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McDonald's global sales post surprise drop as tariff chaos hurts consumer confidence

(Reuters) -McDonald's posted a surprise decline in first-quarter global comparable sales on Thursday...

1st May, 2025

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Exclusive-WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use o...

1st May, 2025

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Will Italy get the papacy back after half a century of foreigners?

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they wil...

1st May, 2025

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Ryanair threatens to cancel huge Boeing order if tariffs raise prices

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ryanair would look for an alternative aircraft supplier if U.S. tariffs materially...

1st May, 2025

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Ukraine's foreign minister hails minerals deal with US as 'milestone'

(Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha hailed a minerals deal signed with the United S...

1st May, 2025

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FTSE 100 flat as investors assess mixed corporate earnings

(Reuters) -Britain's benchmark stock index was flat on Thursday as investors weighed a mixed bag of...

1st May, 2025

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Bio-polymer maker ​Itaconix to hike some prices, cut costs to mitigate tariff hit

(Reuters) -Specialty chemicals company Itaconix said on Thursday it would implement selective price...

1st May, 2025

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UK man charged with lying about work for British intelligence

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A British government employee lied about working as an analyst for s...

1st May, 2025

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Soccer-Transgender women not allowed to play women’s game in England and Scotland

(Reuters) -Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s soccer in England after...

1st May, 2025

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Private equity CVC to invest in 'Royal Match' developer Dream Games

LONDON (Reuters) -European private equity firm CVC will invest in Dream Games, the mobile games deve...

1st May, 2025

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The Spanish state should take over grid operator, says deputy prime minister

MADRID (Reuters) -The state should take 100% control of the Spanish grid operator, Spain's Deputy Pr...

1st May, 2025

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Russia's Medvedev says Ukraine minerals deal means Trump has forced Kyiv to pay for US aid

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the signin...

1st May, 2025