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Ukraine kills top Russian general in Moscow it accuses of chemical weapons crimes

By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of …

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UK’s Capita flags up to 140 million pound cash outflow in 2024, shares fall

(Reuters) -Britain’s Capita on Tuesday flagged a free cash outflow of 120 million pounds to 140 million pounds ($152 million-$178 million) in 2024 as the outsourcing firm’s exit from low-margin contracts dents revenue, sending its shares sharply lower. Shares in the FTSE Small Cap company fell as much as 11% to a more than four-month …

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UK’s Land Securities acquires 92% stake in Liverpool ONE for $622 million

(Reuters) – British commercial property firm Land Securities (Landsec) on Tuesday said it acquired a 92% stake in shopping centre Liverpool ONE for 490 million pounds ($622.1 million), betting on retailers’ focus on “bigger and better” stores. “The top 1% of the UK’s shopping destinations provide brands with access to 30% of all in-store retail …

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Russian general killed in Ukrainian ‘special operation’, Kyiv source says

(Reuters) -The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) killed Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in a special operation in Moscow on Tuesday, a source in the agency told Reuters. Reuters could not independently verify the claim. The source said Kyiv regarded Kirillov as a war criminal and an “absolutely legitimate target”, accusing him of ordering the …

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Oil washes up on Russia’s Black Sea coast after tankers damaged, governor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometres” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a local governor said on Tuesday. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, said on his Telegram channel that fuel oil had been …

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Alibaba to sell China department store chain Intime for $1.3 billion loss

By Casey Hall, Roushni Nair and Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Alibaba Group said on Tuesday it would sell its Chinese department store unit Intime and book a $1.3 billion loss from the deal, as the retail giant reshuffles its business portfolio to focus on its core e-commerce operation. The sale marks a further acceleration of Alibaba’s …

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Germany joins U.S., UK in making diplomatic contact with Syria’s HTS

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans talks with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, joining the United States and Britain in establishing contact with the Islamist group after it led the overthrow of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. German diplomats’ first talks with representatives of the HTS-appointed interim government will …

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