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Russian court sentences Colombian man to 5 years in prison for ‘fake news’
(Reuters) - A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for spreading "fake news" about the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine in a rare case of Russia applying i...
May 16, 2023
Lebanon cenbank governor says he will appeal against French arrest warrant
BEIRUT (Reuters) -French prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, a move the governor said he woul...
May 16, 2023
Ubisoft posts record operating loss in year to March but sticks to FY guidance
By Enrico Sciacovelli and Victor Goury-Laffont (Reuters) - French video game producer Ubisoft posted the biggest operating loss in company's history on Tuesday but stuck to its guidance for the curren...
May 16, 2023
UN lays out blueprint to reduce plastic waste 80% by 2040
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Program...
May 16, 2023
Tennis-Kyrgios pulls out of French Open to delay comeback
(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the French Open starting later this month, further delaying his return to competitive action following knee surgery at the start of the year, the French Tenn...
May 16, 2023
BlackRock to call staff back to office at least four days a week – memo
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, has asked its staff to return to office at least four days a week, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. "We will shift to at lea...
May 16, 2023
Soccer-Feyenoord’s Slot latest Dutch coach on Premier League radar
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - After securing the league title in the Netherlands with Feyenoord at the weekend, coach Arne Slot is the latest emerging Dutch coach linked with a potential move to the Premier L...
May 16, 2023
Cannes jury president to striking Hollywood writers: ‘Yeah, go!’
CANNES (Reuters) - Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, who heads the jury awarding the Cannes Film Festival's top award this year, expressed solidarity with striking Hollywood film and TV writers on Tuesd...
May 16, 2023
FTC sues to block Amgen’s $27.8 billion deal for Horizon Therapeutics -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it would sue to stop Amgen Inc's $27.8 billion deal to buy Horizon Therapeutics Plc. The deal, which was announced in Dece...
May 16, 2023
Reuters poll: Philippine central bank to hold rates at 6.25% in May after nine straight increases
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Philippines central bank will likely leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25% on Thursday, and keep it there for the rest of 2023, marking an end to...
May 16, 2023
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