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Toronto futures fall on weak oil prices; GDP data in focus
(Reuters) - Weakness in oil prices weighed on Canadian stock futures on Friday, with investors awaiting GDP data for cues about the pace of the country's economic recovery. Oil fell below $78 a barrel...
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WHO’s Tedros under donor pressure to act quickly on Congo sex scandal – diplomats
By Stephanie Nebehay and Hereward Holland GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization is coming under U.S.-led pressure to act quickly on a damning report on a sexual assault scandal ...
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Belarus president says hundreds detained after Minsk shooting incident
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that hundreds of people had been detained following a shooting incident in which an IT worker and a KGB officer died in Minsk,...
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Florida miner’s lawsuit accuses JPMorgan of manipulating silver prices
LONDON (Reuters) - A Florida-based silver miner has filed a damages claim against JPMorgan , accusing the bank of manipulating the silver market to push prices so low the company's mine had to close. ...
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England’s COVID-19 prevalence increases, led by children
LONDON (Reuters) -The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England increased in the week ending Sept 25, Britain's Office for National Statistics said on Friday, led by an increase in infections in sc...
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Soccer-Former England defender Butcher wants heading phased out of the game
(Reuters) - Former England defender Terry Butcher wants heading to be gradually phased out of the sport to reduce the risk of brain trauma and neurodegenerative diseases. Butcher, 62, was a no-nonsens...
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Venezuela to subtract six zeros from currency, second overhaul in three years
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday will launch its second monetary overhaul in three years by cutting six zeros from the bolivar currency in response to hyperinflation, simplifying accounting but...
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Czechs want Polish deal over disputed coal mine to last longer term, minister says
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek said on Friday that any agreement with Poland on the disputed Turow coal mine needed to last for longer than the two years that Warsaw has offe...
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EU may approve Polish, Hungarian spending plans – with conditions – officials
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission may approve in November EU-funded national recovery plans of Poland and Hungary, but will set conditions linked to respecting the rule ...
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Zoom’s stock drop likely nixed Five9 deal, say analysts
By Aniruddha Ghosh (Reuters) - A slump in Zoom Video Communications Inc's share price likely limited its ability to sweeten a nearly $15 billion all-stock offer for call center software firm Five9 and...
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