By Valentyn Ogirenko and Guy Faulconbridge KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it had repelled more cross-border attacks from Ukraine while its aerial assaults on Kyiv killed another three people including a nine-year-old girl and her mother locked out of an air raid shelter. Both sides are trying to sap morale and weaken military …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell by the most since 2009 in the 12 months to May and the country’s housing market faces further headwinds after a recent jump in borrowing costs, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday. Compared with May last year, the average house price was down 3.4% after a 2.7% annual fall …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on Thursday said it would not hand over internal WhatsApp messages requested by a public inquiry into its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and instead seek a legal challenge against the demand. The inquiry, ordered by the government itself in …
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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s manufacturing output fell for a third month in a row in May and new orders declined at the fastest pace in four, but there were signs that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed, an industry survey showed on Thursday. The final reading of the S&P …
BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Thursday they had secured some items during a search of a reservoir in Portugal in the 16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann which they would evaluate in coming days and weeks. German authorities, who have named a suspect in the case, last week helped Portuguese crews …
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By Johann M Cherian and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – British equities gained in a broader market rally on Thursday with higher metal prices supporting miners, while progress on the bill to lift the U.S. debt ceiling further spurred risk appetite. The internationally-focused FTSE 100 gained 0.6% as the U.S. debt ceiling bill successfully passed through …
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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – The U.S. will open its northernmost diplomatic station in the Norwegian Arctic town of Tromsoe, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, at a time when cooperation among the Arctic nations has been hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The region is becoming strategically more important as a …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said it had repelled an attempted incursion along its border with Ukraine on Thursday by what it casts as pro-Ukrainian militants, while heavy shelling and a suspected drone attack prompted a partial evacuation of civilians from the area. Ahead of an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive in …
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By John Irish and Andrew Gray BULBOACA, Moldova (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed his case for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance as he joined European leaders on Thursday in Moldova ahead of an expected counter-offensive against Russia’s invasion. Addressing leaders at the start of the gathering, Zelenskiy asked NATO members to …
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(Reuters) – Stellantis will invest 160 million euros ($176.13 million) at its Rennes plant to launch a 100% electric compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in 2025, the Franco-Italian-American car manufacturer said on Thursday. Stellantis will use the investment to set up a battery assembly workshop as well as one dedicated to plastic injection moulding, it …
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