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Uganda parliament passes mostly unchanged version of anti-LGBTQ bill
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a mostly unchanged version of one of the world's strictest anti-LGBTQ bills after President Yoweri Museveni asked that certain provisions from...
May 02, 2023
Rainforest nations seek easier access to UN carbon credit scheme
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Countries that are home to rainforest and peatland vital to limiting climate change want easier access to sovereign carbon credits, a financial scheme to reward t...
May 02, 2023
Uber confident on profit as ride-sharing makes strong start to 2023
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc forecast quarterly core earnings above estimates on Tuesday, after a surge in demand for travel and food delivery helped the U.S. ride-sharing giant report better-tha...
May 02, 2023
Pfizer beats profit estimates as new drugs offset COVID products slump
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc on Tuesday beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit as strong demand for its recently acquired products and pneumococcal vaccines helped offset the impact from declining...
May 02, 2023
Edtech Chegg slumps on revenue warning as ChatGPT threatens growth
(Reuters) - What's the cost of students using ChatGPT for homework? For U.S. education services provider Chegg Inc, it could be nearly $1 billion in market valuation. Chegg forecast current-quarter re...
May 02, 2023
Fire breaks out at gas processing plant in Kazakhstan
ALMATY (Reuters) - Fire broke out on Monday at a gas processing plant on the Zhanazhol gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, which firefighters are still trying to put out, the Aktobe region's governmen...
May 02, 2023
Head of Sweden’s No. 2 party calls for rethink of relations with EU
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden should seek more exemptions from EU laws as part of a reset in relations with the 27-member bloc, the head of the Sweden Democrats, the country's second largest party and ...
May 02, 2023
EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch gov’t to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogen
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Commision on Tuesday said it had approved two Dutch plans worth a combined 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion) to buy out livestock farmers to reduce nitrogen polluti...
May 02, 2023
Marathon Petroleum posts bumper profit on high demand, tight supply
(Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp posted a bumper profit on Tuesday, benefiting from higher margins on sustained fuel demand and tight crude supplies, and announced an additional $5 billion share re...
May 02, 2023
Emirates boss forecasts resilient demand, no hit from new airlines
By Yousef Saba and Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates Airline President Tim Clark said on Tuesday that new Saudi airlines and the expansion of regional competitors will not affect the Dubai-ba...
May 02, 2023
