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After Griner gets jail, Russia ready to discuss swap with U.S

Date: August 5, 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star,...

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Why traditional retirement is bad for business

Date: August 5, 2022

Sponsored Feature Presented by Next – Up By Victoria Tomlinson CEO of Next- Up Ageism in the workplace perpetuates the attitude that older people are a liability or that they should be simply written off instead of an asset to be valued and nurtured like younger employees. Yet if we could turn these perceptions on...

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Exclusive: Deezer to begin German expansion using Brazil, France model – CEO

Date: August 5, 2022

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – French music-streaming platform Deezer SA will begin its German operation in the coming weeks as the newly public listed company pushes its market expansion plans with a focus on securing local partnerships, CEO Jeronimo Folgueira told Reuters in an interview on Thursday. Folgueira, who became CEO a year...

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Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn’t to change status quo

Date: August 5, 2022

By Sakura Murakami and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday praised Taiwan, pledged U.S. solidarity and said her trip through Asia, which led to unprecedented military drills by an angry China, was never about changing the regional status quo. Pelosi and a congressional delegation were in Japan on...

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Suzuki Motor says demand strong despite economic concerns

Date: August 5, 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Suzuki Motor said on Friday it did not see demand for vehicles slowing at home or in its key market of India amid growing concerns about a global economic downturn. The view from Masahiko Nagao, Suzuki’s senior managing executive officer, echoes the bullish outlook of other Japanese automakers, even though inflation...

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London Stock Exchange says Refinitiv costs and savings on track

Date: August 5, 2022

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) cost and savings targets for integration of data company Refinitiv are on track, it said after half-year results and the launch of a larger than expected 750 million pound ($911 million) share buyback. Investors are closely monitoring the integration of Refinitiv, which LSEG bought for...