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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republican candidates in the Nov. 8 general election are attacking Democrats for what they say is a dramatic spike in crime under Democratic President Joe …

By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea moved to calm public outrage on Tuesday over a Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people, most of …

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danes went the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hoping for a vote of confidence in her handling of the …

By Mahmoud Salama CAIRO (Reuters) – The gap between the official and black market price of dollars in Egypt has narrowed significantly since the central bank announced a flexible exchange …

ATHENS (Reuters) -The Greek coast guard was searching for dozens of migrants believed to be missing after their boat sank off the island of Evia during bad weather early on …

(Reuters) – Canadian miner Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd said on Tuesday it would delay by a week to Nov. 8 a special shareholder meeting to vote on a proposed takeover …

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England passed a major milestone on Tuesday when it held its first auction to sell some of the 875 billion pounds …

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government is set to announce measures, potentially within days, to allow wheat exporters to delay agreed shipments after a major drought hammered …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian energy giant Rosneft said on Tuesday that international major BP should rethink its decision to leave Russia and return to its operations in the country, promising …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s manufacturing sector grew, albeit slightly, for the second straight month in October, though challenges persisted, as stubbornly high inflation was one of several factors weighing …

KHERSON, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) – The streets and boulevards of the Russian-held port of Kherson in southern Ukraine are virtually empty. Many shops and businesses have been shuttered and, at …

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Morrisons is to close 132 McColl’s convenience stores that have no realistic prospect of making a profit in the medium term, it said on Tuesday, …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in October as production and new orders fell, while recent pressure on the Canadian dollar contributed to a …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to make an official statement on his election defeat later on Tuesday, a minister said, adding that the far-right leader will …

(Reuters) – Debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group said on Tuesday its unit received a notice of enforcement for unrecoverable funds from Shengjing Bank Co Ltd. The bank said it …

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factory output weakened in October as widespread recession fears, high inflation and China’s zero-COVID policy hurt demand, business surveys showed on …

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Some of Revlon’s creditors have asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to unwind the bankrupt cosmetic giant’s 2020 loan restructuring, saying that a group …

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, will no longer allow subscribers of its Blue service to access ad-free articles, the Wall Street Journal …

LONDON (Reuters) -BP expects to pay around $2.5 billion in taxes for its British North Sea business this year, including $800 million in a windfall tax, a spokesperson said on …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs on Monday named two veteran bankers to head its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) unit in the Americas, weeks after …

By Andrew Hay ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The candidates vying for a New Mexico U.S. House seat are clashing over fossil fuel industry jobs and climate change, setting up voters …

(Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it will make more ad-free music and podcasts available to its Prime members. Prime members, who have so far been able …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to lower costs for Americans and increase production, or pay a …

By Shivam Patel and Sumit Khanna MORBI, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded lessons be learned as he visited the site of a bridge collapse that killed …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending unexpectedly rebounded in September, amid a surge in investment in nonresidential structures that offset a further decline in outlays on single-family homebuilding. The Commerce …