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Chinese tourists flock to gambling hub Macau for Labour Day holiday
By Joyce Zhou MACAU (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors have descended on the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau for the Labour Day holiday, packing tightly into its narr...
Apr 30, 2023
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - As Canada's largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled appl...
Apr 30, 2023
Fire destroys East Peoria home
UPDATED 10:02 A.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. – A home in East Peoria had to be torn down after a fire Saturday evening. East Peoria Fire officials say crews were called to the home on Springfield Road n...
Apr 30, 2023
King Charles’ coronation to include invitation to public to swear allegiance
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles' coronation on Saturday will include an invitation to the public to swear allegiance to the monarch and to his heirs and successors, the Archbishop of Canterbury's offi...
Apr 30, 2023
Four civilians killed in Ukrainian shelling on Russia’s Bryansk – governor
(Reuters) -Four civilians died as a result of Ukrainian shelling on a village just over the border in Russia's Bryansk region on Saturday evening, a local governor said. "Four civilians have been kill...
Apr 30, 2023
UBS looks to bring Naratil back and mulls Swiss bank spin-off – NZZ
ZURICH (Reuters) - As UBS's takeover of former rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse nears completion, details are emerging of what the new merged bank will look like. UBS is working towards spinning off the...
Apr 30, 2023
Adidas wants to ‘double down’ on U.S. market – regional head tells WSJ
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Adidas, which has come under pressure after ending its lucrative Yeezy shoe partnership with Kanye West, is trying to grab a bigger slice of the U.S. sports market, the group's r...
Apr 30, 2023
Bulgarian extreme athlete shuts himself in glass box to help young addicts
(Corrects spelling in dateline and in first para to Sofia from Sophia) SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian ultra-marathon runner, Krasse Gueorguiev, will live in a glass box for 15 days in a park in Sofia, to...
Apr 30, 2023
French government minister: expects food price inflation to ease off by September
PARIS (Reuters) - Food price inflation in France - which has been a major concern for consumers - should ease off by September, said government minister Olivia Gregoire on Sunday. "By the time people ...
Apr 30, 2023
Four people shot dead in Portugal, CNN Portugal says
LISBON (Reuters) - A man shot three people dead and then committed suicide on Sunday in the Portuguese city of Setubal, about 45 km (28 miles) south of the capital, CNN Portugal said. PSP police commi...
Apr 30, 2023
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