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Battleship diplomacy: Britain’s new aircraft carrier joins NATO, has message for China
By Bart Biesemans CASCAIS, Portugal (Reuters) - The maiden voyage of a new British aircraft carrier will seek to show allies that post-Brexit Britain is ready to defend Western interests and eager to ...
May 28, 2021
Tennis-Another year, same question – Can anyone stop Nadal?
By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - Unbelievably, 13-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal is only third seed for this year's Roland Garros fortnight, below Daniil Medvedev who has never won a match on the P...
May 28, 2021
Futures firm ahead of key inflation report
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as focus turned to a closely watched inflation report after recent worries about a spike in prices put the S&P 500 on course for its ...
May 28, 2021
U.S. lawmakers probe Kabbage, BlueVine and partner banks over pandemic loans -letters
By Koh Gui Qing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have opened an investigation into financial technology companies Kabbage Inc and BlueVine and their partner banks for their roles in distributing ...
May 28, 2021
Ireland to resume EU travel from mid-July, cautious on Britain
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland plans to adopt a COVID-19 certificate to help citizens move more freely across the European Union from mid-July, but is not yet in a position to allow unencumbered travel fr...
May 28, 2021
EU antitrust regulators fine ICAP $7.9 million for yen cartel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Friday fined the world's largest interdealer broker ICAP 6.45 million euros ($7.9 million) for taking part in several yen interest rate derivatives cart...
May 28, 2021
National Bank of Canada beats profit estimates
(Reuters) - National Bank of Canada beat analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strength in its financial markets and wealth management units and a fall in funds set aside ...
May 28, 2021
French policewoman badly wounded in attack in western France – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - An assailant attacked and badly wounded a policewoman on Friday in the town of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre in western France, BFM TV reported on Friday. The attacker was on the run, the ne...
May 28, 2021
Hungary detects first cases of Indian COVID-19 variant
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has identified two cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, the government official in charge of vaccinations said on Friday. Hungary has been badly hit b...
May 28, 2021
Exclusive: China presses Ximalaya to drop U.S. for Hong Kong as listing venue – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is pressing the country's largest online audio platform Ximalaya to drop plans to list in the United States and go for Hong Kong instead, three people with knowledge of the...
May 28, 2021
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