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Euro zone’s overpriced housing market may sag if rates rise, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s overpriced housing market may sag if mortgage rates rise faste...

25th May, 2022

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Pope ‘heartbroken’ by Texas school shooting, calls for gun control

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was “heartbroken” by the shooting at a sch...

25th May, 2022

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As hunger bites in Somalia, babies start to die

By Katharine Houreld DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) – Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of ea...

25th May, 2022

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German economy dodges recession as war, pandemic weigh

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German economy grew slightly in the first quarter from the previous one, data...

25th May, 2022

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Nike not renewing franchise agreements in Russia – newspaper

(Reuters) – U.S. sportswear maker Nike has not renewed agreements with its largest franchisee in Rus...

25th May, 2022

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Sri Lanka’s prime minister takes on crucial finance ministry portfolio

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold du...

25th May, 2022

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Europe, Asia gas buyers switching to long-term supplies to beat volatile prices

By Florence Tan and Joyce Lee DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) – Natural gas buyers in Asia and Europe a...

25th May, 2022

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S.Korean Naver’s robotics ambitions challenged by 5G on-the-ground realities

By Joyce Lee and Byungwook Kim SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) – On weekdays, South Korean tech comp...

25th May, 2022

Image for Ukraine’s embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis
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Ukraine’s embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis

By Gus Trompiz and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – After making it through the spring...

25th May, 2022

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Ukraine looks for ways to get its grain out

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetab...

25th May, 2022

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Russian oil’s Achilles’ heel: insurance

By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn LONDON/NEW DELHI/TOKYO (Reuters) – Rus...

25th May, 2022

Image for Beijing ramps up COVID quarantines, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules
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Beijing ramps up COVID quarantines, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

By Ryan Woo and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end...

24th May, 2022