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By Luiza Ilie and Pavel Polityuk BUCHAREST/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prospects of unblocking grain shipments to eastern Europe improved on Friday as Romania opted against a unilateral ban on food imports, but there was no progress on extending a deal on Black Sea exports. Russia’s foreign minister made clear Moscow considered its conditions had not …

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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Volunteers in dozens of countries were set to plant trees, clean up trash and urge governments to do more to combat climate change to mark Earth Day, as scientists warn of more extreme weather and record temperatures this year. The run-up to the 54th annual celebration of the environment, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government named Oliver Dowden deputy prime minister on Friday, replacing Dominic Raab who resigned earlier in the day following a report into claims he bullied colleagues. As deputy prime minister, Raab had no formal powers but stepped in for the prime minister if he was away from parliament or incapacitated. …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmaker Alex Chalk was named justice minister following Dominic Raab’s resignation earlier on Friday, the government said. Raab, who held the posts of deputy prime minister and justice minister, resigned following a report into claims he bullied colleagues. Chalk, 46, previously served in the Ministry of Defence as Minister for Defence Procurement …

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(Reuters) – J.P.Morgan on Friday raised its forecast for UK’s full-year 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) to 0.7% from 0.5% earlier. The revision reflects a higher growth expectation for the second quarter following a jump in Purchasing Mangers’ Index (PMI) for April. The bank now expects the economy to grow 1.3% in the current quarter, …

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, effective from 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) Friday, offering a potential respite from a six-day military conflict with the Sudanese army. “The truce coincides with the blessed Eid Al-Fitr (Muslim holiday) … to open humanitarian corridors …

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By Steve Gorman and Arlene Eiras LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The spectacular explosion of SpaceX’s new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the latest vivid illustration of a “successful failure” business formula that serves Elon Musk’s company well, experts said on Thursday. Rather than seeing …

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By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Carmaker MG Motor is launching a plug-in hybrid SUV in Mexico, the company announced on Thursday, as the market for hybrid and electric vehicles in the Latin American country heats up despite a lack of infrastructure and high costs for locals. MG Motor’s hybrid eHS model is set …

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By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses. Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks. “The Shining” author King, who has previously called Musk …

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