ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s 5-Star Movement will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday, party leader Giuseppe Conte said, in a move that looked likely to trigger the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government. Other coalition parties have warned that they will quit the government if 5-Star boycotts the vote in the …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Aquaman” actor Amber Heard lost a bid for a new trial in her defamation case with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Wednesday when a judge rejected her lawyers’ argument that one of the jurors had served improperly. In June, Heard was ordered to pay Depp $10.35 million in damages …
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By Julie Gordon and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its main interest rate by 100 basis points in a bid to crush inflation, surprising markets and becoming the first G7 country to make such an aggressive hike in this economic cycle. The central bank raised its policy rate …
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By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve is seen ramping up its battle with 40-year high inflation with a supersized 100 basis points rate hike this month after a grim inflation report showed price pressures accelerating. “Everything is in play,” Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told reporters in Florida, when asked …
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the …
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By Steve Holland JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel embraced U.S. President Joe Biden as an old friend on Wednesday at the start of a high-stakes visit dominated by efforts to bring Israel closer to Saudi Arabia and persuade Washington’s Gulf allies to pump more oil. Landing at Ben Gurion Airport, whose runway he first trod in 1973 …
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By Ece Toksabay and Michelle Nichols ISTANBUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Turkey announced a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations on Wednesday aimed at resuming Ukrainian grain exports blocked by Russia, raising prospects for an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation. Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar said …
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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -“Succession,” the HBO series about a conniving media mogul and his feuding family, racked up 25 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, including one for the prestigious best drama prize. It will square off against Netflix Inc’s South Korean thriller “Squid Game,” the first non-English language show to be nominated for …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power as Congress was formally certifying the then-president’s election loss. In video testimony shown by the House of …
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(Note: This story has strong language in paragraph 28) By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when his manager showed him a “Supportive Feedback Document.” Bryson had made 22 errors, the 2018 write-up said, including tallying 19 products in …
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