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Russia’s Alrosa posts profit jump on recovering diamond demand
MOSCOW (Reuters) - State-controlled Russian diamond producer Alrosa on Thursday said recovering sales helped it to more than triple third-quarter net profit to 25 billion roubles ($354 million). The w...
Nov 11, 2021
Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hover near record high
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 1,237 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, close to a record one-day toll recorded the previous day, amid a nationwide surge in cases. The go...
Nov 11, 2021
Sudan’s military rulers draw on Bashir-era veterans to tighten grip
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's military rulers have been drawing on veteran ex-officials of toppled leader Omar al-Bashir for key posts in the state bureaucracy, in w...
Nov 11, 2021
Taiwan says outgoing Honduran president to visit island
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will visit Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said on Thursday, as Taipei seeks to maintain relations with Honduras amid an esc...
Nov 11, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi to attend Libya conference in Paris
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to Paris to attend a conference on Libya on Friday and to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Egyptian presidency...
Nov 11, 2021
Amal Clooney urges businesses, govts to work together on human rights issues
(Reuters) - Liberal governments and companies should work hand-in-hand to uphold human rights, renowned lawyer Amal Clooney said at the APEC CEO Summit on Thursday, calling businesses "absolutely esse...
Nov 11, 2021
Russia’s Sberbank, enhancing AI offering, unveils second supercomputer
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - A second supercomputer and artificial intelligence (AI) upgrades form part of Sberbank's enhanced offerings of digital services such as cloud computing and virtu...
Nov 11, 2021
NBA roundup: Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins stars in win over Wolves
Andrew Wiggins scorched his old team for a season-high 35 points Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors overcame a career-best 48-point performance by the Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards...
Nov 11, 2021
Hospitals operator Mediclinic’s first half profit more than triples
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hospital chain operator Mediclinic International said on Thursday that its profit for the first half that ended Sept. 30 more than tripled from a year earlier, inching close t...
Nov 11, 2021
Britain’s OSB posts 8% rise in lending on strong housing demand
(Reuters) - British lender OSB reported on Thursday an 8% increase in its underlying net loans for the nine months ended September and stood by its growth forecasts for the year, driven mainly by stro...
Nov 11, 2021
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