(Refiles to fix formatting) By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped by almost 4% on Wednesday, extending the previous session’s sharp losses, even after a report showed U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected, as recession fears grew for the world’s biggest economy. Brent crude settled at $77.69 a barrel, losing $3.08, …
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By Kate Chappell KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – While Britain prepares to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, its former colony Jamaica is distinctly cool on having a new head of state from a distant land. The process to sever ties with the British monarchy is underway, following in the footsteps of another former Caribbean …
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By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar retreated on Wednesday on fresh signs of a U.S. slowdown after orders for core capital goods fell more than expected in March, while the economic outlook for Europe could surprise to the upside and strengthen the euro. The Swedish crown weakened sharply after the country’s central …
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By Michele Kambas LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) -Britain on Wednesday ramped up an airlift of its citizens from war-torn Sudan to Cyprus before a 72-hour ceasefire was due to expire, and about 400 people were evacuated so far, officials said. A 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring factions was set to expire late on Thursday though efforts …
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By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gaming, dealing an unexpected blow to the biggest-ever deal in gaming. The country’s antitrust regulator said on Wednesday that Microsoft’s commitment to offer access to Activision’s multi-billion …
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By Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) – Gold eased back on Wednesday as yields recovered with the focus returning to upcoming economic data, after briefly breaking above $2,000 spurred by fresh worries surrounding the U.S. banking turmoil. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,985.80 per ounce by 12:25 p.m. EDT (16:25 GMT) after jumping as high as …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second American has died in Sudan, the White House said on Wednesday, and U.S. authorities are helping a small number of citizens seeking to leave the country during a ceasefire that has curbed fighting. While sporadic violence continues, the ceasefire announced by the United States on Monday appears to be holding, White …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be partially holding but there is no sign the warring parties are ready to seriously negotiate, the U.N. special envoy on Sudan said on Tuesday. This suggested “that both think that securing a military victory over the other is possible,” envoy …
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By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Japan’s ispace inc said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when it unexpectedly accelerated and probably crashed on the lunar surface. The startup said it was possible that as the lander approached the …
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By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British foreign minister James Cleverly urged China to be more open about what he called the biggest military build-up in peacetime history and said secrecy around its plans could lead to a “tragic miscalculation”. Relations between Britain and China are the worst in decades after London restricted Chinese investment over …
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