(Reuters) -Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Nov. 6 …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with several waves of drones for the second night in a row, damaging residential buildings and injuring at least one civilian, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Two civilian were killed and 15 were injured in a separate ballistic missile attack on Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine on Monday …
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ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has approved the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp’s onshore assets to Seplat Energy, the chief executive officer of the country’s upstream regulator said on Monday, more than two years after the $1.28 billion deal was first agreed. The sale had been under scrutiny as it awaited regulatory approval since it was first …
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By Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is exploring ways to import regular supplies of Mongolian coking coal by way of Russia, a senior government official with direct knowledge of the matter said, as New Delhi seeks to avoid over-reliance on transit through China. Mills in India, the world’s second-biggest producer …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Dutch technology investor Prosus NV expects adjusted profit at its e-commerce business to surge to $400 million this fiscal year and expects more of its Indian businesses to list following Swiggy’s IPO, Chief Executive Fabricio Bloisi said on Monday. Prosus, majority-owned by South Africa’s Naspers, is a major shareholder in Indian food …
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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart for the Middle East on Monday, the State Department said, as Washington is pushing to kickstart ceasefire negotiations to end the Gaza war following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The top U.S. diplomat’s latest trip to the region, his …
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By Medha Singh and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks kicked off the week on a the back foot on Monday, after strong gains last week, while increasing bets on Donald Trump winning the looming U.S. presidential election helped send bitcoin and gold to new peaks. Heightened uncertainty over conflict in the Middle East added …
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By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -Fidelity International (FIL) will cut around 500 jobs at one of its Chinese operations, two people with knowledge of the matter said, marking the largest downsizing in recent years of a global financial firm in the world’s second largest economy. UK-headquartered FIL told staff about the job cuts at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The World Conker Championships has dismissed complaints of cheating against this year’s men’s champion David Jakins following an investigation, a statement issued on Monday by tournament organisers said. The game of conkers involves trying to smash an opponent’s conker – the hard brown fruit of the horse chestnut tree, which is threaded …
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By Vidya Ranganathan and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar climbed on Monday and cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a three-month high as a rise in U.S. bond yields and the looming presidential election continued to impact markets. Currency moves last week were driven by the European Central Bank’s dovish rate cut and strong U.S. data that …
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