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Exclusive-Indian regulator probes Adani’s links to investors as Modi’s office is briefed

By Jayshree P Upadhyay, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Devjyot Ghoshal MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s market regulator is investigating Adani Group’s links to some of the investors in the conglomerate’s aborted $2.5 billion share sale, two sources said, amid growing concern in New Delhi about a U.S. short-seller’s allegations against one of the country’s top industrial …

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DeSantis seeks wins on guns, abortion before facing Trump in 2024

By James Oliphant TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) -When a newly elected Florida legislator endorsed a bill allowing residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, he was both demonstrating his fealty to Ron DeSantis and helping to burnish the governor’s conservative credentials for a possible White House run in 2024. State Senator Jay Collins’ support …

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Former VP Pence, ex-Trump official subpoenaed in special counsel probes – reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and former national security adviser Robert O’Brien have been subpoenaed by the special counsel leading probes into classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and efforts to overturn the 2020 election result, according to media reports on Thursday. Pence was issued a subpoena by …

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Office cake culture lives on in Britain despite health warning

By Vin Shahrestani LONDON (Reuters) – When Katie Mulligan baked a beetroot cake for her colleagues at a London advertising agency, she was focused on getting the recipe right rather than whether it was acceptable to bring treats into the office. But office cake culture has recently been challenged by the head of Britain’s food …

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Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 after unknown hemorrhagic fever deaths

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement after an unknown illness causing hemorrhagic fever killed at least eight people, Health Minister Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba said on Friday as the government races to test samples. The outbreak was reported on Feb. 7, and from preliminary …

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FTSE 100 posts weekly fall as rate hike worries linger

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as worries of high interest rates overshadowed data showing the British economy narrowly avoided entering a recession in the fourth quarter, while a rise in energy shares limited declines. The blue-chip index shed 0.5%, backing off from record highs hit …

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South Korea lifts visa curbs on Chinese travellers, Beijing considers similar move

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its COVID-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday. South Korea suspended issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors last month after China abruptly ended its “zero-COVID” policy, leading to a wave of infections. Beijing retaliated by …

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South African rand slips as president’s speech fails to buoy markets

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand weakened on Friday after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a “state of disaster” to tackle crippling power shortages in the country failed to elicit investor confidence. Analysts said the president’s response to the crisis did not impress them, with no clear end in sight to the hours of daily power …

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Unilever says prices hikes will continue into this year, easing in H2

(This Feb. 9 story has been corrected to remove reference to Fairy detergent in paragraph 2) By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Unilever Plc said on Thursday it would continue to raise prices for its detergents, soaps and packaged food to offset rising input costs, and ease up those hikes in the second half of …

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Soccer-Premier League donates one million pounds to earthquake fund

LONDON (Reuters) – The Premier League said on Friday it will be donating one million pounds in response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. “The Premier League is deeply saddened by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, which have killed thousands of people,” a statement from England’s top soccer league read. “The League …

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