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Turkey’s opposition bloc renews commitment to principles after split

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The five remaining leaders of Turkey’s opposition alliance renewed their commitment to its original principles on Saturday after one of the group’s main members quit in disagreement over the candidate for presidential elections in May. “The alliance is determined to continue its work in the same direction, in line with its foundation principles …

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Mercedes-Benz begins building battery recycling factory in southern Germany

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz laid the foundation stone for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, southern Germany on Friday. The pilot plant will have an annual capacity of 2500 tonnes and will contribute to the production of more than 50,000 battery modules for new electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Recycled batteries will come from test vehicles …

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International drug bust nets $677 million of cocaine bound for Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A joint U.S. and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4 tonnes of cocaine aboard a vessel off the coast of South America that had been bound for Australia. The cocaine, linked to a Mexican drug cartel, had a street value of around A$1 billion ($677 million), …

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Cricket-‘Game-changer’ WPL gets underway with massive Mumbai win

MUMBAI (Reuters) -The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) kicked off on Saturday with the Mumbai Indians thrashing the Gujarat Giants by a massive margin of 143 runs. India and Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur got the tournament off to a rollicking start, scoring 65 off 30 balls to power her side to a …

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Tunisian union holds biggest protest yet against president

TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union rallied in the capital on Saturday in what appeared to be the biggest protest yet against President Kais Saied, staging a show of strength after his recent crackdown on opponents. Many thousands of protesters filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the main street in central Tunis, holding banners that read …

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Macron ends Africa tour with wish for fair reset of ties

By Elizabeth Pineau KINSHASA (Reuters) -Emmanuel Macron shared his vision of a renewed partnership with Africa in which it stands equal with France, as he concluded a tour where he has sought to dispel France’s image as an arrogant former colonial power whilst bidding for future influence. The French President held talks on Saturday with …

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Soccer-Man City beat Newcastle 2-0 to maintain pressure on Arsenal

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Goals from livewire Phil Foden and substitute Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City keep up the pressure on title-rivals Arsenal with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday. City moved on to 58 points, two behind league-leaders Arsenal, who host Bournemouth later in the …

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Indonesian officials call for audit after Pertamina fire kills 15

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian officials called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina’s facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 15. The fire, which started at around 8 pm (0100 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina’s Plumpang fuel storage depot in capital Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby …

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Silvergate suspends crypto payments network; shares fall after-hours

By Hannah Lang and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) – Silvergate Capital Corp said on Friday it made a “risk-based decision” to discontinue the Silvergate Exchange Network, its crypto payments network, two days after the digital asset-focused bank raised doubts about its viability. “Effective immediately Silvergate Bank has made a risk-based decision to discontinue the Silvergate Exchange …

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Japan unions ask average 4.5% wage hike, biggest since 1990s

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s trade unions are demanding the biggest wage hike in more than two decades at their spring pay negotiations, a national labour tally showed on Friday, as the government and central bank urge firms to raise workers’ wages to support the economy. A survey of more than 2,000 unions …

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