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By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Monday toward the legality of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and …

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal demonstration flight as it aims …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the far-right Oath Keepers group who took part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 compared it …

By Tatiana Bautzer, Paula Laier and Rodrigo Campos SAO PAULO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Brazil’s currency and main stock index rallied in a volatile session on Monday, a day after leftist Luiz …

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran on Monday urged countries not to attend a U.S.-organized meeting at the United Nations on protests in Iran sparked by the death …

By Alden Bentley NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it expects to issue $550 billion in debt in the fourth quarter, up $150 billion from an …

(Reuters) – The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Monday not to use force and stick to earlier agreements that sought to end fighting between the two ex-Soviet neighbours, …

By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican bottler and retailer FEMSA is banking on an expansion of Swiss kiosk operator Valora in upcoming quarters as well as a business-to-business …

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained across the board on Monday, regaining some of the luster it lost earlier in the month, bolstered by expectations of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The election in Brazil that saw leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected for a third term as president reinforce trust in the country’s democratic institutions, U.S. …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said in a statement. …

LONDON (Reuters) – A New York judge has dismissed criminal charges against Tom Hayes, the British trader who became the face of the global Libor interest rate scandal. The former …

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – In the worst year for U.S. Treasuries ever, it is the ultra-long end that investors should be most worried about. Yields across the …

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has restarted on-site inspections in Ukraine to help keep track of the billions of dollars of weapons being provided to Kyiv, …

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday on expectations that U.S. production could rise and as weaker economic data out of China and the country’s widening COVID-19 …

(Reuters) – China Southern Airlines Co Ltd has cancelled plans for two Boeing Co 737 MAX flights on Sunday that would have represented the model’s return to passenger flying in …

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – After enduring days of lock-in at Foxconn’s vast facility in central China with 200,000 other workers, Yuan finally climbed the fences on Saturday night …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said on Monday he wants a U.S. national security review of a Saudi Arabian conglomerate’s stake in Twitter Inc after …

By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Senate Republicans want the SEC to explain why staff are leaving the nation’s corporate watchdog at the highest rate in 10 years amid a flurry …

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever Investors’ focus on the growing stress in Asian financial markets has tended to …

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from …

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice expressed support on Monday for a lawsuit filed by voting rights organizations in Arizona, which alleges that groups monitoring …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – The number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the …

By Angelo Amante and Emilio Parodi ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new government on Monday delayed the application of a justice reform required to obtain European post-pandemic funds and scrapped a …