WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business activity accelerated to an 11-month high in April, according to a survey on Friday, which was at odds with growing signs that the economy was in danger of slipping into recession as higher interest rates cool demand. S&P Global said its flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Former Barclays investor Edward Bramson on Friday questioned how the British bank and its chairman Nigel Higgins vetted its ex-CEO Jes Staley over his earlier business ties to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Activist investor Bramson said in a letter seen by Reuters that Higgins had told him that he had never asked …
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By Andrew MacAskill, Alistair Smout and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday after an independent report found he had bullied officials, the latest scandal to force out one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s top ministers. The loss of a third senior minister over their personal …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – An humanitarian worker was killed in Sudan earlier on Friday after his vehicle was hit by crossfire as he tried to move his family to safety, the International Organization for Migration said. The Sudanese man is the fourth U.N. employee to be killed since fighting broke out six days ago between the …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian retail sales dipped by 0.2% in February from January, and are expected to drop another 1.4% in March, according to data from Statistics Canada on Friday, indicating high interest rates may be starting to dent consumer spending. February’s decline, smaller than analysts’ forecast of a 0.6% fall, was led by lower sales …
By Rogan Ward PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) -Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing 10 people, police said. Police did not give a motive for the shooting. Seven women and three men were killed, the police ministry said in a statement. South Africa …
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(Reuters) – Germany, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on Friday for a hub to repair Leopard tanks used in Ukraine to fight Russian forces, Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at a meeting of allies at the Ramstein air base. All parties agreed on how to finance such a hub, which costs around 150-200 …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday sanctioned a Russian judge and four others linked to the arrest and alleged poisonings of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza who was jailed for 25 years this week for treason and other offences. Russia branded the moves as illegal and former president Dmitry Medvedev reiterated a threat, frequently voiced by hardline …
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By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co expects the U.S. Medicare health plan to back down from strict coverage limits on new Alzheimer’s drugs as more evidence emerges in coming weeks showing that clearing amyloid brain plaques can help patients, a company executive told Reuters. Lilly plans to release results …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to put more focus on environmental polices that do harm to communities, according to the White House. The order will establish a new Office of Environmental Justice within the White House aimed at coordinating efforts across the government. …
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