BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central government recorded an unexpected budget deficit in March, Treasury data showed on Monday, with increased expenses overshadowing the rise in revenues.
The primary deficit amounted to 1.5 billion reais ($293.8 million), contrary to the 1.5 billion surplus forecast by economists polled by Reuters.
Net revenue rose 8.3% in real terms from the previous year, reaching 163.9 billion reais, buoyed by a... (continue reading...)
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnair is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, the Finnish airline said on Monday.
GPS jamming and spoofing have grown worse in Eastern Europe, the Black Sea and the Middle East, according to industry group OpsGroup. GPS is a growing part of aviation replacing radio beams used to guide planes towards landing.
Finnair said two flights last week had to divert back... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday published the final rule to ensure safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), which are designed, manufactured and used within a clinical laboratory.
These tests are used to collect, prepare and examine biological specimens such as blood, saliva or tissue to diagnose, monitor or determine treatment for diseases and conditions, according to the FDA.
The rule... (continue reading...)
By Eric Onstad
LONDON (Reuters) - BHP's $39 billion bid will be the elephant in the room at Anglo American's Tuesday annual general meeting, with regulations meaning little can be said about the spurned offer.
The world's biggest listed mining group is considering making an improved offer for Anglo, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday, after its initial takeover proposal was rejected last week.
Anglo... (continue reading...)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The figure, which has not been previously reported, illustrates the massive scale of a construction effort that the Pentagon has said involves about 1,000 U.S. service members, mostly from... (continue reading...)
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