By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON, SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global shares fell from 14-month highs hit last week, as investors awaited testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in markets that remain dominated by monetary policy bets. The MSCI’s broad gauge of world stocks softened by 0.3%, with Wall Street markets closed for the …
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By Abu Arqam Naqash MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -A boat that capsized off the coast of Greece last week was carrying around 800 people, according to an initial investigation by police in Pakistan, which declared a national day of mourning on Monday. Pakistani authorities said they had arrested 14 suspects in connection with the alleged trafficking …
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(Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca is drafting a plan to spin off its China business, and listing a separate unit in Hong Kong is being viewed as an option, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. A separation might not ultimately take place, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, with one of them saying …
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By Alistair Smout and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Monday pledged to turn the country into a clean energy superpower by 2030, saying it would overturn a ban on new onshore wind farms while respecting any oil and gas licences granted before the next election. Labour, which opinion polls suggest …
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By Edward McAllister and David Lewis DAKAR/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Mali’s unexpected demand for the departure of U.N. peacekeepers may herald a sudden end to a decade-long mission that has struggled to protect civilians and its own troops, raising fears the country could slide deeper into chaos amid an Islamist insurgency and the possible revival of …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s blue-chip Nifty 50 and Sensex indexes declined on Monday due to profit-taking as they approached their all-time highs, although the broader indexes extended their rally to record levels. The Nifty index closed 0.37% lower at 18,755.45, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.34% to 63,168.30. They rose as …
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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a U.S. nuclear weapons-related document that he is charged with illegally possessing, security experts said, contrary to the former U.S. president’s claim. The secret document, listed as No. 19 in the indictment charging Trump with endangering …
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By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -American Wyndham Clark announced himself as golf’s newest star with a gutsy U.S. Open triumph at the Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday to claim his first major title. Facing off against some of the game’s biggest names in the shadow of Hollywood, Clark tuned out some late drama …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians. The plans for approval of 4,560 housing units in various areas of the West Bank were included on …
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(Reuters) -Moscow declined United Nations offers to help residents affected by the flooding from the breached Kakhovka Dam, the world body said on Sunday, as the death toll rose and filthy water has forced the closing of beaches in southern Ukraine. The collapse of the Moscow-controlled dam on June 6 unleashed floodwaters across southern Ukraine …
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