LONDON (Reuters) -A newborn baby girl is in hospital after being found in sub-zero temperatures wrapped in a towel in a shopping bag on a London street, British police said on Friday. The baby was found by a person walking their dog in Newham, east London, just after 2100 GMT on Thursday, London’s Metropolitan Police …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Harry on Friday withdrew his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday newspaper over an article about his security arrangements, with his spokesperson saying he wanted to focus on his family’s safety. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, had sued Associated Newspapers over a 2022 article which stated he …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was confronted on Friday by a woman angry over conditions in the state-funded National Health Service, where long waiting lists for treatment have been exacerbated by months of strikes by healthcare workers. Sunak, who made cutting waiting lists one of his top five priorities last year, blamed …
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By Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines announced on Friday it was assessing options to refinance its 2025 debt maturities amid concerns over its balance sheet, and said its $3.8 billion deal to merge with JetBlue Airways remained intact. Shares of Spirit shot up 20% to $6.83 in morning trade, after losing more than half their …
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MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Franz Beckenbauer was a great German who became his country’s best ambassador around the world, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday at a commemoration at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena stadium. Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz led the long list of attendees that also included a who’s who of German football, …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis will launch eight electric models by the end of 2026 based on a new platform for large vehicles, the automaker said on Friday presenting its ‘STLA Large’ architecture. The Franco-Italian group, which was formed three years ago when Fiat-Chrysler merged with Peugeot maker PSA, intends to set up four BEV-native platforms …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales fell in December to the lowest level in nearly 13-1/2 years, but a recovery could be in the cards this year as mortgage rates decline and housing inventory shows signs of improving. Existing home sales slipped 1.0% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.78 million …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is open to selling the dealerships and workshops it owns in Germany, the carmaker said on Friday. “After very positive experiences in various European markets, we are now also examining how we can set up our Group-owned retail branches more independently in Germany,” the carmaker said in a written statement. “A …
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By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity firm HitecVision plans to sell its Norwegian oil and gas producer business Sval Energi in a deal valued at up to $1 billion including debt, four sources said. HitecVision established Sval in 2019 and the company has since grown through a series of acquisitions, including holdings from …
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By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds of people ignored warnings from the authorities and rallied in the capital of Russia’s Bashkortostan republic on Friday in support of a jailed activist whose case has highlighted deep grievances among one of Russia’s many ethnic minorities. Fail Alsynov, 37, is regarded as a hero by many of the …
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