(Reuters) - WaFd Inc, the parent of Washington Federal Bank, has agreed to sell a portfolio of commercial multi-family real estate loans to Bank of America for $2.9 billion, it disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday.
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is re-evaluating the strictest elements of a ban on Russian diamonds from the Group of Seven major democracies, after opposition from African countries, Indian gem polishers and New York jewellers, seven sources said.
The sanctions package, agreed in December and including a ban across the European Union, represents one of the industry's biggest shakeups in... (continue reading...)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire at the southern Russian airport of Mineralnye Vody has been put out, emergency services said on Friday.
The fire broke out in a two-storey building located within the airport's parking area.
Video shared by the emergency services earlier on Friday had shown smoke rising from the building as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.
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(Reuters) - Tesla's chair of the board said the company needs to climb "Mount Everest" as it faces shareholder votes on relocating to Texas and CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Robyn Denholm, who has held Tesla's chairperson position since 2018, also dismissed criticism that she is too close to Musk, according to the report.
Last month, Denholm asked shareholders to reaffirm their approval of... (continue reading...)
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SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be put at risk by the heavy-handed response to civil unrest in New Caledonia, Pacific analysts and officials said.
Deadly riots erupted this week among indigenous Kanak, after Paris changed voting rules to allow more French residents to join... (continue reading...)
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