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– General Motors Co said on Wednesday it would hire more than 8,000 new technical staff this year, as the U.S. automaker accelerates its development of electric vehicles and software-driven …

By Paul Lienert – Ford Motor Co and longtime Chinese partner Jiangling Motors Corp have formed a joint venture aimed at strengthening Ford’s sales efforts and reach in China, the …

By Andrew Chung – Before she turned to law and became one of the youngest justices ever appointed to the California Supreme Court, Leondra Kruger had journalism in her blood. …

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department has filed criminal charges against a man for allegedly selling the gun that another man later used to take hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON -A U.S. judge on Thursday imposed a 44-month prison sentence on a man who pleaded guilty to a felony charge after throwing objects at police during …

By Nancy Lapid – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet …

By Layli Foroudi PARIS – The French government said this week it was closing down an activist-run media outlet and a Muslim website deemed at odds with “national values”, the …

By David Gaffen NEW YORK – Oil rose on Wednesday, tuoching $90 a barrel for the first time in seven years, supported as tight supply and rising political tensions between …

– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s pending retirement https://www.reuters.com/world/us/liberal-us-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-retire-media-reports-2022-01-26 gives President Joe Biden the opportunity to fulfill his pledge to name a Black woman to the nation’s top judicial …

MEXICO CITY – Mexican bank Inbursa said it would wait to know more about the sale of Citigroup’s Mexico retail operations, known as Citibanamex, before expressing interest in the unit, …

MILAN – Defence and aerospace group Leonardo said on Wednesday it had not taken a formal decision about a sale of a business line at its DRS division. Bloomberg reported …

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON -A pay raise offer of 1% a year for workers made by lead oil industry negotiator Marathon Petroleum is “ridiculous,” the United Steelworkers union said in …

– Shares of Tesla Inc rallied on Wednesday ahead of the electric car maker’s quarterly report after the bell, with investors focused on how quickly the company can scale production …

ANKARA – Former Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Flake officially became U.S. ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday at a critical time for the NATO allies, after presenting his letter of confidence …

By Kanishka Singh -The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv urged American citizens in Ukraine to consider departing now, saying that the security situation in the country was “unpredictable due to the …

BRASILIA -Brazil’s outstanding public debt is expected to increase this year to a range between 6 trillion reais and 6.4 trillion reais, a rise of up to 14% on last …

By Jane Lanhee Lee – Retail giant Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it is investing in indoor vertical farm Plenty as part of a $400 million funding round and will …

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN -German lawmakers agonised over whether to impose compulsory COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as new record daily COVID-19 infections and the country’s stuttering vaccination campaign forced them …

By Tom Sims and Frank Siebelt FRANKFURT -Deutsche Bank signalled a more positive outlook on Wednesday saying it would undertake a 300 million euro ($339 million) share buyback and pay …

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – The U.S. consumer watchdog on Wednesday ramped up scrutiny of bank and credit card charges, seeking public comments about various “junk fees” consumers …

By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada will soon starting hiking interest rates from record lows to combat inflation, Governor Tiff Macklem announced on Wednesday, …

WASHINGTON – The United States has shipped 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as part of its earlier pledge to donate about 1.2 billion doses to low-income countries, the White House …

By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI – The United States should increase financing and aid to the Caribbean to help the region recover from the pandemic and cope with the growing impact …

– U.S. oil producer Hess Corp posted quarterly profit that handily beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, boosted by crude prices surging on the back of recovering demand and fears …