By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell Tuesday after data showed that U.S. job openings fell in March, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by an additional 25 basis points. U.S. job openings fell for a third straight month and layoffs increased to the highest level …
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(This May 1 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 17) By Maggie Michael ARQEEN, Egypt (Reuters) – Eight months pregnant, Malaz Omar left behind everything to flee with her husband, two toddlers and an elderly aunt from the fighting that has swept across Sudan’s capital for more than two weeks. …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long jail terms and the death penalty, after the president requested some parts of the original legislation be toned down. The new bill retains most of the harshest measures of the legislation adopted in March, which …
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By Natalie Thomas and JEEVAN RAVINDRAN LONDON (Reuters) – Margaret Tyler’s fascination with the British royal family began as a child, when she would cut out photos of the now-King Charles III and his sister, Princess Anne. The 79-year-old, just four years older than the British monarch, is among the royal super fans who cannot …
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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -A Barclays banker, one of three men of Cameroonian background to sue the bank in a joint London claim, alleges he has felt pigeonholed as an “aggressive Black man” in a lawsuit seeking almost 15 million pounds ($19 million) in damages. Christian Abanda Bella, 41, is the last to be …
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By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -The United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghans despite the Taliban’s restrictions on its female staff, but funding is drying up, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Guterres, speaking to the media after a meeting of envoys from more than 20 countries …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand slipped on Tuesday, with market attention this week likely to hinge on a local purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey and a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate meeting. At 1525 GMT, the rand traded at 18.4925 against the dollar, around 0.56% weaker than its previous close. The U.S. currency was …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Food prices in Britain rose by a record amount over the past 12 months but lower prices are on the horizon, offering some relief to squeezed consumers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on Tuesday. The BRC, representing 5,000 retailers including supermarkets, said food prices at its members soared 15.7% …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares advanced on Tuesday, aided by broader gains across sectors on March-quarter earnings and foreign fund inflows, ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday. The benchmark Nifty 50 closed 0.46% higher at 18,147.65, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.40% at 61,354.71. The gains …
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(This May 1 story has been refiled to drop extraneous letter in the headline.) By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Donald Trump should be able to talk about the evidence in the criminal case against him over a hush payment to a porn star, especially with others free to do so, his lawyers said in a …
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