KABUL (Reuters) -A senior U.N. official has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban administration to reverse a ban on female humanitarian workers that charities fear will worsen winter hardships. The administration on Saturday …
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Honduran Man Pleads Not Guilty to Unlawfully Transporting Foreign Nationals in Vermont
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe United States Attorney stated that Guillermo Paredes-Bobadilla, 31, of Honduras and Brunswick, New Jersey, was arraigned yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington on an indictment charging him …
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United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island textile manufacturing company that supplies …
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Moscow says 60 Russian ‘hostages’ held in U.S. as prisoner swap talk swirls
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that more than 60 Russian “hostages” were serving prison sentences in the United States, the result of what he called an illegal …
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Honeywell UOP to pay over $160M to resolve foreign bribery investigations in U.S. and Brazil
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – UOP LLC, dba as Honeywell UOP, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., has agreed to pay more than $160 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal …
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Rich Chinese step up hunt for foreign investment bets to mitigate risks at home
by Reutersby ReutersBy Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Wealthy Chinese individuals are paring holdings of local securities and are increasingly looking at assets in the United States and …
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Analysis-Whoosh tests Russian IPO interest as foreign investors frozen out
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alexander Marrow and Olga Popova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Corporate Russia is watching closely this week as electric scooter firm Whoosh braves Russian economic isolation with Moscow’s first IPO since …
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Russian gas chemical projects face delays after foreign partners exit -cbank
by Reutersby ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas chemical gas projects, led by energy giant Gazprom and privately held Sibur, are facing delays over decreased foreign involvement, a December report by the central …
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Biden Admin Moves To Fund Foreign Mining Projects After Blocking Domestic Mines: REPORT
Biden Admin Moves To Fund Foreign Mining Projects After Blocking Domestic Mines: REPORT Jack McEvoy on December 12, 2022 The Biden administration may fund 12 critical mineral mining projects in …
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The Biden Admin’s Latest Offshore Wind Lease Sales Mostly Went To Foreign Energy Companies
The Biden Admin’s Latest Offshore Wind Lease Sales Mostly Went To Foreign Energy Companies Jack McEvoy on December 8, 2022 Roughly 78% of federal land auctioned by the Biden administration …
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Emerging markets November foreign inflows most since June 2021 – IIF
by Reutersby ReutersBy Rodrigo Campos (Reuters) – Foreigners dumped the most cash into emerging market portfolios in November than any month since June 2021 even as Chinese debt continues to see outflows, …
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Mexican National Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Unlawful Transportation of Foreign Nationals in Vermont
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressThe Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Antonio Alvarez, 45, of New York, NY was arraigned today in United States District Court in …
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Moody’s sees ‘very high’ foreign exchange risk for banks in Ukraine, Turkey
by Reutersby ReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Banks in countries such as Ukraine and Turkey face a “very high” risk from restrictions on capital flows, weak international reserves and a high level of foreign …
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Japan will use G7, UN roles to pressure Russia on Ukraine – foreign minister
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will use its turn next year in leadership roles at the Group of Seven and the United Nations to pressure Russia to halt …
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Turkey’s economic growth slows to 3.9% in Q3 as foreign demand falls
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nevzat Devranoglu and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy expanded 3.9% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to official data released on Wednesday, though growth …
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Seattle man sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to travel to the Middle East to join a foreign terrorist organization
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSeattle – A 22-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison with 15 years of supervised release to follow, for Providing …
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Analysis-Trump lesson on U.S. protectionism guides Canadian foreign policy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government learned a lesson when former U.S. President Donald Trump forced the renegotiation of the North American trade pact …
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Deutsche Bank CEO warns of ‘danger’ of European reliance on foreign banks
by Reutersby ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing on Friday warned of the “danger” of European reliance on foreign banks, equating the threat to the region’s dependence on outsiders for …
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Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop to lowest since May 2021 -data
by Reutersby ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreign holdings of Treasuries in September dropped to their lowest level since May 2021, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, led by Japan …
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By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Tuesday said it had signed 30 foreign investment deals valued at around $400 million this year, more than in …
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Saudi foreign direct investment inflows down 85% in second quarter
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Saudi Arabia recorded second-quarter foreign direct investment (FDI) flows down 85% year on year, an investment ministry report showed on Tuesday. The FDI inflows were at 7.9 billion riyals …
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Musk’s Foreign Ties Are ‘Worth Being Looked At’ After ‘Joint Acquisition’ Of Twitter With ‘Other Countries,’ Biden Says
Musk’s Foreign Ties Are ‘Worth Being Looked At’ After ‘Joint Acquisition’ Of Twitter With ‘Other Countries,’ Biden Says John Hugh DeMastri on November 9, 2022 President Joe Biden, at a …
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Federal Jury Finds Pasco County Man, Whose Victims Included Children And Foreign Nationals, Guilty Of Human Trafficking Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found David Alan Quarles (51, Odessa) guilty of conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, threats, fraud, …
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Ford: U.S. should ease ‘foreign entity’ rules so that more EVs get tax credits
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday the U.S. Treasury Department should limit the definition of a “foreign entity of concern” to ensure more electric …
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NY Fed official: Digital dollar could speed foreign exchange settlement
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – A top Federal Reserve Bank of New York official said on Friday that the bank sees promise in using a central bank digital dollar …