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King Charles heckled by Indigenous Australian senator on visit to Canberra

By Lewis Jackson CANBERRA (Reuters) -King Charles was accused of “genocide” by an Indigenous senator at Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, moments after he delivered a speech in which he paid his “respects to the traditional owners of the lands”. Charles, on his 16th official visit to Australia and his first major foreign trip since …

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ECB’s Kazimir: increasingly confident in disinflation path

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is increasingly likely to return to target next year but a bit more evidence is needed before the European Central Bank can declare victory, Slovak central bank chief Peter Kazimir said on Monday. Kazimir, an outspoken conservative, was one of the few policymakers to openly express doubt about the …

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EU slams ‘unprecedented interference’ by Russia in Moldova referendum

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Moldova’s referendum on joining the European Union took place amid “unprecedented interference” by Russia and its proxies, an EU spokesperson said on Monday. A very slim majority – 50.17% – voted yes in Sunday’s referendum to inserting a clause in the constitution that would define EU membership as a goal, with fewer …

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UAE president tells Putin: we are ready to help resolve Ukraine crisis

MOSCOW (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that he was ready to support efforts to find peace in Ukraine. Putin met Sheikh Mohammed for informal talks on Sunday that went on until midnight at his residence outside Moscow. “We continue to make …

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Trump hands out french fries in Pennsylvania, Harris visits Georgia churches in swing-state appeals

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -With the U.S. presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited two churches on Sunday while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, visited another kind of American temple: a McDonald’s, where he again accused Harris of lying about having previously worked at the fast-food chain. …

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Moldova’s Sandu decries vote meddling after slim majority backs EU accession

By Tom Balmforth and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -A slim majority of 50.39% voted “yes” in Moldova’s crunch referendum on European Union accession, preliminary results showed, after President Maia Sandu said that Sunday’s twin votes had been marred by “unprecedented” outside interference. The knife-edge finish – with fewer than 1% of ballots still to be …

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China’s booming grey markets add woes to luxury brands

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s second-hand and grey markets for luxury goods are booming, as price hikes from luxury brands in a weak economy are prompting some shoppers to look for cheaper ways to buy them, deepening concerns for the likes of LVMH. LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury group, reported a 3% fall …

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Sterling dips as US dollar rides economy higher

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound fell on Monday as investors focused on the relative strength of the U.S. economy, pushing up the dollar. Sterling was last down 0.2% at $1.3023, just above Thursday’s two-month low of $1.2975. The euro was up 0.1% at 83.35 pence, although it remained near its lowest level in 2-1/2 years …

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MetLife in talks to buy PineBridge’s ex-China assets for $1 billion-$1.5 billion, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – New York-based insurer MetLife Inc is in advanced talks to buy PineBridge Investments’ assets outside of China in a deal that could be valued at $1 billion to $1.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The talks are exclusive for assets under management worth about $100 billion, the report said, citing sources. PineBridge …

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Repsol freezes green hydrogen projects in Spain

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish oil major Repsol has put on hold planned green hydrogen projects in Spain with an electrolysis capacity of 350 megawatts (MW) due to an unfavourable regulatory environment, a spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. The company had already warned that regulatory uncertainty, including the possibility that a windfall tax on energy companies …

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