JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand was steady on Friday after the release of U.S. jobs data, which increased bets of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month. At 1507 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0075 against the U.S. dollar, not far from its previous close. U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan International Airlines said on Friday it will resume flights to Europe in January, starting with Paris, after the EU aviation regulator lifted a ban on the national flag carrier. PIA’s authorisation to operate in the EU was suspended in June 2020 over concerns about the ability of Pakistani …
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By Ju-min Park and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needed to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law, increasing the pressure on him to quit even though members of his People Power Party late on Friday reaffirmed its formal opposition to his impeachment. …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango …
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By Promit Mukherjee and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada had 1.5 million unemployed people in November, propelling its jobless rate to a near-eight-year high outside of the pandemic era and boosting chances of a large interest rate cut on Dec. 11. The jobless rate rose to a more than expected 6.8% in November, Statistics Canada …
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(Reuters) – Ruben Amorim is quickly learning about his team at Manchester United and is close to finding the right formula to get the most out of his squad, the manager said on Friday ahead of their Premier League game against Nottingham Forest. United, 13th in the standings, thrashed Everton 4-0 in Amorim’s first Premier …
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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian university students blocked entry to some classes at dozens of state-run faculties across the country on Friday and boycotted others, demanding the prosecution of those responsible for the deadly collapse of a train station roof which has sparked a series of protests. The concrete awning of the recently renovated roof caved …
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By Amy-Jo Crowley and Julie Zhu LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shareholders of Ubisoft Entertainment SA are considering how to structure a possible buyout of the Assassin’s Creed video game maker without reducing the founding family’s control, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Guillemot family, which is the largest and founding shareholder, has been …
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MILAN (Reuters) -Italian bank UniCredit on Friday said a German probe over alleged tax evasion concerned a single former client, after its Munich offices were raided in an investigation into a possible 200 million euro ($212 million) fraud. UniCredit has owned Munich-based lender HVB since 2005. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said that it …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Guardian said on Friday it had agreed to sell The Observer to startup Tortoise Media, which sought to overcome staff opposition by pledging to revive the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper as a strong voice in liberal journalism. Tortoise, founded five years ago by ex-BBC News boss James Harding to …
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