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Analysis-Crowded 2024 Republican race helps clear way for Trump nomination

By Tim Reid (Reuters) – A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said. Republicans who fear Trump is too polarizing a figure to beat Democratic President …

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Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday after the world’s top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by a further 1 million barrels per day (bpd) from July to counter macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets. Brent crude futures settled up 58 cents at $76.71 a barrel, after touching a …

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Former VP Mike Pence officially enters 2024 Republican presidential race

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House, setting up a fight against former President Donald Trump. Pence’s campaign filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. Pence will launch his campaign with a video …

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Dollar falls after weak services data

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Monday on news that the U.S. services sector barely grew in May as new orders slowed, ending an initial rally sparked by strong jobs growth. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its non-manufacturing PMI fell to 50.3 last month from 51.9 in April. …

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Apple shares notch all-time high ahead of developer conference

(Reuters) -Apple Inc shares hit a record high for the first time in 17 months on Monday, ahead of an annual software developer conference, although the company’s market value remained short of an all-time peak of $3 trillion. Apple is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) later in the …

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India investigates rail disaster as trains crawl through crash site

By Jatindra Dash KHARAGPUR, India (Reuters) – The official investigation into India’s deadliest rail crash in over two decades began on Monday after preliminary findings pointed to signal failure as the likely cause for a collision that killed at least 275 people and injured 1,200. The disaster struck on Friday, when a passenger train hit …

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Trump critic Chris Christie to announce White House bid next week

By Joseph Ax PRINCETON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who advised Donald Trump’s White House campaign in 2016 only to become a vocal critic of the former president in recent months, will launch a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination next week, a person familiar with the matter said. …

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China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing, says think-tank

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China leads research in 19 of 23 technologies set as priorities by the AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, Britain and the U.S., including hypersonics, electronic warfare and undersea drones, highlighting the need for Western allies to pool research results, an Australian security think-tank says. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute …

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Gunmen kill at least 30 in weekend attacks in northern Nigeria

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least 30 people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in three northern states, police and residents said, the latest incidents in a region dogged by armed violence. Armed gangs on motorbikes frequently take advantage of thinly stretched security forces in the region …

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Senegal government cuts mobile internet access amid deadly rioting

DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal’s government has cut access to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which “hateful and subversive” messages have been posted online, it said in a statement on Sunday. The West African country has been rocked by three days of violent protests in which 16 people have died, one …

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