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US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's parent to buy manufacturing subcontractor Catalent. The deal was announced in February and Novo Nordisk Foundation has ...
Daughter of Thai heavyweight Thaksin calls central bank independence an 'obstacle'
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The politician daughter of Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday said the central bank's independence was an "obstacle" in resolving economic problems, the latest salvo in an ongoing row over ...
Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against Israeli settlers. Britain's Foreign Office named ...
Russia says it has driven Ukrainian army from 211 square miles of territory this year
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his troops had taken control of 547 square kilometres (211 square miles) of territory this year in what he called Russia's "new regions," a reference to four Ukrainian regions that ...
Exclusive-Biden campaign rolls out new abortion ads aimed at Latino men
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects them, the U.S. president's 2024 ...
Skeletons missing hands and feet found in Hitler's Wolf's Lair
WARSAW (Reuters) - Five human skeletons - all missing their hands and feet - have been discovered at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters in present-day Poland, buried inside the villa of Luftwaffe commander Hermann ...
Indian wrestlers upset as Modi's party fields controversial lawmaker's son in polls
By Shivam Patel and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections, despite his father being charged ...
Canadian dollar forecasts trimmed by analysts as BoC moves closer to rate cuts: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is set to strengthen less than previously expected over the coming year as the Bank of Canada makes progress on taming inflation and will likely begin cutting interest rates ahead of the ...
Airstrike kills nine at displacement camp in eastern Congo, official says
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An air strike killed at least nine people, including seven children, on Friday at a displacement camp in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local official said. It was not immediately clear who ...
Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said ...