(This March 29 story has been corrected to say 8.88 trillion rupees, instead of 8.8 trillion rupees, in paragraph 1) By Nikunj Ohri (Reuters) – India’s federal government plans to borrow 8.88 trillion rupees ($108.08 billion) – slightly above expectations – via bonds from the market in the first six months of the fiscal year …
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(Reuters) – A Florida board created to oversee Walt Disney World’s special taxation district is considering legal action after saying its power over the entertainment company’s resort has been eviscerated, a spokesperson for the district confirmed on Wednesday. Florida lawmakers passed a bill in February giving Governor Ron DeSantis effective control over a board that …
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By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O’Brien NASHVILLE (Reuters) -First lady Jill Biden joined a memorial vigil in Nashville on Wednesday for the three children and three adults shot to death this week at a Christian day school, including two educators who were close friends of the Tennessee governor’s wife. The outdoor ceremony, attended by several …
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By Lizbeth Diaz CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -Migrants were locked in a cell as a blaze spread killing 39 people at a detention center in Mexico, witnesses and a survivor said on Wednesday, as Mexican prosecutors said they were investigating the incident as a possible homicide. Prosecutors have identified eight people who may be responsible …
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By David Shepardson and Hilary Russ WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks’ former Chief Executive Howard Schultz defended himself and the coffee chain against allegations of “union busting” at a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington on Wednesday. The Seattle-based company has previously denied allegations that it illegally fired pro-union baristas or spied on workers as hundreds …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Equatorial Guinea has confirmed 13 cases of Marburg disease since the beginning of the epidemic, its health officials said on Wednesday after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Central African country’s government to report new cases officially. Marburg virus disease is a viral haemorrhagic fever that can have …
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Ghanaian women entrepreneurs on Wednesday to discuss economic empowerment and leadership before heading to Tanzania to continue her week-long African tour. Harris is the latest U.S. government figure to visit African countries, after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as …
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(Reuters) – Russian forces have had some success L1N35W24R in the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian military officials said evening, adding that their fighters were still holding on in a battle that has lasted several months. DIPLOMACY, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MILITARY AID * The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia …
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By David Lawder, Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday rejected the idea of a near-term capital increase for the World Bank and said she expected U.S. nominee Ajay Banga to win election as the bank’s next leader, with no challengers emerging as the nomination period closed. …
By Imad Creidi DOHA (Reuters) – The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, Paul Rusesabagina, arrived in the United States on Wednesday after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident who has lived in exile in San Antonio, Texas, for …
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