By William Schomberg and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Jeremy Hunt received a boost as he works on possible tax cuts before a national election expected later this year when data showed that he would have more wiggle room in his March budget plan than previously expected. Britain posted a smaller-than-expected budget deficit …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his counterparts from Iran, Turkey and Lebanon ahead of the United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday due to discuss the Middle East, the Russian foreign ministry said. The bilateral meetings focused on the Gaza Strip, Syria and “the tense situation” in the Red Sea, the …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Tuesday imposed cyber sanctions on a Russian man for his role in the breach at insurer Medibank, one of the country’s biggest data thefts which impacted about 10 million customers. Reports of cybercrime in Australia have spiked over recent years with several companies disclosing hacks, prompting the government …
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BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) -Brighton & Hove Albion could only muster a point in a scoreless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday but it was enough to lift them above Manchester United into seventh place in the Premier League table. Roberto De Zerbi’s team, unbeaten in nine home games, are ahead of United on goal difference …
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Monday to take whatever measures were needed for the smooth operation of Ukrainian enterprises after the detention of a prominent banker caused an uproar in the business community. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said he had held “difficult” talks with prominent businessmen and was resolved to iron …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has cautioned against expecting rate cuts in Australia or the U.S. anytime soon after reporting on Tuesday a rebound in its performance in the final quarter of 2023 buoyed by the rally in global equity markets. The A$212 billion ($139 billion) Future Fund, returned 8% in …
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By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) – European venture capital fund Plural, whose investors include Taavet Hinrikus who co-founded money transfer company Wise Plc, launched on Tuesday a new 400 million euros ($435 million) fund focusing on the tech and artificial intelligence sector. “By supporting the most ambitious founders with our hard-won experience, we’re determined to …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – London’s most famous cemetery, the final resting place of revolutionary socialist Karl Marx, is searching for a new lease of life by reclaiming long-abandoned graves so they can be sold again for fresh burials. The Victorian-era Highgate Cemetery, crammed with a jumble of ivy-covered graves and ornate stone memorials, …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a setback to his plans to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda after parliament’s upper house backed a largely symbolic motion to delay ratification of a treaty aimed at overcoming a legal block. Under the Rwanda plan, which has yet to be carried …
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By Steve Scherer and Wa Lone OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Monday announced an immediate, two-year cap on international student permits and said it would also stop giving work permits to some postgraduate students as it seeks to rein in record numbers of newcomers seen aggravating a housing crisis. The cap is expected to result in …
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