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Israel says it is discussing possible direct Haj flights to Saudi Arabia
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel voiced hope on Wednesday that Saudi authorities would admit direct flights for its Muslim citizens who want to make the Haj pilgrimage, which begins next m...
May 03, 2023
Dollar to remain resilient in coming months despite narrowing rate gap – Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar will remain resilient against most major currencies over the coming months despite expectations of narrowing interest rat...
May 03, 2023
Loblaw reports higher quarterly sales on strong demand for groceries, drugs
(Reuters) -Canadian retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales rose 6%, helped by strong demand for essential goods including groceries and drugs. Retailers industry-wide ...
May 03, 2023
Chinese data provider tightens some information access for offshore users-sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese financial data provider Wind Information Co has blocked some offshore users from accessing certain business and economic data, people with knowledge of the matter said, f...
May 03, 2023
Sweden’s parliament hit by cyber attack
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament has been hit by a cyber attack that has disrupted access to its web page, it said on Wednesday. The web page was partially down on Tuesday and appeared slow o...
May 03, 2023
Brazil police raid Bolsonaro’s home as part of COVID vaccine probe -source
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's federal police on Wednesday raided former President Jair Bolsonaro's home in Brasilia as part of a probe into a group suspected of...
May 03, 2023
Turkish pop star sentenced to 10 months in prison over religious schools remark -Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court handed pop star Gulsen a suspended sentence of 10 months in prison for incitement to hatred and hostility over a remark she made on stage about religious schools, st...
May 03, 2023
‘Focused on the job’: France’s Le Maire defends writing of steamy novel
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was fully focused on creating growth and fighting inflation after coming under fire for penning a steamy novel tha...
May 03, 2023
CVS Health cuts annual profit forecast on acquisition costs
(Reuters) -CVS Health Corp cut its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday, due to the impact from costs related to its acquisitions of Signify Health and Oak Street Health. CVS, like other healthcare ...
May 03, 2023
Brookfield, Tata in talks to invest in India’s Nexus Malls IPO – sources
By M. Sriram and Rama Venkat BENGALURU (Reuters) -Brookfield Asset Management and Tata Group are in talks to invest in the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) for Nexus Malls, betting that the Indi...
May 03, 2023
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