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By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Filmmaker Jonathan Nolan says he was both nervous and excited to adapt the popular post-apocalyptic video game series “Fallout” for television. “(It was) intimidating, honestly, and the reason why is that I had played the games and loved them,” Nolan said as he premiered the new TV show in …

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(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a 35 million pounds ($44.35 million) package on Friday that will primarily go into the construction of 16 all-weather domes in cities that will host T20 World Cup matches in 2026 and 2030. England and Wales are set to host the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup while …

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BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) -Germany’s top corporate brass will join Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he visits China later this month, reflecting an ongoing dependence on the world’s second-biggest economy despite efforts to spread exposure more evenly across the globe. Roland Busch, chief executive of Siemens and chair and president of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business, will …

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LONDON (Reuters) – A 75-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday of the murder of British police officer Sharon Beshenivsky during a bungled armed robbery in 2005. Following his extradition to Britain from Pakistan last year, a jury at Leeds Crown Court found Piran Ditta Khan guilty of murder and firearms offences, Britain’s Crown Prosecution …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Thames Water, the troubled British utility, on Thursday had the credit ratings cut on its debt and its holding company’s debt by two ratings agencies, sending the value of the bonds down sharply. Fitch Ratings cut the debt of Thames Water holding company Kemble Water Finance deeper into junk territory and said some …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Train drivers on the London Underground have called off strikes planned on April 8 and May 4 in a long-running dispute over working conditions, the ASLEF trade union said on Thursday. The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), which represents 96% of the train drivers in Britain, said it had …

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By William Schomberg and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s next government will have to tread carefully to avoid jeopardising the country’s already diminished credit rating with the public finances under heavy strain, a senior analyst with S&P Global Ratings said. Maxim Rybnikov, S&P’s primary sovereign analyst for the United Kingdom, said whoever wins the election …

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(Reuters) -Co-op, which runs Britain’s seventh-biggest supermarket chain, posted a steep drop in annual pretax profit on Thursday following the sale of its petrol forecourt business, and amid growing competition among retailers. The 180-year-old group, which is owned by its more than 5 million members, has been grappling with intense competition from discounters Aldi and …

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