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UK retail sales jump unexpectedly, but big picture bleak

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April as shoppers loaded...

20th May, 2022

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Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai announced its first new COVID-19 cases outside qu...

20th May, 2022

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Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

By Karolina Tagaris and Vassilis Triandafyllou NAXOS, Greece (Reuters) – In a small factory on the G...

19th May, 2022

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Sri Lanka fuel shortage set to ease; police clash with protesters

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s central bank has secured for...

19th May, 2022

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By Dragon’s Rock, world’s policymakers plot how to slay stagflation

By Francesco Canepa KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) – The world’s top central bankers and finance m...

19th May, 2022

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Retailers push European shares lower after Wall St jolt

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European shares slumped 1.7% on Thursday following a sharp sell-off on Wa...

19th May, 2022

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Australian election on Saturday: What you need to know

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians vote on Saturday in a national election, with the conservative Libera...

19th May, 2022

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Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern

By Christian Kraemer and Leigh Thomas KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) -Group of Seven financial lea...

19th May, 2022

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Duty-free retailer Dufry’s sales soar as European travel takes off

(Reuters) -Dufry’s organic sales more than doubled in the first quarter, the Swiss duty-free retaile...

19th May, 2022

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Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out...

19th May, 2022

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Factbox-Biden in Asia: South Korea, Japan schedule and to-do list

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan from May 20-24, a vi...

19th May, 2022

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Factbox-Russian firms, entities halt publishing data amid sanctions

(Reuters) – Oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has joined other Russian entities in curbing access to t...

18th May, 2022