GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday. “A number of cold chain facilities have been looted, damaged and destroyed, including over a million polio vaccines …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gave back earlier gains against the euro but stayed stronger against the yen on Friday after jobs gains and wage growth for April beat economists’ forecasts but showed downward jobs revisions for March. Employers added 253,000 jobs, beating economists’ forecasts for a 180,000 gain. U.S. average …
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By Felix Light and Caleb Davis (Reuters) -Russia’s main mercenary group announced plans on Friday to withdraw from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine said the fighters were reinforcing positions to try to seize it before Russia marks World War Two Victory Day next week. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said his men …
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By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Treasury is open to reducing its 64% stake in Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) through one or more share sales on the market, three people briefed on the matter told Reuters. Such an option, however, would only be considered if financially advantageous and as long …
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday but fell for the third straight week after a sharp fall earlier this week ahead of benchmark interest rate rises and on concern that the U.S. banking crisis will slow the economy and sap fuel demand. Brent crude closed $2.80, or 3.9% higher, at $75.30 …
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(Reuters) – Florida’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will allow a tourism board appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to cancel development agreements its predecessor body signed, the latest salvo against the Walt Disney Co from the conservative leader. Under the bill, which now goes to DeSantis for signing into law, the Central Florida …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives suffered steep losses in Friday’s local election result, undermining his attempts to revive their fortunes and emboldening the opposition Labour Party before a national vote expected next year. Sunak came to power in October following a year of political scandals, surging …
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By Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) – Gold beat a fast retreat on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. payrolls data tempered expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Spot gold lost 1.7% to $2,015.33 per ounce by 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT), but was up 1.3% for the week after surging to $2,072.19 on Thursday, …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A group of countries is set to request an urgent meeting of the U.N. human rights body on the Sudan crisis next week, a document showed on Friday, in a move that rights activists hope will increase scrutiny of violations by rival military factions. The letter dated May 5 showed …
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By Bianca Flowers and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Agricultural and construction machine maker CNH Industrial on Friday raised its full-year revenue forecast as operating profit topped expectations in the first quarter, aided by a strong order backlog and resilient demand for its large tractors. Shares for the global industrial manufacturer rebounded in early trading …
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