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By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange has told some of its committee members it will not ban Nornickel’s metal from its system as the company is not under UK sanctions even though Chief Executive Vladimir Potanin is, three sources familiar with the matter said. Metal industry sources are worried a ban …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday stressed the need for the full implementation of a Russia-Ukraine deal to reopen Ukrainian ports for grain exports. The remarks came during a call between the two leaders, a spokeswoman for Johnson said. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by William …

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By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since May 20 this week and rose on Friday versus the dollar as the impact of weak UK economic data on the British currency was tempered by worse numbers coming out of the U.S. and Europe. Fresh data showed Britain’s …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Friday charged three men for the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, a crime that drew widespread attention to increasing lawlessness in the Amazon rainforest under the government of President Jair Bolsonaro. A federal court in Amazonas state accepted the charges against …

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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission launched four new legal procedures against Britain on Friday after the British parliament’s lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The Commission, which oversees EU-UK relations, said Britain’s unwillingness to engage in meaningful discussions on …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways staff accepted a new pay offer and called off a planned strike at London’s Heathrow airport, two unions said on Friday, averting a further escalation in the disruption seen at airports this summer. Earlier this month hundreds of British Airways’ mainly check-in staff at Heathrow suspended strike action after the …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it was disappointed that the European Commission had brought forward legal action against it over what Brussels says is a failure to fully implement the Brexit deal. “It is disappointing that the EU has chosen to bring forward further legal action, particularly on goods leaving Northern Ireland for …

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PARIS (Reuters) – The local French police body handling the northern France area around the Channel Tunnel said on Friday that problems with traffic coming over from Dover had been caused by an “unexpected technical incident” under the Channel Tunnel. The police added that they would work closely with their British counterparts to ensure traffic …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry has won a bid to bring a High Court challenge against the British interior ministry over his security arrangements, PA Media reported on Friday. Harry, who moved to the United States two years ago with his wife Meghan, is challenging a government decision for him to cease receiving police …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday approved BT Group’s deal to combine its sports broadcasting business with Warner Bros. Discovery. BT, the country’s biggest broadband and mobile provider, agreed a sports broadcasting tie-up with Discovery in May after months of discussions with the U.S. media company. In June, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority …

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