By Nuha Sharaf, Mohammed Torokman and Ismael Khader BURIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian olive farmer Khitam Najjar dreams of just one season where she can gather the harvest in peace. But it’s not this year. As she and her son approached their olive groves near the village of Burin in the occupied West Bank …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -BHP is cynically trying to avoid its responsibility for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, lawyers representing thousands of victims told London’s High Court on Monday, as a lawsuit worth up to 36 billion pounds ($47 billion) began. More than 600,000 Brazilians, 46 local governments and around 2,000 businesses are suing BHP …
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By Alistair Smout and Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not bring the issue of reparations for historical transatlantic slavery to the table at a meeting of Commonwealth nations that began in Samoa on Monday, but is open to engage with leaders who want to discuss it. Leaders and officials from 56 countries with …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together on Sunday, less than a week after China conducted a new round of war games around the island, with Beijing denouncing the mission as “disruptive”. The U.S. navy, occasionally accompanied by ships from allied countries, transits the strait around once …
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By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – As CVS Health’s new CEO David Joyner steps into the top job after Karen Lynch’s quick departure on Friday, Wall Street analysts and some investors are questioning whether he has the right experience to turn around the Aetna health insurance business as it struggles with high medical costs. …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French supermarket retailer Carrefour said on Monday it is reviewing how staff are treated at Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), its Saudi Arabia franchise partner, after Amnesty International raised concerns over employees’ working conditions. A report by Amnesty International, published on Monday, said some staff working at the Carrefour/Majid Al Futtaim stores in Saudi …
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish battery maker Northvolt is making significant progress towards raising a new financing package, it told Reuters on Monday. The group has been in talks with investors and lenders in recent weeks to secure short-term funding, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Oct. 11, as the …
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CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said that Sunday’s presidential election and referendum on charting a course towards European Union membership were marred by “unprecedented” outside interference. Moldovan officials say that Ilan Shor, a 37-year-old fugitive oligarch from the poor southeast European nation, has played a leading role in Russian-backed interference aimed at …
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – The head of Italy’s Bending Spoons says Milan is a great location for a start-up but he would probably favour New York were the tech company that owns services such as note-taking tool Evernote and photo editor Remini to list. The Italian app developer, whose products count 200 million …
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By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian buyers do not expect supplies of Canadian lentils and potash to be affected by the diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa, trade, industry and government officials said. Lentils and potash supplies from Canada have been steady, they said. Ties between India and Canada …
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