LAGOS (Reuters) – (This May 4 story has been corrected to change the name of Muslim face veil in the headline and paragraph 1, reword paragraph 1 to clarify that not all Muslim women wear niqabs, and add explanation of hijab in paragraph 5) Sherifah Yunus Olokodana, an entrepreneur who has carved out a niche …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles on Monday gave “sincere and heartfelt” thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend and said he and his wife Camilla would rededicate their lives to service as three days of celebrations drew to a close. Amid pomp and pageantry, Charles and Camilla were crowned at London’s Westminster …
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By Jose Devasia and Mrinmay Dey KOCHI, India (Reuters) -At least 22 people including children died when an overcrowded double-decker tourist boat capsized in an estuary in southern India, authorities said. Some passengers managed to jump off and swim to safety when the converted fishing vessel overturned in the waterway near the town of Tanur …
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By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Thousands of people who fled deadly rioting and ethnic clashes in northeast India last week are returning home, escorted by security personnel, officials said on Monday. Fierce fighting broke out in the state of Manipur bordering Myanmar when members of about 30 tribal groups clashed with a non-tribal …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand firmed and stocks rose on Monday, with the dollar slightly weaker on bets that U.S. interest rates have peaked. At 1541 GMT the rand traded at 18.2925 against the dollar, up about 0.7% from its closing level on Friday. The dollar was down about 0.1% against a basket of major …
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Authorities in India’s capital New Delhi have sought to quash Pernod Ricard’s court challenge against a decision to reject its city liquor licence, saying the French company did not meet the necessary requirements, a legal document showed. Pernod’s brands, which include Chivas Regal and Absolut vodka, …
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By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) considers the country’s banking system to be protected from any spillover from issues in the sector globally, the country’s economic affairs secretary said on Monday. Ajay Seth was speaking with reporters after the meeting of FSDC, which is chaired by the finance …
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By Laura Matthews and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar remained relatively weaker against most of its major peers on Monday, as traders wait for the Federal Reserve to acknowledge an end to its hiking cycle while trying to hedge the risk of potential recession. The dollar index, which measures the currency against …
(Reuters) -Sweden’s Assa Abloy AB, the world’s No. 1 lock maker, and U.S.-based Spectrum Brands Holdings said on Friday they have reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department regarding Assa’s $4.3 billion proposed deal to buy Spectrum’s hardware and home improvement (HHI) division. The Justice Department last year sued to block the proposed deal …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Newton Minow’s first speech as chair of the Federal Communications Commission was his most memorable. In addressing leading U.S. broadcast executives on May 9, 1961, in Washington, he said television programming was a “vast wasteland” and something need to be done about it. Here are excerpts from that speech: * “Your industry …
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