By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is not yet done with rate rises as it battles inflation running at more than four times its target but the economy is still unlikely to fall into recession, a Reuters poll of economists found. In December 2021 the BoE was one of the first …
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By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi’s first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft Corp’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila scheduled a two-day evidentiary hearing on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction for …
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African lawmakers agreed a new health insurance bill on Tuesday, paving the way for universal healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system. The National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) aims to level the playing field in the world’s most unequal society, amid concerns its …
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By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -The Vegas Golden Knights hit the ultimate National Hockey League jackpot on Tuesday by crushing the visiting Florida Panthers 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the expansion franchise’s six-year history. With the victory, the Western Conference’s top-seeded Golden Knights closed out the best-of-seven championship series 4-1, …
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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) -Donald Trump was accompanied by two of his attorneys on Tuesday when he appeared in a Miami courtroom and pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges. But his defense team is still evolving after at least three key members left in recent weeks. Attorneys Todd Blanche and …
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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Here is what to expect as the case proceeds. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? It could be a year …
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By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has become the most high-profile person ever to face criminal charges under the Espionage Act for the unlawful retention of sensitive national defense records. In all, Trump faces 37 criminal counts, 31 of which relate to secret or top secret classified documents. He is …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch samples of cough syrups that the World Health Organization (WHO) had linked to the deaths of children in Gambia before the samples were tested at an Indian …
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese police have arrested 16 suspects in a police station shooting in which several policemen and civilians were killed or injured, police said on Sunday. A group of people shot at Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur police stations in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak early on Sunday, the …
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