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LONDON (Reuters) – Odey Asset Management Partnership has named replacements for Crispin Odey on key funds after severing “personal and economic involvement” with him following allegations of sexual misconduct, said a letter seen by Reuters on Sunday. The firm, which had $4.8 billion in assets under management as of September 2022, announced on Saturday Odey …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket group Waitrose said on Monday it had reduced the price of more than 200 products as part of a 100 million pound ($126 million) plan announced earlier this year in the fight to retain customers struggling with high inflation. Food prices are up more than 19% over the last year, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain must act quickly to remain a tech capital, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will tell tech leaders on Monday, urging them to grasp the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence. Sunak, speaking at the start of London Tech Week, will say the “tectonic plates of technology are shifting”. “We must act – …

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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday she was innocent after being arrested and held for more than seven hours as part of a police probe into the fate of funds for her pro-independence Scottish National Party. The police investigation is looking at what happened to more than …

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Three British tourists were missing and 12 had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire on Sunday off the Egyptian Red Sea coast, Egyptian officials and security sources said. The survivors were brought to safety in the nearby diving resort of Marsa Shagra, about 21km (13 miles) north of the town …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Australia beat India by 209 runs to win the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval on Sunday. Chasing 444 for victory, India were bowled out for 234 on the fifth day of the match. It was India’s second successive defeat in the WTC final. (Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Sunday his Scottish National Party (SNP) would be willing to do a deal with the Labour Party if a British national election expected next year resulted in a hung parliament. The top ask on the SNP’s list would be a second Scottish independence referendum, Yousaf told …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Consistency may not be Zak Crawley’s biggest strength but England vice captain Ollie Pope has no doubt the opener would make his mark in the Ashes series against Australia this month. Crawley has a test average of 28.26 but appears to enjoy the backing of his team management, which values his match-winning …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The world has moved on from former British prime minister Boris Johnson and the governing Conservative Party and the rest of the country do not miss the drama of his period in office, energy minister Grant Shapps said on Sunday. Johnson quit parliament late on Friday in protest against an investigation by …

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