By Shristi Achar A and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday and logged its fourth straight weekly gain, boosted by shares of big British banks, while Dechra surged following news of talks for a takeover deal. The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 0.4% higher at a one-month high, boosted by banks …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand weakened on Friday as the dollar jumped higher after hawkish comments by a Fed official on the U.S. central bank’s future interest rate trajectory. At 1602 GMT, the rand traded at 18.1275 against the dollar, around 0.42% lower than its previous close. The dollar index, which measures the currency …
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(This April 13 story has been corrected to fix the year of the last dollar bond issuance to 2022, not 2019) By Joe Bavier and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Angola’s next sovereign debt issuance will be an ESG bond of up to $1 billion, its finance minister told Reuters on Thursday, but she …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea announced on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a development set to “radically promote” its forces, which experts said would facilitate missile launches with little warning. Leader Kim Jong Un guided Thursday’s test, and warned it would make enemies …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s army warned on Thursday of a risk of confrontation after mobilisations by a powerful paramilitary group, underlining growing strains between the rival forces and a potential complication in moves to restore civilian rule. It could spell prolonged strife across a vast country already dealing with economic …
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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday gave final approval to a six-week abortion ban, setting the stage for abortion access to be drastically curtailed in the state and across the U.S. South. Lawmakers in the Florida House approved the ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy in a …
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(This April 13 story has been corrected to change IMF loan approval to May from June in the headline and first paragraph) ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana expects the International Monetary Fund’s board to approve a $3 billion loan in May, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in a presentation on Thursday. The embattled West African country …
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By Omar Younis NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Tennessee state Representative Justin Pearson was sworn in on Thursday after being reappointed to the legislature from which he and a Democratic colleague were expelled for leading a gun protest on the House of Representatives floor. To applause, whoops and cheers, Pearson stood before a crowd of about 50 …
By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON/ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, a potential step forward in fighting a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children each year. The approval is unusual as it comes before the publication of final-stage …
By Padraic Halpin and Steve Holland DUBLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told the Irish parliament he was “home” in an emotional address on the second day of a nostalgic three-day tour celebrating his Irish heritage as he geared up for a planned 2024 re-election campaign. “I’m home… I only wish I could stay longer,” …
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