By William James and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader said on Monday he expects his party to back a new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, and he set out plans for the economy while warning that the country may soon be poorer than eastern European nations. Prime Minister …
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(Reuters) – Twitter Inc has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, the New York Times reported late on Sunday, in its latest round of job cuts since Elon Musk took over the micro-blogging site last October. The layoffs on Saturday night impacted product managers, data scientists and engineers who …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican congressman’s court battle to protect his cellphone records has prevented federal investigators from reviewing over 2,200 documents in their investigation of then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 election, according to newly unsealed court documents. Judge Beryl Howell, chief judge for the U.S. District Court of the …
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(Reuters) -India’s Adani Group on Monday denied a media report that said the conglomerate was in talks with global credit funds to raise up to $400 million in debt against some of its Australian assets, calling it “totally false and untrue.” The Indian ports-to-power group operates the Carmichael coal mine, the North Queensland Export Terminal …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran and Nishit Navin BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares fell on Monday, led by declines in IT and metal stocks, as robust U.S. economic data reinforced fears of aggressive rate hikes. The Nifty 50 index settled 0.42% lower at 17,392.70, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.30% to 59,288.35. The 50-share NSE index fell …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s SpiceJet Ltd reported a 33% surge in third-quarter passenger revenue on Friday as the low-cost carrier flew more customers at higher fares amid a boom in travel demand, sending shares up 13% to a two-month high. The results come as the cash-strapped airline looks to raise capital with competition heating up in …
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By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Huge crowds gathered in Mexico on Sunday to condemn government moves to shrink the electoral authority as a threat to democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protest so far against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration. Organizers said over 500,000 people turned out in Mexico City, with …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had charged three people in connection with the murder of 28-year-old model Abby Choi, whose legs were found in a refrigerator in a house on the city’s outskirts. Police were looking for other parts of Choi’s body, after the discovery on Friday. They also found …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China Renaissance Holdings said in an exchange filing on Sunday that its missing chairman and star dealmaker Bao Fan was currently cooperating with relevant Chinese authorities conducting an investigation. This is the first time the mainland China-based boutique bank has given a reason for the disappearance of its founder — who was reported …
By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) -State battery company Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) is targeting a local market share of up to 30% for electric motorbikes, its chief executive said on Friday, as the government tries to jumpstart the adoption of electric vehicles. The government is aiming to reach 2 million sales of …
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