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By Paul Sandle and Sarah Mills LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Sweden’s Loreen is favourite to win Eurovision ahead of Finland’s Kaarija and Ukraine’s Tvorchi, bookmakers William Hill said on Friday, adding that Australian rockers Voyager were also being backed after their appearance in Thursday’s semi-final. The Grand Final of the song contest will be held …

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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea (PNG) Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said he was resigning as minister on Friday amid a controversy over the cost and size of the country’s delegation to the coronation of King Charles III in London. Tkatchenko said in a statement that he “stood aside” after consulting with Prime …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country’s food supply chain, seeking to understand why households are facing the highest levels of food price inflation since the 1970s. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee of the House of Commons, the lower …

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By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew sluggishly in early 2023, better than the shallow recession once expected, but an unexpectedly sharp drop in output in March underscored how fragile its recovery remains. Gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1% in the first three months of the year, official data showed …

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By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Man Group will be led by two women for the first time in its history by the end of this year, after the London-listed hedge fund group said its long-standing CEO Luke Ellis will be succeeded by current president Robyn Grew. Ellis, who first joined Man …

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