By Sabrina Valle and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Guyana’s coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has lured at least 10 companies including Shell, Petrobras and Chevron, to consider the decade’s hottest oil region, people close to the matter said. The South American country is offering 14 offshore blocks in an attempt to speed …
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By Foo Yun Chee and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Network of consumer authorities told …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican and U.S. authorities said on Monday they were working to locate four Americans who were shot at by gunmen in northern Mexico and then kidnapped shortly after crossing the border. The four unidentified Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates when they entered Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on Friday, …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Florida city’s bid to fend off a lawsuit by atheists accusing officials of violating constitutional limits on government involvement in religion by staging a prayer vigil following gun violence that wounded three children. The justices turned away an appeal by the …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. airlines agreed to commit in writing to eliminating family seating fees if adjacent seats are available during booking, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said on Monday. Under pressure from the Biden administration, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Frontier Airlines will include the guarantee in customer service …
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By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged slightly higher on Monday, bouncing back from early losses, as top oil executives at an energy conference in Houston discussed supply tightness and hopes for rising Chinese demand. Oil market and logistics are tight and vulnerable to any unexpected supply disruption, as Russian oil is still getting …
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By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – For Angela Bassett, vying for an acting Oscar for the second time next Sunday in a 40-year career, every role she has taken has been an opportunity to break through perceptions of “us as Black women.” “To show our humanity, to tell the diversity of …
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By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold eased from an earlier near three-week high on Monday as investors prepared for Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this week and monthly U.S. jobs data, both of which could influence interest rate policy. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $1,846.54 per ounce by 2:56 p.m. ET …
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By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street edged higher and the greenback softened on Monday as investors weighed China growth expectations and a drop in U.S. factory orders, while looking ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and crucial jobs data later in the week. All three major U.S. stock …
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QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in southwestern Pakistan that killed nine policemen on Monday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. A suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police truck in in Sibbi, a city some 160 km (100 miles) east of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. …
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