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(Reuters) -UBS Group AG’s Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti has shortlisted the Credit Suisse Group AG’s executives most likely to become part of the management team, the Financial times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the plans. Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer, Francesca McDonagh, chief operating officer, and André Helfenstein, head of the Swiss business, …

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WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland may extend zero VAT rate on food staples into 2024 if inflation persists, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. Poland slashed taxes on a long list of products from fuel to fertilizer to help consumers cope with surging inflation, but had to return to higher taxes on gasoline this year …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Charles will be crowned king on Saturday in a centuries-old ceremony featuring a display of pageantry and military processions. Below is a look at the key timings during the coronation. 0630 GMT: Doors of London’s Westminster Abbey open to the congregation. Music begins an hour and a half later. 0810-0845 GMT: Military …

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LONDON (Reuters) – All eyes will be on the British royal family this weekend as they are joined by about 100 heads of state and global dignitaries for the coronation of King Charles. Below are details on the leading members of the royal family, their position in the line of succession and what they are …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The coronation of King Charles will seek to blend the ancient ritual of a ceremony that dates back for almost 1,000 years with the modern, more diverse face of Britain and its many faiths, the Order of Service makes clear. Watched by about 100 heads of state and dignitaries, Charles will be …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed the coronation of King Charles on Saturday as a show of the nation’s history and a demonstration of its modern character, saying no other country could muster such a “dazzling display”. Charles, and his wife Camilla, will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey in a show …

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By Tilman Blasshofer COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – A German artist who is preparing to lay the 100,000th cobblestone commemorating a person who was deported and killed by the Nazis has no intention of giving up making the brass-capped blocks, saying demand is higher than ever. By placing Stolpersteine (“stumble stones”) outside the victims’ last known …

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