all-rounder has said. England test captain Stokes skipped last year’s IPL but was sold to Chennai Super Kings for a staggering $1.96 million …
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By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -The U.S. Forest Service can go ahead with a plan to shoot dozens of feral cattle from helicopters in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness after a federal judge on Wednesday refused a request by ranchers for an emergency order to stop the cull. Cattle ranchers and local business owners told U.S. District …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb told retailer Bath & Body Works on Wednesday that his hedge fund Third Point plans to launch a board challenge and said the company’s addition of new directors does not address his concerns about governance, capital allocation and executive pay. “As fiduciaries, we have no …
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