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(Reuters) – Up to 2,000 staff at Intel Corp’s Irish operation have been offered three months’ unpaid leave as part of cost-cutting measures, the Business Post reported on Thursday. According to the report, workers at Intel’s manufacturing division have been offered the unpaid leave as part of a “voluntary time off” program which is being …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that the country had made progress in tackling racism but that it was “never done” and must still be confronted, following a controversy involving Prince William’s godmother. On Wednesday, a member of the British royal family’s household left her role after making “unacceptable and …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – “When the stakes are this high, doesn’t it make more sense to hear the story from us?” says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in a trailer released on Thursday for the Netflix documentary series about Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife. The first clip from the much-awaited documentary was issued …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Next has bought wellingtons to jumpers store chain Joules in a rescue deal with founder Tom Joule, paying 34 million pounds ($42 million) in cash to buy the majority of its assets out of administration. The deal will keep about 100 Joules shops open while about 24 will be closed, of …

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By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -NatWest has offered the bulk of its 41,500 staff in Britain a pay rise and one-off cash sum to help them cope with soaring prices, after a backlash from some employees who missed out on a pay boost for lower-paid workers earlier this year. Companies across Britain are grappling with …

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By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hydrogen, hailed by some as the clean fuel of the future, is being put the test on a domestic scale in a trial by a dozen homes in the eastern Dutch town of Lochem. Using a local grid that has been converted to pipe hydrogen instead of natural gas, …

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By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) -Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday his government would introduce legislation next week to end elected officials’ required oath to Britain’s King Charles, as pressure mounted in the Canadian province to cut such ties with the monarchy. Fresh legislation from the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) would follow a …

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(Reuters) – Four of England’s top five batsmen smashed rapid hundreds against Pakistan in a record-breaking batting performance as the visitors racked up 506-4 on the opening day of the first test in Rawalpindi on Thursday. It is the first time in test cricket that 500 runs have been scored on the first day, with …

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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – One in eight British companies suffered disruption in October from strikes which affected public transport, postal services, telecoms and other sectors, a survey showed on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 13% of businesses reported some kind of impact from industrial action – most commonly through being …

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