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‘Widen gaze from Ukraine’ to avert famine in Somalia, U.N. agency warns

LONDON (Reuters) – The world must “widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine” to prevent Somalia slidin...

7th June, 2022

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Factbox-What’s on the table in EU parliament’s bumper climate vote?

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on eight climate...

7th June, 2022

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Dollar hits 2-decade high vs yen, sterling struggles

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose to a two-week high as rising U.S. Treasury y...

7th June, 2022

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Leave post-Brexit shift in euro clearing to markets, industry tells EU

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Relocating euro clearing from London to the European Union must be “...

7th June, 2022

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Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Leading credit insurer formerly known as Euler Hermes wins award for sixth consecutive year Allianz...

7th June, 2022

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Stocks slip as Australia rate hike heightens policy worries

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares fell on Tuesday and bond yields dipped from recent h...

7th June, 2022

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Syrian, Russian forces boosted after Turkey signals operation – officials

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Orhan Coskun AMMAN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russia and Syrian government forces...

7th June, 2022

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Italy statistics bureau cuts growth forecasts, warns of “strong downside risks”

By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s economy will grow by 2.8% this year, national statistics bur...

7th June, 2022

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Analysis-China’s consumers keep their wallets in lockdown as COVID curbs ease

By Kevin Yao and Sophie Yu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s sputtering economy has a lot riding on its co...

7th June, 2022

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Greek economy expands 2.3% in first quarter, shows resilience

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s economy expanded in January-to-March at a faster...

7th June, 2022

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Exclusive-Spain’s Repsol in talks to sell 25% of oil and gas unit to EIG, sources say

By Andres Gonzalez, Gram Slattery and Isla Binnie LONDON (Reuters) – EIG Global Energy Partners is i...

7th June, 2022

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Johnson’s weakness pins Britain’s pound near 3-week lows

By Saikat Chatterjee and Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell to a near three-week low agains...

7th June, 2022