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Oil falls on China growth worries as EU weighs Russian crude ban

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns over weak economic growth i...

2nd May, 2022

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Dollar approaches 20-year highs, Fed meeting in focus

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar held just below a 20-year high against a basket of...

2nd May, 2022

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Japan PM agrees defence deal with Thailand

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defence agr...

2nd May, 2022

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More than 3,000 civilians killed in Ukraine so far: UN

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll of civili...

2nd May, 2022

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After five record crops, heat wave threatens India’s wheat output, export plans

By Mayank Bhardwaj and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s wheat output looks likely to fall in...

2nd May, 2022

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Italy readies $7 billion package to curb energy prices, help firms

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy is set to unveil a new stimulus package on Monday worth up...

2nd May, 2022

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Setback for Shanghai’s COVID battle as Beijing ramps up mass testing

By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s commercial capital of Shanghai was d...

2nd May, 2022

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Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over mobile payments technology

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Apple <AAPL.O> faces a possible hefty fine and may have to open...

2nd May, 2022

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Audi, Porsche to join Formula One, VW CEO says

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen’s premium brands Audi and Porsche will join Formula One after convincin...

2nd May, 2022

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Germany should cut gas use in preparation for Russian cut-off -research

By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany should already limit gas use, even though Russian suppl...

2nd May, 2022

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Stocks slide, dollar holds ground as U.S. rate hike looms

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – Shares fell and the dollar held near highs in holiday-thinned tra...

2nd May, 2022

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Germany would weather Russian oil ban despite shortages – minister

By Joseph Nasr and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany would be able to weather an EU embarg...

2nd May, 2022