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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Minister Liz Truss on Friday discussed additional possible actions to ratchet up their response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said. The two also discussed next week’s NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Nickel volumes on the London Metal Exchange (LME) slid 28% month-on-month in March during a period of chaotic trading that included a shutdown, data showed on Friday. The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, suspended nickel trading on March 8 after prices spiked by more than 50% in …

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By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) -Antigua and Barbuda is willing to help Britain seize yachts owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Caribbean nation said on Friday, adding London must seek such assistance via an international treaty. The Financial Times first reported the vessels Halo and Garcon, currently moored in Antigua and Barbuda, were …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The team behind a proposed multi-billion pound claim against major banks over alleged foreign exchange rigging is appealing after the action was blocked by a London court. London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Thursday the case brought by asset managers, pension funds and others against several banks, including JPMorgan, was not suitable …

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By Zandi Shabalala and Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange suspended deliveries of some Russian produced metals into its approved warehouses in Britain on Friday, although there is none stored in them at present. The exchange, which is owned by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd, said in a statement that there …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The City of London police, which has been investigating the Lapsus$ hacking group, said on Friday it had charged two teenagers with cyber offences. A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were charged with unauthorised access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data, fraud by false representation and unauthorised access to …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The number of households in England spending at least 10% of their budget on energy bills, a share deemed to represent “fuel stress”, will double on Friday to 5 million and will escalate further, a think tank showed. From this month, the cap on the most widely used tariffs imposed by Britain’s …

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By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) – Australia will be strong favourites to win the Women’s World Cup for a seventh time in Christchurch on Sunday but reigning champions England have hit their stride at the business end of the tournament and will not give up the trophy easily. While the top ranked Australians have romped through …

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