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Dunkin' Brands hires McDonald's international executive
(Reuters) - Dunkin' Brands Group Inc
on Thursday said it hired David Hoffmann, the McDonald's Corp executive in charge of high-growth markets, including China and Russia, to lead its U.S. and Canadian business. -
State of emergency called to quell Charlotte unrest over police shooting of black man
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 22 (Reuters) - Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, woke up to a state of emergency and the National Guard and State Highway Patrol deployed to their city on Thursday after a second night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a black man.
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Weight discrimination may worsen young teens’ emotional problems
(Reuters Health) – For overweight adolescents, experiencing discrimination or bullying in the first year of middle school may contribute to emotional issues seen in the third year by worsening loneliness and anxiety, a U.S. study suggests.
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OPEC in new push to clinch first deal to curb output since 2008
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - As far as OPEC decision-making is concerned, Algeria, which plays host to oil ministers next week, has always been the land of surprises.
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Hard to swallow: emerging markets get tougher for drugmakers
LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging markets have lost their luster for Big Pharma making drug firms ever more dependent on the United States for growth just as American anger over high medicine prices is building.
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Charlotte police chief says no curfew after violent protests
Sept 22 (Reuters) - The police chief of Charlotte, North Carolina, said on Thursday there will be no curfew immediately ordered in the city after two nights of violent protests triggered by the fatal shooting of a black man by police.
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Cash is king as correlations cloud asset allocation
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and bonds are moving in lock-step more than at any time since the financial crisis, making life difficult for asset allocators and driving investors into the one asset guaranteed to bring zero return - cash.
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Charlotte shooting video to be released with 'compelling reason'
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, will release police video of the shooting of a black man that has triggered two days of violent protests "when there is a compelling reason" to do so, the police chief said on Thursday.
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USTR says WTO finds $22 billion in illegal Airbus subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization found nearly $22 billion in illegal subsidies for European aircraft maker Airbus from the European Union, Germany, France, Britain and Spain, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said.
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REFILE-Local Yemeni al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. drone strike - official
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A senior leader of Yemen's al Qaeda branch was killed on Thursday in a raid by a U.S. drone strike in central Yemen, an official of the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said.
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