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UK construction grows but house-building decline steepens, PMI shows

LONDON (Reuters) – Activity in Britain’s construction industry picked up in November but growth was lopsided, according to an industry survey that showed weaker residential house-building which is sensitive to high interest rates. The S&P Global/CIPS UK Purchasing Managers’ Index for the construction industry came in at 55.2 last month, up from October’s 54.3. Robust …

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Honeywell partners with Google to integrate data with generative AI

(Reuters) – Honeywell has signed a deal with Google to connect artificial intelligence technology with its industrial data, both companies said on Monday, with a view to offer streamlined autonomous operations for its customers. The partnership will bring together Alphabet-owned Google’s Gemini – its most advanced AI technology – and Honeywell’s industrial data collected through …

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French power group EDF posts strike notice for later this week

PARIS (Reuters) – French power group EDF signalled possible strike action by some of its workers from the evening of Oct. 23 to Oct. 24. There was no indication of how much electricity supply would be affected. The previous strike had no effect. (Reporting by Forrest Crellin; editing by David Evans)

Cricket-England’s injured skipper Buttler to miss ODI series against West Indies

LONDON (Reuters) – England white-ball captain Jos Buttler will not play in the one-day international series on the tour of West Indies starting later this month after a setback in his recovery from a calf injury, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Monday. The 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who missed the T20 and ODI series with …

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AI firm Nebius, split from Russia’s Yandex, plunges 26% on Nasdaq return

By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Shares in Amsterdam-based Nebius Group plunged 26% when trading for the first time since February 2022 on Monday, as the AI infrastructure firm’s Nasdaq listing, formerly held by Yandex, often dubbed “Russia’s Google”, went live.  Trading was suspended soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, when the stock traded under Yandex’s ticker …

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Hospitals under fire as Israeli forces deepen operations in northern Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as they stepped up their operations against Palestinian militants, residents and medics said. Troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave the Jabalia historic refugee camp, they said. An Israeli airstrike on …

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Catalent CEO to remain in charge of contract drugmaker after Novo Holdings’ buyout

(Reuters) – Catalent CEO Alessandro Maselli said on Monday he will remain at the helm of the U.S.-based contract drugmaker after it is acquired by Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of weight-loss drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk. Maselli’s open letter comes on the back of criticism over Novo Holding’s $16.5-billion acquisition of Catalent, which U.S. consumer …

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