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Macron, Le Pen clash over cost of living in French election debate

By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macr...

20th April, 2022

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New U.S. sanctions for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver

By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday impos...

20th April, 2022

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EU’s Michel tells Ukrainians during Kyiv visit: ‘History will not forget’

By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -European Council President Charles Michel pledged European solidari...

20th April, 2022

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Israeli police stop Jewish nationalist march in Jerusalem amid rising tensions

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police on Wednesday blocked hundreds of far-right Jewish protesters fr...

20th April, 2022

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Portugal expects deal to disconnect power prices from gas prices ‘very soon’

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal expects talks with Spain and Brussels on a temporary...

20th April, 2022

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Activision beats shareholder class action over sex bias claims, for now

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in Califor...

20th April, 2022

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Carrefour upbeat on turnaround after Brazil bolsters sales

PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour said on Wednesday it was confident it would achieve the strategic goals...

20th April, 2022

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Diamond miner De Beers returns to Angola after ten-year absence

LUANDA (Reuters) -Diamond miner De Beers has signed two mineral investment contracts with the Angola...

20th April, 2022

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Fleeing Ukrainians find refuge in medieval Irish castle

By Clodagh Kilcoyne GALWAY, Ireland (Reuters) – When Irishman Barry Haughian and his Spanish wife Lo...

20th April, 2022

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Jenoptik to focus on chip business after ‘crazy’ demand in Q1 – CEO

BERLIN (Reuters) – German optical electronics group Jenoptik would be open to talks about the sale o...

20th April, 2022

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Russia’s Rosselkhozbank says sanctions impeding efforts to honour debt obligations

(Reuters) – State-owned Russian lender Rosselkhozbank said on Wednesday that British sanctions had p...

20th April, 2022

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Vopak quarterly earnings show balanced portfolio, boost shares

By Juliette Portala (Reuters) -Dutch oil and chemical storage company Vopak beat first-quarter earni...

20th April, 2022