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Date: 8.01.2024

Four killed in combined Russian air strike on Ukraine

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said.

Date: 8.01.2024

Blinken meets Arab leaders in diplomatic push over Gaza war

ABU DHABI/AL ULA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday after meeting with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that countries in the region were interested in pursuing normalization of relations with Israel but that it will require a clear path toward a Palestinian state.

Date: 8.01.2024

Biden denounces 'poison' of white supremacy in South Carolina Black church

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday denounced white supremacy and political violence in a direct message to Black voters during a visit to South Carolina aimed at shoring up a critical constituency whose support has waned since he took office.

Date: 8.01.2024

Exclusive-China closes local government offshore financing loophole -sources

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese regulators have closed a regulatory loophole that last year allowed heavily indebted local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) to further increase their borrowing, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Date: 8.01.2024

Futures edge lower, Boeing shares slump premarket - what's moving markets

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures edge lower on Monday with all-important inflation data out of the world's largest economy due later this week. Elsewhere, Boeing (NYSE:BA) shares fall premarket as the planemaker and U.S. regulators reportedly discuss the criteria for safety inspections after a dangerous mid-air fuselage breach.

Date: 7.01.2024

Top US Congress Democrat, Republican reach spending deal, starting race to pass it

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Congress on Sunday agreed on a $1.59 trillion spending deal, setting up a race for bitterly divided lawmakers to pass the bills that would appropriate the money before the government begins to shut down this month.