LONDON (Reuters) – When King Charles is crowned at London’s Westminster next month, scholars from the next door school will be the first to formally acclaim the new monarch by singing out “Vivat Rex”, just as they have done at coronations for more than three centuries. The current crop of 48 pupils from the prestigious, …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The coronation of Britain’s King Charles next month will be released as an album, the first time a recording of such a historic ceremony will be available to audiences worldwide. In a statement on Friday, label Decca Records said it would record the May 6 service at Westminster Abbey, as well as …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares recovered from a muted start and logged gains on Friday, posting the highest monthly gain in five months, boosted by a slew of earnings. The Nifty 50 reclaimed the 18,000 level after two months, closing 0.84% higher at 18,065, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.76% to 61,112.44. …
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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – The states of Vermont and Washington took steps on Thursday to protect the availability of medication abortions in the event that a lawsuit challenging federal approval for a commonly used abortion drug prevails in court. A series of bills were either passed or signed in the two states days after …
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By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Pence was inside U.S. District Court in Washington for more than seven hours, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday it had rejected a U.S. embassy request to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington’s refusal to grant visas to a group of Russian journalists. The foreign ministry said it had summoned a senior American diplomat to formally protest after reporters assigned to accompany …
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By Manas Mishra and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Drugmakers including Merck & Co, AstraZeneca Plc and AbbVie Inc said on Thursday they are open to acquisitions and reported a ramp up in research and development spending as the industry’s larger players look for new sources of future revenue. Several top drugs such as AbbVie flagship …
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By Khaled Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the U.S. said ceasefire violations were worrying. Hundreds have died and tens of thousands of people have …
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By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -E. Jean Carroll, a writer accusing Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, pushed back during a cross-examination on Thursday, exclaiming: “He raped me whether I screamed or not.” Asked by Trump’s lawyer why she did not scream during the alleged attack, Carroll said she …
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By Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – The tech-heavy Nasdaq led a Wall Street rally on Thursday as a strong quarterly report from Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc overshadowed concerns over slowing U.S. economic growth. Shares in Meta closed up 13.9% after touching their highest level in more than a year after …
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