By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS – Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, went on trial on Monday over claims he stole nearly $300,000 from …
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By Michael Holden LONDON -WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge at Britain’s highest court a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA – The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing …
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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Republican lawmakers to pandemic-related proxy voting rules set by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the …
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By Jonathan Cable LONDON – The euro zone economic recovery weakened this month, despite an upturn in Germany where factories benefited from an easing in supply chain bottlenecks, as renewed …
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– Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would halt retail orders for the Maverick, an affordable pickup that the automaker rolled out last year, as it did not have …
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By Huw Jones LONDON – Large banks in the European Union will have to show how they help or hinder the bloc from meeting climate goals by publishing “pioneering” indicators …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and catechist on women, roles that previously many …
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By Arunima Kumar and Liz Hampton -Halliburton Co’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit doubled from a year earlier, it said on Monday, beating analysts’ forecasts and prompting the oilfield services company to …
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BERLIN – An alliance of airlines and airports called for changes to the European Union’s planned climate change legislation on Monday, arguing it will make them less competitive with non-European …
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By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI -Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in “quick commerce”, but …
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-The European Union’s drug regulator is set to decide whether to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill at the end of this month, before doing a final review of Merck’s similar but …
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– Credit default swap indexes measuring the cost of insuring against European corporate bond defaults jumped on Monday to the highest since early-December as stock markets slumped on the prospect …
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– Ford Motor Co on Monday launched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGRuIOp4jUc a Raptor variant of its Bronco SUV, expanding its Bronco lineup with a new high-priced model. Ford said the Bronco Raptor is …
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By Clare Jim HONG KONG – China Evergrande Group on Monday sought more time from its offshore bondholders to work on a “comprehensive” and “effective” debt restructuring plan, amid signs …
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By Tim Hepher PARIS -Boeing Co is investing a further $450 million in Wisk Aero to support development of future pilotless flying taxis, the U.S. aerospace giant said on Monday. …
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By Kirsty Needham – Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week’s volcanic eruption and tsunami, aid workers …
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LONDON -Advertising group M&C Saatchi has rejected an improved takeover approach from the acquisition vehicle of its top shareholder Vin Murria, saying on Monday it still significantly undervalued its prospects. …
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By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS -The European Union is ready to impose “never-seen-before” economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said on Monday, and EU foreign …
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By Pushkala Aripaka and Richa Naidu – Shares in Unilever rose 6% on Monday on reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz has built a stake in the consumer goods giant …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI -Two U.S. aircraft carrier groups have entered the disputed South China Sea for training, the Department of Defense said on Monday as Taiwan reported a new …
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BEIJING -A district in China’s capital will begin a new round of COVID-19 tests among its roughly 2 million residents on Tuesday, as flare-ups persisted in the city ahead of …
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By Twinnie Siu and Farah Master HONG KONG – Hong Kong has told some civil servants to work from home from Tuesday, and some banks have given similar instructions to …
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TAIPEI -Taiwan on Sunday reported the largest incursion since October by China’s air force in its air defence zone, with the island’s defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn …