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King Charles will deliver COP28 opening speech, Buckingham Palace says

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BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza

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Serbia’s Vucic dissolves parliament, sets snap vote for Dec 17

Image for Apple’s holiday-quarter forecast faces threat from Huawei, weak China market

Apple’s holiday-quarter forecast faces threat from Huawei, weak China market

Date: November 1, 2023

Apple’s holiday-quarter forecast faces threat from Huawei, weak China market By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Apple investors will have one big question when the world’s most valuable company reports earnings on Thursday – will Huawei’s resurgence in China dampen its holiday-quarter expectations? The company, which will post results for the July-September period, is grappling with...

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Kazakhstan welcomes France’s Macron under Moscow’s disapproving gaze

Date: November 1, 2023

Kazakhstan welcomes France’s Macron under Moscow’s disapproving gaze ASTANA (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia’s backyard which has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began. Oil-rich Kazakhstan has already emerged as a...

Image for UK factories struggle in October in latest downturn sign – PMI

UK factories struggle in October in latest downturn sign – PMI

Date: November 1, 2023

UK factories struggle in October in latest downturn sign – PMI LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s factories suffered a worse October than previously thought, according to a survey published a day before the Bank of England is expected to restate its intent to keep interest rates high, despite widespread signs of an economic slowdown. The final...

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Cricket-England’s Willey to retire after World Cup in India

Date: November 1, 2023

Cricket-England’s Willey to retire after World Cup in India NEW DELHI (Reuters) – England fast bowler David Willey will retire from international cricket at the end of the 50-overs World Cup in India, the 33-year-old said on Wednesday. Willey was not offered any deal when the English cricket board announced new central contracts last week...

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BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas

Date: October 31, 2023

BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.3 billion, missing analysts’ forecasts due to weak gas trading results while the firm wrote down a large chunk of a U.S. offshore wind project. BP shares were...

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Endesa warns of slowdown in renewables development

Date: October 31, 2023

Endesa warns of slowdown in renewables development By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish power utility Endesa is slowing the pace of its renewable energy development, its top managers said, the latest energy company to adopt a more cautious approach to renewables in the face of high interest rates and rising debt costs. Endesa said...