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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Catamarca, Argentina, EMSC says
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Catamarca in Argentina on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological...
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French officials raise Mayotte death toll to 39 after Storm Chido
PARIS (Reuters) - French officials raised the death toll in Mayotte to 39 from 35, about 10 days after the islands were batte...
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Suspect in New York City subway fire killing charged with murder, arson
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of killing a woman on a New York City subway train by setting her on f...
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Brazil probes risks from chemicals after tankers plunged off collapsed bridge
ESTREITO, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian state and federal authorities were assessing on Tuesday the risks of water contaminati...
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Former US President Clinton discharged from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday after being tr...
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Punters throng London's historic Christmas meat auction
By Yann Tessier LONDON (Reuters) - Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London's hi...
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Trump says he'll seek the death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigor...
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Analysis-Target's holiday advertising push will only take it so far, investors say
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the most competitive holiday season in years, major U.S. retailers Target and Wal...
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Toyota is donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration
By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor of North America is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's Jan...
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Snowfall halt traffic in Bosnia, leave thousands without power
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall left thousands of homes without power across Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday, blocking ...
10h ago
Big banks planning to sue US Fed over annual stress tests, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Major banks are planning to sue the U.S. Federal Reserve over the annual stress tests conducted by the regulator,...
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US bank, business groups sue Fed over stress test framework
(Reuters) - Groups representing U.S. banks and businesses said on Tuesday they were suing the Federal Reserve to challenge wh...
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American Airlines grounds all US flights on busy Christmas Eve
(Reuters) -American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according...
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Exclusive-India reviews $30 billion sulphur-cutting programme for coal plants
By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired pow...
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The barnacle, Spaniards' favourite Christmas dish, imperilled by climate change
By Leonardo Benassatto and Nacho Doce CORME, Spain (Reuters) - On the craggy rocks on northwestern Spain's treacherous Costa ...
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Japan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2035 vs 2013 levels
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's environment and industry ministries on Tuesday finalised a plan to cut greenhouse ...
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Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores on Christmas Eve, union says
(Reuters) - A strike at Starbucks' U.S. stores will expand to over 300 stores on Tuesday, with more than 5,000 workers expect...
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Aceh hopeful as Indonesia beefs up warning system 20 years after tsunami
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ...
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Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of...
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Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand US judiciary
By Nate Raymond and Dan Burns (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to unders...
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