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Burkina Faso fashion designer weaves new life into ancient fabric
By Thiam Ndiaga KOUDOUGOU, Burkina Faso (Reuters) - Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans at a workshop in rural Burkina Faso spin indigo-dyed cotton into sprawling lengths o...
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Rolls-Royce raises forecasts powered by civil, defence units
By Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British aero-engineer Rolls-Royce raised its full-year operating profit forecast by around 45% on Wednesday after military spend and a recovery in long...
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Rain raises Rhine river levels in Germany; north still too shallow
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Heavy rain has raised water levels on the Rhine in Germany, but the river is still too shallow in central northern areas for cargo vessels to sail fully loaded, commodity traders s...
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Nissan nearly doubles Q1 operating profit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor on Wednesday posted a 98% rise in first-quarter operating profit to 128.6 billion yen ($913.35 million), beating analysts' estimates. The result compared with an...
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Rio Tinto’s first-half profit falls 34% on easing iron ore prices
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto reported a near 34% drop in first-half underlying earnings and slashed its interim dividend on Wednesday, as easing iron ore prices offset an uptick in shipments from Pilbara ope...
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UK’s Reckitt quarterly like-for-like sales beat estimate
(Reuters) - Britain's Reckitt Benckiser, maker of Dettol and Lysol cleaning products, on Wednesday beat second-quarter like-for-like net revenue expectations, underpinned by a strong performance in it...
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Taiwan’s economy seen returning to growth in Q2: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's export-dependent economy likely returned to growth in the second quarter thanks to resilient domestic consumption although exports remained weak, a Reuters poll showed on W...
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Aston Martin posts smaller quarterly loss, keeps 2023 forecast
(Reuters) - British luxury carmaker Aston Martin kept its 2023 forecast unchanged on Wednesday after reporting a smaller pretax loss for the second quarter, helped by higher sales. The Gaydon-based co...
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Puma reports higher Q2 sales
(Reuters) - German sportswear maker Puma on Wednesday said its second-quarter sales grew by 11%, slightly ahead of market expectations, boosted by China sales and resilient Europe. Its sales were 2.12...
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Porsche’s iconic 911 to be sole survivor of automaker’s combustion models
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Porsche has a plan to gradually electrify its car lineup so that electric vehicles make up 80% of sales by 2030, and it aims to make its iconic 911 the only internal-c...
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