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Exclusive-Ghana poised to request debt relief under G20 Common Framework – sources

By Karin Strohecker, Jorgelina do Rosario and Christian Akorlie LONDON/ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana is poised to request debt relief via the G20 Common Framework programme and has sought reassurances that the negotiations can be expedited before proceeding, sources told Reuters. The crisis-hit country, which secured a $3 billion staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

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U.S. college scam mastermind gets longest ‘Varsity Blues’ probe sentence

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -The architect of the largest U.S. college admissions fraud scheme ever uncovered was sentenced on Wednesday to 3-1/2 years in prison for helping wealthy parents secure the admission of their children to elite universities through cheating and bribery. The sentence imposed on former college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer by …

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U.S. would accept up to 30,000 migrants a month in expanded program -sources

By Steve Holland, Ted Hesson and Dave Graham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States plans to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela under a program paired with expulsions of people from those countries caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. and Mexican officials said. The expanded humanitarian program would build …

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Biden, McConnell Kentucky event is a roadmap for White House under new Congress

By Steve Holland COVINGTON, Ky. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell made a rare joint appearance on Wednesday at a bridge in Kentucky in a display of bipartisanship that offers a guide to how the White House hopes to govern in months to come. As hardline Republicans create turmoil in …

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Fed wants ‘flexibility’ on rates as inflation remains key focus, minutes show

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -All officials at the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 13-14 policy meeting agreed the U.S. central bank should slow the pace of its aggressive interest rate increases, allowing them to continue increasing the cost of credit to control inflation but in a gradual way meant to limit the risks to economic growth. …

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