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Procter & Gamble boosts sales view as price hikes see little pushback

By Jessica DiNapoli and Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Procter & Gamble Co’s customers continued to show little resistance to repeated price hikes, helping the Tide detergent maker boost its sales forecast and third-quarter margins. The maker of Pampers diapers, Pantene shampoo and Oral-B toothpaste raised average prices across its categories by 10% during the quarter, …

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Ukraine presses for weapons as U.S. and allies meet in Germany

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) – Ukraine pressed allies for long-range weapons, jets and ammunition as the United States hosted a meeting at the Ramstein air base in Germany on Friday to discuss stepped up support to repel the Russian invasion. U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the meeting would focus on air defence and …

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Switzerland weighing evacuation of civilians, some embassy staff from Sudan

GENEVA (Reuters) – Switzerland said on Friday it was examining ways to evacuate Swiss nationals from Sudan and a portion of its embassy staff amid ongoing clashes between the army and a paramilitary force. The foreign affairs department said there were some 100 Swiss nationals registered in Sudan while others are thought to be visiting …

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UK’s Unite says 1,300 offshore workers across oil, gas companies to strike

(Reuters) – British union Unite said on Friday 1,300 offshore workers will begin a 48-hour strike on Monday, which could result in production shutdowns on offshore oil and gas platforms. The walkout would hit oil and gas operators including BP, CNRI, EnQuest, Harbour, Ithaca, Shell, TAQA and Total. (Reporting by Rahul Paswan and Ashitha Shivaprasad …

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Main ethnic Serb party calls for vote boycott in north Kosovo

BELGRADE (Reuters) – The main political party in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo called on the Serb community on Friday to boycott Sunday’s local elections in the latest sign of a deepening rift with Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian leadership. The Serbian List party which is backed by Serbia also urged the Serb minority to “remain calm and not …

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UK financial watchdog intervenes to cut building insurance costs

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed changes to cut the cost of insuring residential apartment blocks, saying intervention was needed to prevent wrongful use of commission. The proposals announced on Friday follow a review after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, which killed 72 people and led to big increases …

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Sweden to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan when possible

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will evacuate its embassy staff and their families from Sudan as soon as the situation makes that possible, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Friday, adding that Sweden was coordinating its policy with other countries. “The decisions we have taken mean that, it will be possible to evacuate … embassy personnel …

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Dominic Raab quits as UK deputy PM over bullying inquiry

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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Germany announces deal to repair tanks for Ukraine at hub in Poland

(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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Britain sanctions Russians linked to jailing of Putin critic Kara-Murza

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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