By Adriano Machado, Simon Jessop and William James BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -U.N. climate talks were nearing a midway point on Friday, with countries still wrangling over which issues they might be able to rally around in a final summit deal – and whether such a deal is even possible. Outside, Indigenous groups rallied in protest at …
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By Dietrich Knauth and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal bankruptcy judge said on Friday he will approve a restructuring plan for drugmaker Purdue Pharma that includes a $7.4 billion settlement resolving claims that it fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic through the sale of addictive pain medications like OxyContin. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane, …
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WILMINGTON, DEL. (Reuters) -A Texas state judge won’t block Kenvue from paying its scheduled November 26 shareholder dividend, rejecting a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Kenvue lawyer told Reuters on Friday. (Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware, Editing by Franklin Paul)
By Sarah Morland SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chileans will head to the ballot box on Sunday to elect a new president in a vote that is pitting the governing leftist coalition against an array of right-wing candidates at a time when crime and immigration are at the top of voters’ minds. This will be Chile’s first presidential …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadoreans grappling with a surge in violent crime will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to allow the return of foreign military bases — which President Daniel Noboa says are central to fighting organized crime – and whether they back convening an assembly to rewrite the constitution. …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has trained up to 20,000 troops to take on health and construction-related tasks during a planned peacekeeping operation in the war-torn enclave of Gaza, the defence minister said on Friday. The world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia is among the countries with which the United States has discussed plans for a multinational …
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HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the population and sickening swaths of workers, the country’s top epidimiologist said late on Wednesday. Dengue fever has long plagued Cuba but has grown worse as an economic …
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By David Shepardson and Harshita Mary Varghese WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Verizon’s new CEO is planning to cut about 15,000 jobs in the U.S. telecommunications company’s largest ever layoffs, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, outlining some of the executive’s first efforts to restructure in the face of rising competition. The wireless carrier …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The United States is analyzing the negotiation proposal sent by Brazil regarding tariffs and a response is expected soon, the Brazilian foreign minister said on Thursday, citing the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who he had met earlier in the day. “The Secretary of State said that they are analyzing the …
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits eased slightly last week, Haver Analytics estimated on Thursday, pointing to stable labor market conditions that could provide the Federal Reserve cover to keep interest rates unchanged next month. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dipped to a seasonally adjusted …
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