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Iran says there were no school poisonings, blames foreign ‘enemies’
(Reuters) - Iran's intelligence ministry on Friday accused foreign "enemies" and dissidents of fomenting fears over suspected poisonings of schoolgirls, saying its investigation found no actual poison...
Apr 28, 2023
From 1953 beer to royal syrup, British collector charts coronation brands
By Jeevan and Ravindran LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Opie has a unique way of documenting coronations: the 76-year-old has been gathering consumer products with a royal theme since the late Queen Elizabe...
Apr 28, 2023
Russia’s Putin signs decree introducing life sentences for treason
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree formally increasing the maximum sentence for treason to life in jail, part of a drive to suppress dissent since the start of the ...
Apr 28, 2023
Taliban not invited to UN Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says UN
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not invited the Taliban administration to a meeting that he is convening with special envoys on Afghanistan f...
Apr 28, 2023
Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom
By Eric Onstad, Siyi Liu and Mai Nguyen LONDON/BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) - Lithium prices rebounded this week for the first time in five months after tumbling from record highs, but new supply of the ke...
Apr 28, 2023
Soccer-Canada’s Beckie calls for better funding and research to tackle injury crisis in women’s game
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Canada and Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie has joined the growing chorus calling for better research into the prevalence of injuries in women's socc...
Apr 28, 2023
Time for daily talks between Biden, Republicans on debt, moderate Democrat says
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent moderate U.S. House of Representatives Democrat said Friday that it is time for President Joe Biden to begin daily talks with Republicans on governme...
Apr 28, 2023
In win for Republicans, North Carolina court says gerrymandering is legal
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - North Carolina's highest court on Friday ruled that state law does not bar lawmakers from drawing congressional and state legislative lines for partisan benefit, boosting Repu...
Apr 28, 2023
Silver Lake adds to Software AG stake amid acquisition bid
(Reuters) - Private equity firm Silver Lake disclosed on Friday it had raised its stake in Software AG, days after announcing a 2.2 billion-euro ($2.42 billion) tender offer for the German business so...
Apr 28, 2023
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim set to submit third bid for Manchester United – The Guardian
(Reuters) - Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the son of Qatar's former prime minister, is set to lodge an improved third bid of less than 5 billion pounds ($6.28 billion) for English soccer club Manc...
Apr 28, 2023
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