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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in December, but business spending on equipment was likely muted in the fourth quarter after a strike at Boeing disrupted aircraft deliveries. Nonetheless, the report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday suggested that business investment in equipment was …

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TIRANA (Reuters) – An Italian navy ship carrying 49 migrants picked up in international waters arrived in Albania on Tuesday, amid a new attempt by Italy to push ahead with a legally contested plan to relocate migrants to the neighbouring country. The navy ship Cassiopea with the migrants reached the Albanian port of Shengjin early …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Monday, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia when it refused to let C-17 aircraft land. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s foreign ministry said it summoned a senior U.S. diplomat on Monday to discuss the deportation of Brazilian migrants, part of a push to seek mutually acceptable terms for the controversial repatriations. The summons comes a day after a major flare up over migrant repatriations from the U.S. to Colombia. Gabriel Escobar, currently …

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(Reuters) – Nearly 19 million Americans are expected to go on cruise vacations this year, but passenger growth is likely to cool off after seeing a boom post pandemic, travel group AAA forecast on Monday. Passenger volume this year is projected to grow 4.5% from 2024, when 18.2 million Americans went on ocean cruises, according …

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MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he does not want China involved in the popular social media company. Trump was speaking to Republican lawmakers at his Doral golf club in Miami. He has said he “would like the United States to …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins. Their return, which had been delayed at …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada said on Monday it would impose sanctions on 10 individuals and 12 entities in Belarus, citing what it called “gross and systematic human rights violations” by Minsk. In a statement, the foreign ministry also condemned what it called Sunday’s fraudulent presidential election. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in a vote …

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