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Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky
LONDON (Reuters) - British-based banking app Revolut's latest $33 billion valuation, achieved after a fresh funding round, has likely made its cofounder and Chief Executive Nik Storonsky a billionaire...
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Russian prosecutor seeks six-year suspended sentence for U.S. investor Calvey
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian state prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to hand U.S. investor Michael Calvey a six-year suspended jail sentence, the RIA news agency reported. Calvey, founder of privat...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr says he won’t take part in October election
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Thursday he will not take part in elections in October and withdrew his support from the government, distancing hi...
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Myanmar funeral services overwhelmed as COVID toll mounts
(Reuters) - Hundreds more bodies than usual are being taken for funerals every day in junta-ruled Myanmar as a new wave of COVID-19 sweeps through the country, services transporting the bodies and arr...
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Cycling-Prosecutors target Bahrain Victorious in Tour de France doping probe
PAU, France (Reuters) - French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into doping allegations against Tour de France cycling team Bahrain Victorious. The prosecutor's office in the southe...
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U.S. offers $10 million for tips on foreign hackers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday offered up to $10 million for information that can identify or locate malicious cyber actors working at the behest of a foreign government to targe...
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Nigerian senate to vote on finalised petroleum overhaul bill -order paper
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's senate will vote on Thursday to reconcile different versions of a petroleum sector reform bill passed by parliament's two chambers, a copy of the order paper seen by Reuter...
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Italy reaches deal with EU for launch of Alitalia’s successor
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has reached a deal with the European Commission over the launch of carrier Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), which will replace the loss-making, state-owned Alitalia, the Treasury s...
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Malaysia Aviation Group opens tender to sell six Airbus A380-800 planes
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has launched a tender for the sale of six Airbus A380-800 aircraft or their components, the company said in a post on LinkedIn on Thursday. MAG, ...
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Barrick’s second-quarter gold output falls 5.4%
(Reuters) - Miner Barrick Gold Corp, said on Thursday its second-quarter production fell 5.4% from the previous quarter, dented by planned maintenance shutdowns at Nevada Gold Mine and Pueblo Viejo in...
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