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Analysis-The 2.5 seconds of security lapses that sealed Shinzo Abe’s fate

By Satoshi Sugiyama, Sam Nussey and Ju-min Park NARA, Japan (Reuters) -Bodyguards could have saved S...

19th July, 2022

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Sri Lanka’s Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for president

By Alasdair Pal, Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s main oppositio...

19th July, 2022

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Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital’s partial COVID-...

19th July, 2022

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Russia considers budget rule to build up reserves, cap rouble strength

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia may reinstate the budget rule that diverts excess oil revenues into its rai...

19th July, 2022

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Euro zone bond yields jump as ECB may consider 50 bps July rate hike

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone bond yields shot up on Tuesday, with two-year German...

19th July, 2022

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Swiss gold imports from Russia fall in June

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland imported 284 kg of gold worth around $16 million from Russia in June,...

19th July, 2022

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EU to add Sberbank, Russian metals baron to sanctions list

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU is set to add Russia’s top lender Sberbank and th...

19th July, 2022

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Hungary approves 2023 budget and deficit cuts after pre-poll spending spree

By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday approved the...

19th July, 2022

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Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe

By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Eu...

19th July, 2022

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Train maker Alstom’s sales rise but inflation, supply chain woes linger

By Valentine Baldassari and Alizee Degorce (Reuters) -French train maker Alstom reported on Tuesday...

19th July, 2022

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Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces kept up their bombardment of cities a...

19th July, 2022

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Twitter, Musk square off in court over bid for fast-track trial

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -Twitter Inc’s showdown with Elon Musk over his $44 billion t...

19th July, 2022