MAPUTO (Reuters) – At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, citing figures from the southern African country’s disaster agency. The small French island of Mayotte bore the brunt of the storm, and hundreds or even …
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By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European shares fell to two-week lows on Tuesday, led by energy and healthcare stocks, as investors awaited a slew of major central bank decisions later in the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.4% by 0924 GMT, trading at its lowest since Dec. 2. Oil and gas stocks dropped 1.2% …
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By Paul Sandle and Chandini Monnappa LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday cleared Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group to buy Royal Mail in a 3.57 billion pound ($4.5 billion) deal, after securing commitments that the government said would protect one of the world’s oldest postal services. EP Group agreed to acquire Royal Mail parent International …
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(Reuters) – Australia’s Perpetual said on Tuesday an independent expert has opined the asset manager’s plan to sell the wealth management and corporate trust business to KKR would not serve the best interest of investors after a tax bill blowout. The company’s A$2.2 billion ($1.40 billion) deal with the buyout giant is at risk of …
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By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s gold imports are poised for a sharp slowdown in December following record purchases in November, in the absence of any major festival and as rebounding prices prompt buyers to delay purchases, trade and government officials said. Lower imports by India, the world’s second-biggest consumer of the precious metal, …
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By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of …
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By Amanda Cooper and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar held firm on Tuesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly convinced the Federal Reserve will lower borrowing rates only gradually next year. The euro, which is heading for a drop of nearly 5% against the dollar …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s Capita on Tuesday flagged a free cash outflow of 120 million pounds to 140 million pounds ($152 million-$178 million) in 2024 as the outsourcing firm’s exit from low-margin contracts dents revenue, sending its shares sharply lower. Shares in the FTSE Small Cap company fell as much as 11% to a more than four-month …
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By Brad Brooks and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -A 15-year-old girl opened fire in a Wisconsin school classroom on Monday, fatally shooting a fellow student and a teacher and wounding six other people before killing herself with the handgun, police said. The shooting took place in a mixed-grade study hall shortly before 11 a.m. (1700 GMT) …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is in talks with Amazon about collaborating for the company’s new Kuiper broadband internet constellation of satellites, the island’s technology minister said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to build communication resilience. Taipei has been looking at plans to preserve communications if China attacks, including satellites in medium and low Earth …
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