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Russia, U.S. not discussing prisoner swap of ex-U.S. marine – RIA cites Ryabkov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow and Washington are not discussing a possible prisoner swap that could secure the release of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine jailed in Russia for spying, the RIA news agency...
May 28, 2021
Germany officially calls colonial-era killings in Namibia ‘genocide’
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Friday apologised for its role in slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the f...
May 28, 2021
Klarna’s quarterly transaction value nearly doubles in Q1
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish "buy now, pay later" company Klarna on Friday reported a jump in transactions using its platform in the January to March quarter, helped mainly by growth in the United Sta...
May 28, 2021
Hyundai Motor considers selling one of its Beijing factory sites – Yonhap
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co is in talks with the Chinese government to sell one of its factory sites in Beijing, news agency Yonhap reported on Friday, citing unnamed sour...
May 28, 2021
Soccer-Nike says ended Neymar deal after non-cooperation in sexual-assault probe
By Ismail Shakil and Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Nike Inc said on Thursday it ended its partnership with Brazilian soccer star Neymar last year because he refused to cooperate in an investigati...
May 28, 2021
China’s Full Truck Alliance files for $1.5 billion U.S. IPO
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Full Truck Alliance - which styles itself as the country's 'Uber for Trucks' - has made public filings to list on the New York Stock Exchange and aims to...
May 28, 2021
NBA roundup: Bucks grab 3-0 edge on Heat
Khris Middleton recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the host Miami Heat 113-84 to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff se...
May 28, 2021
India’s Tata buys majority stake in online grocer BigBasket
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Tata Sons has acquired a majority stake in Alibaba-backed online grocery seller BigBasket, a unit of the Indian conglomerate said on Friday. (Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in B...
May 28, 2021
Credit Suisse scandals prompt Switzerland to think unthinkable: punish bankers
By John O'Donnell and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Exasperation with Credit Suisse following a string of scandals is prompting Switzerland to rethink a system in which top bankers have...
May 28, 2021
In Abiy’s Ethiopia, press freedom flourished then fear returned
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms, journalist Dessu ...
May 28, 2021
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