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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal for it to reconsider a previous decision barring him from traveling to the U.S. to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Bolsonaro’s lawyers had filed an appeal late on Thursday claiming the right-wing politician had fully complied with and respected the …

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LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. private equity firm TPG and Russian state-owned firms Rosatom and Transneft on Friday won their bid to block jailed tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov’s $14 billion London lawsuit over an alleged conspiracy to strip his assets. Magomedov sued the companies and several others at London’s High Court, alleging his 2018 arrest on embezzlement charges …

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By Cassandra Garrison and Bernat Parera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – After five days trudging through the jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, the 30-something Venezuelan mother believed her family had made it through the worst part of their dangerous trip.  They had been warned of thieves and heard of fellow migrants slipping and falling along this …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok’s fortunes took a positive turn on Thursday as a growing number of U.S. officials said its Chinese owner should have more time to sell the app and stop it from being banned ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Trump’s incoming national security adviser said the …

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By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization launched its annual appeal for funding to respond to health emergencies on Thursday, days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States – the agency’s biggest donor – puts a question mark over its long-term finances. The WHO …

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By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang said on Friday he will not be attending U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but will instead be “on the road” celebrating the Lunar New Year with employees and their families. Asked by reporters outside Nvidia’s new year party in Taipei whether …

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By Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) – Netflix’s big bet on sports events is expected to have driven more than 9 million subscriber additions in the holiday quarter, lifted by the success of the “Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson” boxing match and the debut of popular National Football League games. The streaming pioneer, set to report …

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