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By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s new central bank governor, Maysaa Sabreen, said she wants to boost the institution’s independence over monetary policy decisions, in what would be a sea change from the heavy control exerted under the Assad regime. Sabreen,
As LA fights fires, Australian official urges more help from social media platforms
By Alasdair Pal and Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian head of the world’s largest volunteer firefighting force said on Tuesday a refusal by social media firms to give emergency services free access to its data was hindering responders globally,