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Ukraine apartment residents suffer war in different ways

By Jonathan Landay SLATYNE, Ukraine (Reuters) – The only 10 residents left in the Commune, an apartm...

20th May, 2022

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Exclusive-Danone ramps up U.S. baby formula shipments to address shortage

By Richa Naidu and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Aptamil maker Danone SA has stepped...

20th May, 2022

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Computer chip giant ASML places big bets on a tiny future

By Toby Sterling VELDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – ASML, a semiconductor industry and stock market...

20th May, 2022

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Hungary’s OTP to step up lending to farmers in war-torn Ukraine

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – OTP Bank will step up lending to Ukraine’s farmers this year...

20th May, 2022

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Take Five: Surging inflation, recession risk and tanking markets

(Reuters) – Central banks are wrestling with inflation and sliding stocks are feeling the heat, leav...

20th May, 2022

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After Winter Olympics, China retreats from sports hosting amid ‘zero-COVID’ policy

By Ian Ransom (Reuters) – A few months after holding a Winter Olympics as memorable for its extreme...

20th May, 2022

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Britain says Russia likely to reinforce operations in Donbas

(Reuters) – Russia is likely to reinforce its operations in the industrial Donbas region once they s...

20th May, 2022

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Sterling set for its biggest weekly rise since Dec 2020 vs dollar

(Reuters) – Sterling was set for its biggest weekly gain since December 2020 against a weakening dol...

20th May, 2022

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Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with President Yoon

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, th...

20th May, 2022

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FTSE 100 rebounds on China optimism; THG surges after rejecting buyout bid

(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday as a move by China to support its economy lifted senti...

20th May, 2022

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European shares rally as China stimulus lifts recovery hopes

(Reuters) -European shares surged on Friday and were set to erase weekly losses as hopes of an econo...

20th May, 2022

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Financial risks of climate change overplayed, senior HSBC banker says

By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Central bank policymakers and o...

20th May, 2022