By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Cucumbers, olive oil and cheese topped Britain’s inflation chart in March, while traditional fish and chips saw the biggest price rise for diners, according to a new price comparison tool released by the country’s statistics office on Wednesday. The cost of a cucumber was up a cool 52% in …
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By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -Despite price increases, Haleon’s roster of consumer health products have largely kept cheaper private-label competition at bay, Haleon chief financial officer Tobias Hestler said on Wednesday. The world’s biggest standalone consumer health company, comprising assets from GSK and Pfizer, sells non-prescription drugs, vitamins and oral care products and reported quarterly …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The pound gained versus the dollar and held steady against the euro on Wednesday ahead of an expected U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike later in the day and Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets next week. The pound rose 0.37% to $1.2515, not far from …
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(Reuters) -A fuel storage facility near a key bridge in Russia’s southwestern region of Krasnodar was on fire in the early hours of Wednesday, the regional governor said, but there were no initial reports of casualties. Flames and black smoke billowed over what appeared to be large tanks emblazoned with red warnings of “Flammable” in …
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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A sometimes-riled Ed Sheeran on Monday denied copying Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get it On” in his second day of testifying to jurors in a copyright trial in Manhattan federal court, calling the claim “insulting.” As he had last week, the British singer-songwriter played guitar and sang from the witness stand …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The coronation ceremony for King Charles on Saturday will be the most glorious display of pageantry seen in Britain for a generation and will provide an economic boost to the nation, its organiser and Buckingham Palace have said. Charles, along with his wife Camilla, will be crowned at London’s …
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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – Family members of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic, who was convicted of war crimes for his role in the 1990s Balkan conflict, sued the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday over their continued inclusion on a U.S. sanctions list. Karadzic’s wife Ljiljana, son Aleksandar and daughter Sonja said in …
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SAO PAULO(Reuters) -Carrefour Brasil reported a first quarter net loss of 113 million reais ($22.39 million), hit by high investment costs at its acquired food retailer Grupo BIG, the company said in a filing with Brazil’s main stock exchange on Tuesday. The company posted a net profit of 370 million reais in the same January-to-March …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Washington Post in an interview published on Tuesday that the White House did not inform him about a leak of secret U.S. documents that grabbed attention around the world last month. “I did not receive information from the White House or the Pentagon beforehand,” Zelenskiy was quoted …
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(Reuters) – The Ukrainian general in charge of ground forces said his troops would not give up the eastern city of Bakhmut as they prepare to begin a counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces. FIGHTING/MILITARY * The United States plans to announce as soon as Wednesday a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that will …
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