By Ruma Paul and Rafiqur Rahman DHAKA (Reuters) – Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small change in exchange for lucky blessings.    The government recognised hijras as a third gender in 2013, but they …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian protest coalition said on Friday it would not stop working to unite the opposition against President Kais Saied despite the arrest of its top leaders, and added that it would hold a demonstration on March 5. Tunisian police have cracked down this month against prominent critics of Saied, including senior figures …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged higher in volatile trade on Friday, and was flat on the week, with prices supported by the prospect of lower Russian exports but pressured by rising inventories in the United States and concerns over global economic activity. Brent crude futures settled at $83.16 a barrel, up 95 …
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By Andrew MacAskill and Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) -Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party have been told to be in parliament on Monday in a sign that a new post-Brexit deal to resolve the trading arrangements in Northern Ireland could be getting closer. After weeks of intense London-Brussels talks, momentum has been …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian authorities started moving sensitive voting materials under armed guard to polling units across the country while soldiers patrolled potential hot spot states and land borders were shut ahead of Saturday’s national election. “Internal movements have been restricted to the polling units. There will also be no movement of persons …
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By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices dropped to their lowest in eight weeks on Friday, pushed down by a stronger dollar and bond yields as the market braced for more interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve in the coming months. U.S. inflation accelerated while consumer spending rebounded sharply by 1.8% in January, …
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By Eric Onstad and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Indian businessman Prateek Gupta plans to challenge a $625 million global freezing order on him and his firms imposed by a London court, his spokesperson said on Friday. Commodity trader Trafigura, which sought the order, said on Feb. 9 that it had booked a $577 million charge …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s plan to partially privatize its national airline South African Airways is in trouble because the country’s competition regulator may not approve the deal, news website Semafor reported on Thursday. The South African government in 2021 signed a deal with the Takatso Consortium to sell a majority stake in the state-owned …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was open to considering parts of a 12-point peace plan put forward by Beijing. On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s ally China urged both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation, warned against …
By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -UK stocks ended lower on Friday after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data sparked concerns about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates further, while shares of Cineworld plummeted as it failed to find a buyer. The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.4% and the midcap FTSE 250 dropped 0.5%, with …
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