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Voting starts in local UK elections in first major electoral test for PM Sunak

By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Voting opened in local elections on Thursday in the first major electoral test for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following a year in which the governing Conservatives have suffered a cascade of scandals, strikes and economic chaos. The elections are viewed as one of the last big opportunities …

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Police arrest suspect in fatal mass shooting at Atlanta medical center

By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Police have arrested a former U.S. Coast Guardsman suspected of killing one person and wounding four, all of them women, in a shooting on Wednesday at a medical building in Atlanta, then carjacking a vehicle to flee the scene, authorities said. The suspected gunman, identified as Deion Patterson, 24, was …

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Fire extinguished at Russian oil refinery after drone attack – TASS

(Reuters) -A drone attack set ablaze parts of an oil products reservoir at a refinery in southern Russia, but emergency services said they extinguished the fire just over two hours later, TASS news agency reported early on Thursday. TASS said the incident occurred at the Ilsky refinery near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in …

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Factbox-Key moments in King Charles’ coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – From the religious symbolism of his anointment to the moment when the crown is placed on his head, what are the highlights to look out for during the coronation of King Charles on Saturday? COACH PROCESSION A grand procession by the royals in historic coaches through central London is always a highlight …

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Fed raises rates, opens door to pause in tightening cycle

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve moved its management of the post-pandemic economic recovery into a new phase on Wednesday with what may be the last in a historic series of interest rate hikes and heightened attention to credit and other economic risks. The U.S. central bank raised its …

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Soccer-More plaudits for Haaland as Premier League scoring record broken

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City’s Erling Haaland continued his incredible debut campaign in England as he broke the record for most goals in a single Premier League season on Wednesday when he struck his side’s second against West Ham United. The Norwegian goal-machine’s chipped finish from a Jack Grealish pass in the …

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Athletics-London Marathon draws record number of applicants for 2024 race, organisers say

(Reuters) – More than half a million people have applied for a place in the 2024 edition of the London Marathon, the organisers said on Thursday. In total, 578,374 applications have been received to participate in the April 21 marathon in London, with the number eclipsing the previous mark of 457,861 set pre-pandemic in 2019 …

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Despite war, sanctions, Russians in London Commercial Courts reach new record -report

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – A record number of Russians have appeared in London’s Commercial Courts over the last year, despite the war in Ukraine and global sanctions, while the number of Ukrainian litigants sunk to zero, a new report showed on Thursday. The number of Russian litigants in Commercial Court judgments jumped by …

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to attend King Charles’ coronation in London

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Britain to attend the Coronation of King Charles at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the prime minister’s office said in a statement on Wednesday. Trudeau will be joined by Governor General Mary Simon, the monarch’s representative in Canada, and several other dignitaries, including Indigenous leaders …

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Joby Aviation to get investment from Tesla shareholder Baillie Gifford

(Reuters) – British investment management firm Baillie Gifford will invest $180 million in electric aircraft maker Joby Aviation, they said on Wednesday. This comes days after Joby clinched a $55 million contract extension to deliver up to nine air taxis to the U.S. Air Force, marking the company’s first revenue-generating operations. Unlike other electric vertical …

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