By Alain Acco and Tangi Salaün PARIS (Reuters) – France on Wednesday released a Saudi national arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after officials concluded it was a case of mistaken identity. French law enforcement sources had identified the man in detention as Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi, …
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By Alain Acco and Tangi Salaün PARIS (Reuters) – France on Wednesday released a Saudi national arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after officials concluded it was a case of mistaken identity. French law enforcement sources had identified the man in detention as Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi, …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a Republican measure that would overturn President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for private businesses, with two Democrats joining Republicans to back the initiative. The 52-48 vote sends the legislation to the Democratic-led House of Representatives, where it faces strong headwinds, while Biden …
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By Emily Chow, Roberto Samora and Bernadette Christina Munthe BEIJING/SAO PAULO/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Key crops, from Brazilian corn to Malaysian durians, are at risk after tight supplies and blistering prices of fertiliser have caused farmers to scrimp on vital crop nutrients, adding to global food security and inflation fears. Fertiliser costs soared this year amid …
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SBI Holdings plans to form a bank holding company by the end of the year at the earliest as it seeks a majority stake in Shinsei Bank, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. SBI’s unsolicited bid has met opposition from Shinsei’s management, but the bank last month cancelled plans to introduce a poison …
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By Judy Hua and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – New bank lending in China rose less than expected in November from the previous month even as the central bank seeks to bolster slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy. Chinese banks extended 1.27 trillion yuan ($200.19 billion) in new yuan loans in November, up from …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The International Cricket Council (ICC) expects technology that enables the third umpire to check for no balls to be available for the remainder of the Ashes series after it broke down ahead of the ongoing first test. The ICC said that the England and Australia teams had been informed before the match at …
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By Enrico Dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Supreme Court declared two parts of a controversial anti-terrorism law unconstitutional on Thursday, dismaying activists and rights groups who sought the scrapping of the legislation over fears it threatened civil liberties. While the Philippines does have legitimate security threats, including Islamist extremism, …
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(Reuters) -British transport group Go-Ahead said an independent review revealed “serious errors” by its London and Southeastern railway franchise, LSER, which led to it overcharging the country’s transport department in contracts over several years. Go-Ahead’s shares tumbled 22% by 0925 GMT, as it once again pushed back the release of its financial results for the …
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By Enrico Dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Supreme Court declared two parts of a controversial anti-terrorism law unconstitutional on Thursday, dismaying activists and rights groups who sought the scrapping of the legislation over fears it threatened civil liberties. While the Philippines does have legitimate security threats, including Islamist extremism, …
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