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NBA roundup: Bucks grab 3-0 edge on Heat
Khris Middleton recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the host Miami Heat 113-84 to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff se...
May 28, 2021
India’s Tata buys majority stake in online grocer BigBasket
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Tata Sons has acquired a majority stake in Alibaba-backed online grocery seller BigBasket, a unit of the Indian conglomerate said on Friday. (Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in B...
May 28, 2021
Credit Suisse scandals prompt Switzerland to think unthinkable: punish bankers
By John O'Donnell and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Exasperation with Credit Suisse following a string of scandals is prompting Switzerland to rethink a system in which top bankers have...
May 28, 2021
In Abiy’s Ethiopia, press freedom flourished then fear returned
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms, journalist Dessu ...
May 28, 2021
Environmentalists condemn Biden’s backing of Alaska oil drilling project
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Environmental groups have condemned the Biden administration's defense of a proposed ConocoPhillips oil development in Alaska, a drilling project approved under former Pr...
May 28, 2021
Illegal building threatens conservation of ancient Mexican metropolis
By David Alire Garcia and Rodolfo Pearoja TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Just beyond the towering pyramids of what was once the largest city of the Americas, an illegal building project threatens irr...
May 28, 2021
NBA: Celtics’ Smart hopes for ‘respectful’ reception of Irving at Boston
(Reuters) - Boston guard Marcus Smart hopes the crowd at Friday's NBA playoff game at home against Brooklyn will be "respectful" when former Celtic Kyrie Irving returns with the Nets. The conduct of f...
May 28, 2021
China to limit daily price swings in national emissions trading to 10% -media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's national emission trading scheme (ETS) will initially set daily trading limits at 10% of prices when it comes on line late in June, according to a report in the Securities ...
May 28, 2021
After Colonial attack, energy companies rush to secure cyber insurance
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month's attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay...
May 28, 2021
China’s factory activity seen growing steadily in May: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity likely maintained a steady growth momentum in May after months of expansion following a COVID-induced slump, although high raw materials costs continue to ...
May 28, 2021
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