BELFAST (Reuters) – Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured far more first-preference votes in elections to Northern Ireland’s regional assembly than its rivals, indicating it was likely to win the election, broadcaster tallies showed. Sinn Fein secured 29% of the vote compared to 21.3% by the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party, data collated by Britain’s BBC …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Shell said on Friday it is in talks to sell its network of petrol stations and lubricant plant in Russia as the British company forges ahead with its plans to exit the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of the possible sale, Shell has suspended operations at its filling stations and …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth plans to attend major celebrations to mark her 70 years on the British throne next month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, but two out-of-favour royals, Princes Andrew and Harry, will be excluded from one traditional event. The 96-year-old, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, marked seven decades as queen in February, …
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(Reuters) – Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst said they toasted former club kitman Jimmy Bell, who died this week aged 69, after their Europa League semi-final victory over RB Leipzig on Thursday. Goals from James Tavernier, Glen Kamara and John Lundstram fired Rangers to a 3-1 win over the German side on Thursday and a …
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By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) – Streaming platform Netflix Inc said on Sunday it had decided to stop work on Meghan Markle’s family series “Pearl” as it reviewed animated content. Dropping several projects, including Markle’s, was part of strategic decisions on production of animated series, the company said in a statement, without providing further details on …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Martin Sorrell said his S4 Capital would strengthen its financial controls as he published delayed full-year results that showed 2021 gross profit growth up 44% for the digital advertising group. Sorrell’s 4-year-old company hit its first major hurdle in late March when it was forced to delay its results because the auditor was …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party Keir Starmer said local election results were a turning point for the party, hailing gains in London from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservatives. “Fantastic result, absolutely fantastic. Believe you me, this is a big turning point for us from the depths of (the) 2019 …
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By Brian Ellsworth and Zarrin Ahmed MIAMI (Reuters) -The British Virgin Islands’ House of Assembly on Thursday approved a no-confidence vote against Andrew Fahie, a step toward removing the overseas British territory’s premier after his arrest on drug charges in Miami last week. “The honorable Andrew A. Fahie has lost the moral authority to be …
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By Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) -Sinn Fein sought to become the first Irish nationalists party to win the most seats in Northern Ireland at an election on Thursday set to test the stability of the British region’s power-sharing governance and talks on post-Brexit trading rules. Victory for a party wanting Northern Ireland …
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FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -Eintracht Frankfurt beat 10-man West Ham United 1-0 in their Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday to reach their first European final in 42 years with a 3-1 aggregate victory. The Germans, who last featured in a European final in 1980, will face Rangers on May 18 after the Scottish side …
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