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Ukraine plight could be replicated in East Asia, Japan’s Kishida warns
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Heat pumps, renovations could slash Europe’s Russian gas use – report
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Analysis: Nigeria and Angola responsible for almost half of OPEC+ oil supply gap
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ECB rate should be back in positive territory by year end: Villeroy
Holiday Inn owner IHG finds rebound key over Spring Break
Date: May 6, 2022
By Shanima A (Reuters) -Holiday Inn owner IHG said on Friday that pent-up demand and more hotel stays during the U.S. Spring Break lifted occupancy rates and prices, raising its revenue per room closer to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter. “As occupancy levels rise and due to the strength of our brands, our hotels...
UK construction sector suffers April slowdown on higher costs -S&P/CIPS
Date: May 6, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s construction sector in April had its slowest month since January, hit by rising costs and higher interest rates to finance new projects, a survey published on Friday showed. The S&P Global/CIPS construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 58.2 from 59.1 in March, which was its joint-highest reading since June 2021....
Soccer-Rangers pay tribute to late kitman Bell after Leipzig win
Date: May 6, 2022
(Reuters) – Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said they toasted former club kitman Jimmy Bell, who died this week aged 69, after their Europa League semi-final victory over RB Leipzig on Thursday. Goals from James Tavernier, Glen Kamara and John Lundstram fired Rangers to a 3-1 win over the German side on Thursday and a...
Take Five: The tightrope trick
Date: May 6, 2022
How to dampen inflation without slamming the brakes on growth? That’s the tricky job central banks face. But as others grapple with soaring prices, we will see how hard China’s COVID lockdowns are snarling up trade and slowing its economy. And another complication — M&A deals worth over $400 billion are waiting for financing, but...
Explainer-Might Russia use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?
Date: May 6, 2022
By Arshad Mohammed and Robin Emmott (Reuters) – At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone who intervened in the conflict. Below are some of the key issues surrounding the possibility – viewed as remote by many analysts and Western diplomats...
Netflix drops Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’
Date: May 6, 2022
By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) – Streaming platform Netflix Inc said on Sunday it had decided to stop work on Meghan Markle’s family series “Pearl” as it reviewed animated content. Dropping several projects, including Markle’s, was part of strategic decisions on production of animated series, the company said in a statement, without providing further details on...