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PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was defending Italian interests and should be acquitted of charges of kidnapping a boat full of migrants who were held offshore for almost three weeks in 2019, his lawyer said on Friday. Prosecutors have demanded a six-year jail term for Salvini, who heads the far-right League …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland moved a step closer to legalising civil partnerships with the publication of a draft law on Friday that the minister responsible for the legislation hailed as a “historic day” in a country where gay rights have proved bitterly divisive. Donald Tusk’s pro-European coalition government swept to power in predominantly Catholic Poland …

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(Reuters) – United States Cellular said on Friday it has agreed to sell some of its spectrum licenses to Verizon in a $1 billion deal. U.S. Cellular’s shares jumped 3.9% in trading before the bell. The company will sell portion of its spectrum licenses used for mobile phone signals and high-speed data services to Verizon. …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Adidas’ board member for global sales, Arthur Hoeld, will step down from the German sportswear company’s executive board at the end of October, it said in a statement on Friday. Adidas’ supervisory board and Hoeld mutually agreed on the early termination of his appointment after Hoeld said he would not extend his …

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By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle’s plans under new CEO Laurent Freixe to restructure and sharpen its focus on its top brands were welcomed by investors, but executing a turnaround strategy against a backdrop of weak consumer demand will be a tough task. After replacing Mark Schneider as CEO last month, Freixe set out …

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(Reuters) – Bottler Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said on Friday it plans to change its London stock listing category, in a move that would make the company potentially eligible for inclusion in the benchmark FTSE 100 index. In July, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rolled out the biggest reform of UK listings rules in decades in …

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