By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy ended his long wait for a Masters title with a birdie on the opening hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Justin Rose and claim the career Grand Slam after a nerve-wracking final round on Sunday. After missing a five-foot par putt at the 18th in …
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By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sent Ukraine 752 million pounds ($990 million) to buy air defences and artillery on Monday, part of a broader $50 billion international loan programme backed by frozen Russian assets, Britain’s government said. “The world is changing before our eyes, reshaped by global instability, including Russian aggression in Ukraine,” …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A former lawmaker in Britain’s now opposition Conservative Party has been charged alongside 14 others with gambling offences over bets made on the timing of the national election last year, the Gambling Commission said on Monday. Britain’s election dates are not fixed and the timing of a vote, decided by the prime …
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By Peter Hall NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) -Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim insisted he understands the criticism levelled at him and his team after another Premier League loss at Newcastle United on Sunday, but claimed losing games is worse than any personal condemnation. Amorim’s side were beaten for the 14th time in the league this season …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it will expand financing support for exporters by 20 billion pounds ($26 billion), including those affected by U.S. tariffs, in an effort to give them stability and certainty in what it described as a new era of global trade. The tariffs, introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump, have …
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By Sarah Young and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will pass emergency laws on Saturday to keep British Steel’s blast furnaces open, aiming to save the country’s steel-making capability and thousands of jobs, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. British Steel, owned by China’s Jingye Group, employs 3,500 people at its Scunthorpe plant and supports more …
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By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC is preparing a foray into the white-hot market for private credit, five sources with knowledge of the plans said, the latest move by a global bank to get in on the booming sector. HSBC’s plan, reported here for the first time, shows how the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – A Russian politician appointed by President Vladimir Putin as governor of Russia-annexed Crimea’s largest city was jailed for 40 months on Friday after being found guilty of breaching British sanctions, the first such conviction in Britain. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, – who was appointed governor of Sevastopol in July 2016, two years after …
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By Shifa Jahan (Reuters) -Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has ended months of speculation about his future by signing a two-year contract extension at Anfield, the Premier League leaders said on Friday. The 32-year-old, who joined the club in 2017 from AS Roma, could have left the club for free in the summer with his contract …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry met victims of war in Ukraine as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Harry, who served 10 years in the British Army, visited the Superhumans Center, an orthopedic clinic in the western Ukraine city of Lviv that provides care and rehabilitation for wounded …
