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UK inflation hits 30-year high of 7%, adding to pressure on government

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation leapt to...

13th April, 2022

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German lawmakers call for EU ban on Russian oil after Ukraine visit

BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union should impose an embargo on Russian oil as soon as possible, t...

13th April, 2022

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Thousands displaced after typhoon Megi hits Philippines

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities on Wednesday struggled to distribut...

13th April, 2022

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Macron’s offer to soften pension reform is ‘manoeuvre’ to seduce left-wing voters – Le Pen

PARIS (Reuters) -Emmanuel Macron’s offer to soften planned pension reforms is a “manoeuvre” to lure...

12th April, 2022

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Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash

By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologi...

12th April, 2022

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Somalia faces pockets of famine amid soaring food prices, drought -U.N

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – As many as 81,000 people are facing famine conditions in parts o...

12th April, 2022

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Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a...

12th April, 2022

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Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukr...

12th April, 2022

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Lockdown party allegations facing UK PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak are to...

12th April, 2022

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Motor racing-Ferrari’s hopes run high after previous false starts

By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Ferrari fans know all about false dawns and dashed hopes but the...

12th April, 2022

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Exclusive-KKR nears $4 billion deal to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda from Thoma Bravo -sources

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -KKR is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks fr...

12th April, 2022

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The underrated solution to Europes green mobility issues? Public transport

By Michael Colijn, CEO of Heliox As far back as the 1800s, the first electric vehicles plied on Euro...

12th April, 2022