By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur blew a gilt-edged chance to rekindle their hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four when relegation battlers Bournemouth snatched a last-gasp 3-2 away victory over them on Saturday. Substitute Dango Ouattara’s superb finish in the fifth minute of stoppage time secured a vital three points for …
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By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Some holders of bonds issued by French food retailer Casino are working with financial adviser Perella Weinberg Partners to push for better terms should the company’s planned tie-up with smaller food firm Teract proceed, three sources familiar with the matter said.   The investors, who hold some Casino bonds maturing in 2026 and …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Here are some facts about Sudan’s main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, which said on Saturday it had taken control of the presidential palace and the country’s international airport in an apparent coup attempt. It accused the army of attacking first; the military said it was fighting back. * The RSF …
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Brighton & Hove Albion ruined Chelsea boss Frank Lampard’s return to Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 comeback win on Saturday as substitutes Danny Welbeck and Julio Enciso condemned the Blues to a third defeat in three games under their interim coach. Lampard, who rested several first-choice starters before Tuesday’s Champions …
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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Harry Wilson scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Fulham snapped a five-game losing run and piled the misery on relegation-threatened Everton with a 3-1 victory at Goodison Park on Saturday. Harrison Reed and Dan James also netted for the visitors as Everton battled to contain the Londoners’ …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by the U.S. in February carried solar panels that could generate enough electricity to power a type of radar that can generate images at night and through clouds, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing leaked U.S. intelligence documents. The balloon’s surveillance capabilities were …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Zambia last week gave its bondholders a “concrete proposal” for the restructuring of some $3 billion in eurobonds, the ministry of finance and national planning said on Friday. “We continue to engage actively with our bondholders and proposals are being exchanged,” the ministry told …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Zambia last week gave its bondholders a “concrete proposal” for the restructuring of some $3 billion in eurobonds, the ministry of finance and national planning said on Friday. “We continue to engage actively with our bondholders and proposals are being exchanged,” the ministry told …
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(Reuters) – Peru’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 0.63% in February compared with the same month last year, the government’s INEI statistics agency said on Saturday, beating expectations by analysts who forecast a bigger decline. It was a second successive month of decline after the economy began to contract in January following 22 months of …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s airports face two days of disruption from Monday as aviation workers stage a second strike this year in protest over working conditions and wages, unions said on Friday. The country’s aviation industry is facing problems, including poor facilities, jet fuel shortages that often ground domestic flights and a lack of foreign …
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