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Age to buy cigarettes in England should rise every year, review says

By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -The legal age of sale for cigarettes in England should be raise...

9th June, 2022

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Russia’s Navalny scolds Google and Meta for helping Putin

LONDON (Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny scolded Google and Meta Platforms...

9th June, 2022

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Britannia Global Markets to give up LME membership on June 20

By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) – Britannia Global Markets will give up Category 2 membership of t...

9th June, 2022

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Depositary receipt holders of Russia’s Sberbank, VTB face conversion headache

(Reuters) – Investors holding depositary receipts in Russia’s sanctioned top banks are facing diffic...

9th June, 2022

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ECB raises inflation, cuts growth forecasts

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised its inflation projections once again on Thurs...

9th June, 2022

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Spain vows to defend its interests after Algeria halts trade, except gas flow

By Belén Carreño and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government will “firmly defend” it...

9th June, 2022

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EU proposes natural gas import deal with Egypt and Israel – document

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed a deal to EU member...

9th June, 2022

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U.S. says there is ‘extraordinary’ lack of transparency over Chinese activity in Cambodia

By Idrees Ali SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A decision by Cambodia to expand its biggest naval base and allo...

9th June, 2022

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Analysis-Warming Africa threatens insurers’ quest for profit

By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The world’s biggest insurers are expanding in Africa, lookin...

9th June, 2022

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U.S. and China likely to trade blows at Asian security meeting

By Idrees Ali and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The United States and China are expected to use Asia...

9th June, 2022

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Can magic help to protect nature? This woman thinks so

By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – Megan Swann is a trail-blazing female magician whose tricks hol...

9th June, 2022

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A Fed soft landing for jobs means something else has to crack; so far it hasn’t

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The healthy finances of U.S. banks, companies and househo...

9th June, 2022