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Threat of terrorist attack in Netherlands has increased -gov’t agency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The threat of a possible terrorist attack in the Netherlands has increased in recent months, the country's anti-terrorism agency NCTV said on Tuesday. The NCTV said there were in...
May 30, 2023
As drone war comes to Russia, Muscovites shrug their shoulders and carry on
MOSCOW (Reuters) - After the biggest ever drone strike on Moscow brought the Ukraine war to the Russian capital, Muscovites carried on with their lives with the fatalism for which they are famous. On ...
May 30, 2023
Goldman head of sovereign business Powell McCormick moves to merchant bank-source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dina Powell McCormick, the head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's sovereign business who also leads its sustainability efforts, is leaving, the bank said Tuesday. Powell McCormick, one...
May 30, 2023
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament’s 2022 term extension unconstitutional, supreme court rules
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's federal supreme court ruled on Tuesday that the 2022 extension of the country's Kurdistan region parliament term by one year was unconstitutional and undermined democracy in...
May 30, 2023
World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved a $1 billion loan to Kenya to support its budget as East Africa's economic powerhouse confronts high debts and a weakening currency. The ...
May 30, 2023
Russia has given passports to 1.5 million people in annexed Ukraine, says Russian PM
(Reuters) - Russia has given passports to almost 1.5 million people living in the annexed parts of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions since last October, Russian Prime Minist...
May 30, 2023
Microsoft says UK regulator an ‘outlier’ for blocking Activision deal
By Sam Tobin and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday accused Britain's anti-trust regulator of being a global "outlier" in blocking its $69 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" maker Act...
May 30, 2023
Explainer-Why is OPEC+ cutting oil output?
LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies, including Russia, meet in Vienna on June 4 to decide on their output policy. The group, known as OPEC+, agreed on April 2 to increase crude oil production cuts ...
May 30, 2023
US Supreme Court rejects Avery Dennison appeal on patent eligibility
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a patent dispute between labeling company Avery Dennison Corp and ADASA Inc that would have given it a chance to ...
May 30, 2023
US monthly home prices increase in March, surveys show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family home prices increased solidly on a monthly basis in March, boosted by a persistent shortage of properties on the market, though the overall trend continued to...
May 30, 2023
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