By Richa Naidu and Eva Mathews (Reuters) – Unilever Plc said on Tuesday Chief Financial Officer Graeme Pitkethly would leave the consumer goods giant by the end of May 2024 after more than two decades. Pitkethly, who has been with the maker of Dove soap since 2002, succeeded Jean-Marc Huët as finance chief in 2015. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Luton Town captain Tom Lockyear remains in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during Saturday’s Championship play-off final victory over Coventry City at Wembley, manager Rob Edwards said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Lockyear was taken to hospital after falling to the turf with no player around him 12 minutes into the game …
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By Dan Peleschuk and Valentyn Ogirenko KYIV (Reuters) – At least one person died and four were injured as a result of Russia’s third attack on Kyiv in 24 hours, official said early on Tuesday, with Ukraine’s air defence forces destroying more than 20 drones. “The attack was massive, came from different directions, in several …
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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian senators will use parliamentary hearings this week to demand accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) name staff and clients who were in on the “big four” firm’s misuse of confidential government tax plans. The staff and clients were referenced in a cache of partially redacted emails released amid a scandal …
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By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most …
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By Pavel Polityuk and Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive. In a rare acknowledgement of damage to a …
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(Reuters) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet on Tuesday with the ambassadors of the United States, Russia, China, Britain and the head of the European Union mission, the president’s office said late on Monday, after new clashes erupted in northern Kosovo. Vucic put the army on the highest level of combat alert after around …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Tuesday it would close a loophole that lets retailers give free samples of vapes to children in a clampdown on e-cigarettes, whose colourful designs and fruity flavours make them stand out on grocery store shelves. “I am deeply concerned about the sharp rise in kids vaping and …
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By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British shop price inflation picked up this month to reach its highest rate since industry records began in 2005, although growth in food prices cooled slightly, a survey showed on Tuesday. The British Retail Consortium said prices in supermarkets and retail chains rose 9.0% in the year to May, …
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By Adrianna Ebert GDANSK (Reuters) – Polish games developer CD Projekt is not for sale, its CEO reiterated on Monday, following weekend rumours that the maker of “Cyberpunk 2077” could be targeted by Sony. “Nothing has changed on our end. I can repeat what we’ve been saying throughout the years – CD Projekt is not …
